Other Names
Current Operation
- Aus Meat Accreditation registration dated 29/12/2015 #384 – JBS Australia Pty Ltd (Rockhampton).3
- registered as a Beef, Offal export facility.3
- Direct employment enquiries to www.jbssa.com.au
Location
Hema Maps – Australia Truckies atlas.
Owner
- A1
Operation
- Aus Meat Accreditation registration dated 29/12/2015 #384 – JBS Australia Pty Ltd (Rockhampton).3
- registered as a Beef, Offal export facility.3
- Direct employment enquiries to www.jbssa.com.au
Other historical and current meat processing facilities located in Australia can be viewed at;
Australian abattoirs inactive map
History of Rockhampton #170
1990
- ABARES report – Foreign Investment and Australian Agriculture
Proportion of cattle slaughtered by ownership of abattoirs 1990
Source ABARES foreign ownership 2011 Pg 31
1991
- 77 Beef export Abattoirs are in operation in Australia at this time.9
- 27 have some level of foreign ownership.9
- Ownership dominated by Japan, UK and the US.9
2005
- Significant regions of drought across QLD.
Queensland drought situation 2003 – 2005 www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au
Queensland drought situation 2007 – 2009 www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au
2010
Major Companies in the Australian Red meat processing industry
Source IBIS world June 2010
2011
- January. Devastating floods across Central and southern QLD and large parts of NSW and Victoria.11
- affected slaughter numbers to abattoirs.11
- July.National slaughter rates decline 5%.12
- Australian currency pressures.12
- A$ is now above US108c.12
- economic news out of US could send currency even higher.12
- higher A$ would cripple Australia’s already limited price competitiveness for beef in international markets.12
- QLD which does approximately half of Australia’s processing capacity.12
- Down 8% from the previous week.12
- lowest kill recorded in QLD in July for past decade.12
- Down 21% on same period last year.12
- Significant number of QLD plants only killing 3-4 days.12
- listless export beef demand.12
- Meat processing and export is low-margin business due to.12
- Import duties.12
- Indonesia 9%.12
- Korea 40%.12
- Japan 38%.12
- New AQIS charges on meat inspection would add millions to processor costs.12
- Import duties.12
- Is currently a big build up of meat in cold stores due to difficulty in selling into sluggish markets, Japan and the US.12
- Australian currency pressures.12
- November. ABARES foreign ownership 2011 report is released
Red Meat throughput Australian abattoirs, Foreign and Australian owned 2011 Source ABARES foreign ownership 2011 Pg 29
2013
- November. JBS Swift Australia install closed-circuit television camera’s (CCTV) in it’s Australian meatworks.6
- For the purpose of animal welfare and meatworker safety issues.6
- CCTV for internal use by only JBS, with no plans to allow outsiders to view the footage.6
- JBS’s US beef division (which includes Australia) delivered drop in net sales and earnings in it’s third quarter financial results.7
- Australia’s division performance and overall contribution to the overall result is impossible to distinguish due to inclusion with US and Canadian beef processing results.7
- Earnings before tax $134M,.7
- Down by 22.5% on previous quarter.7
- Down by 28.4% on third quarter last year.7
- result reflection of domestic North American markets.7
- Improved performance had occured in Australian.7
- Demand had increased in Chinese markets.7
- Improved performance had occured in Australian.7
2014
- July. JBS Australia purchase majority shareholding in NSW based Andrew Meat.5
- specialise in high quality, portion cutting and further processing of meats for domestic and international restaurant and foodservice customers.5
- produce ready-cooked meals.5
- company banner Creative Food Solutions.5
- Andrew Meat will allow JBS expansion into high growth retail and value-adding segments.5
- Expansion of the Andrew Meats business will start in November .8
- JBS global strategy to expand into value added meat protein – opportunity to expand margins.8
- JBS have an existing value-added division – Food Partners.8
- supplies food service customers like Pizza Hut and Domino’s with toppings.8
- Andrew Meats focus will be produce ready meals.8
- ‘grab & go’ beef roasts, designed to compete head on with hot cabinet roast chickens sold in supermarkets.8
- Domestic markets were very immature but also with significant growth potential.8
- At this time JBS operate.5
- 10 processing facilities.5
- Daily processing capacity of more than 8,000 cattle and 21,000 small stock.5
- 5 feedlots.5
- 10 processing facilities.5
- December. JBS currently operate 12 meat processing plants across 5 Australian states1
- Wages & local procurement $730M (Excluding livestock purchases)1
- Employs 8,500 people at the facilities1
- Employs 12,000 people in Australia1
- Total revenue of $6.5B1
JBS processing plants in Australia
Source JBS submission #50 Market Consolidation.
- JBS estimates its current share of four eastern states beef kill – 20% (excludes service kill)1
- JBS share of Australian beef production 16%1
- Market share of national small (lamb, mutton & goat) 16%
- JBS spent $2.4M on halal certification costs of approved religious certifiers in 20141
2015
- January. MLA forecast.10
- Australian cattle herd has gone from 35 year high (2013) to 20 year low (2015).10
- Australian cattle herd slip to 26.8M head by June 2015.10
- by 2016 expected decline to 26.5M head.10
- by 2020 27.9M head.10
- Adult cattle slaughter expected to slump 15% year on year.10
- 2015 to 7.8M head.10
- 2020 expected 7.9M slaughter.10
- Long term Female average in 2014 52%.10
- Normally female kill percentage 47%.10
- Only in years 1977, 1998 & 2003 has female kill been above 50%.10
- Beef exports record levels in 2014 1.39M tonnes shipped weight.10
- Expected to drop 20% to 1.3M tonnes in 2015.10
- March. Foreign ownership of Australian red meat processing facilities
Share of Australian red meat processing
- JBS estimates its current share of four eastern states beef kill – 20% (excludes service kill)1
- March. Cyclone Marcia cross the Capricornia Coast some plants were damaged.70
- Supply is exceeding capacity in QLD at this point.70
Impact of Cyclone Marcia February 2015. www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au
- June. Cost of processing in Australia 1.5-3 times the cost of processing animals in another country1
- cost of processing grain-fed cattle in Australia is twice of the USA1
- lower levels of productivity in Australia in regards to kg per unit of labour1
- 2 major differences between Australia and the USA1
- Government regulation
- $10 a head more in Australia1
- Dept. of Australian Agriculture fully recover costs of meat export inspection and certification1
- Australia wide DAFF costs $80M1
- JBS contribute $14.5M1
- Export plants don’t use DAFF but use approved employees, which plants fully cover costs1
- JBS estimate an additional $30M at Export level1
- USA & Brazil governments provide services at no or minimal costs to processors1
- Energy Costs
- $15 a head more in Australia1
- Government regulation
- Technical barriers to trade (TBT’s)- Total value in Australia estimated at $1.25B as identified costs1
- 261 TBT’s in 40 key markets1
- 136 have significant trade distortion impacts1
- 261 TBT’s in 40 key markets1
QLD Drought Situation 2013 – 2015 www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au
Sources Rockhampton QLD. JBS
- sub50_JBS Inquiry into the effect of market consolidation on the red meat processing sector
- ‘ATO publishes tax data for agribusiness corporates’ Beef Central 18.12.2015
- AUS-MEAT Accreditation Listing 29.12.2015
- ‘Big Beef producer cuts deal with Tasman group’ The Age 06.03.2008
- ‘JBS takes stake in Andrews Meat’ www.farmonline.com.au 09.07.2014
- ‘Swift CCTV camera action’ Weekly Times 13.11.2013
- ‘JBS delivers lower third quarter beef sales, revenue’ Beef Central 14.11.2013
- ‘What’s behind JBS taking a big stake in Andrews Meat Value adding Businnes? Beef Central 10.07.2014
- ABARES foreign ownership 2011
- ‘MLA forecasts beef market adjustment’ The Land 27.01.2015
- ‘Slow season opening for processors’ Beef Central 11.01.2012
- ‘Caualties emerging as export kill pressure continues’ Beef Central 25.07.2011
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