Current Operation
- Proposal investigated 2012
Location
- 120 km East of Mt Isa
Source – Hema Australia Handy map 9th edition.
Owner
Operation
History
2012
- October.DAFF release Feasibility study and investment report for Cloncurry proposal2
- Study conducted and handed to North Beef consultants Oct 20121
- Nth West QLD – report – commercial viability
- Proposal to process 400 head a day = 100,000 head a year3
- Infrastructure would cost $49M, doesn’t include land, services required by governement.3
- Match of investment by government expect $10 – $28M3
- Operating costs at Cloncurry would be higher due to input and output freight costs3
- Throughput of livestock would be detrimental in to mainly Townsville abattoir3
- Model suggest $41 head supply chain cost saving due to freight, processor would retain 40-60% to cover freight costs.3
- Nth West QLD – report – opportunities
- Would be expect to draw 170,000 head a year of slaughter ready cattle4
- NW QLD 96,000 head4
- NT 14,000 head4
- locals/culls 5,000 head4
- Expected starting estimate of 115,000 head to be able to process.4
- Would be expect to draw 170,000 head a year of slaughter ready cattle4
- Expected Hot standard carcase weight (HSCW) is the weight of carcase after slaughter4
- Bulls all weights. Make up market supply of 10-15%4
- Trade cows 180kg – 350kg. Make up market supply of 20-30%4
- Young steers/Heifers 235-350kg Make up market supply of 30-45%4
- Grass fed/grain fed Steers/bullocks 265-350kg Make up market supply of 10-20%4
- Jo Bloomfield. Note at yield of 50% these HSCW mean liveweights of cows to be minimum 360kg, Young steers 470kg and heavy steers 530kg.
- Payroll estimates 220 employees, would require non traditional shift structure, and use of 457 visas and would compete with mining and resource sectors4
- marginal return expected on investment4
Sources
- ‘Northern plants jockey for processing position’ Stock Journal 25.10.12
- ‘Minister favours Cloncurry abattoir’ QLD Country Life 11.10.12
- Evaluating commercial viability of an northern outback QLD meat processing facility (2012)
- Nth West QLD abattoirs, opportunities (2012)
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