South leads cattle herd rebuild

Updated January 23 2017 - 1:41pm, first published 1:31pm
MLA’s manager of market information Ben Thomas.
MLA’s manager of market information Ben Thomas.

THE Australian cattle herd is expected to increase in 2017 for the first time in three years, up  three per cent year-on-year to 26.9 million head, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2017 Cattle Industry projections released today. 

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