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Live exports being ‘regulated into oblivion’, says outgoing NTCA president
The NT Cattlemen’s Association’s (NTCA) outgoing president has told hundreds of cattle producers at the organisation’s annual conference that Canberra is looking to regulate live exports “into oblivion”.
Key points:
- A cattle producer and former chief of the NTCA warns live export will be “regulated into oblivion”
- The new chief executive and president for the NTCA have taken up their roles
- Producers are experiencing widespread rain across the NT and good cattle prices
Speaking in Alice Springs at the NTCA’s 36th annual conference, Chris Nott said recent changes to the Federal Department of Agriculture’s cost recovery program for regulating the live export industry would cut profits for the entire industry.
“We are looking down the…
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