Trend to domestic feeding

摘要

THE RECENT March survey results have shown a considerable move towards domestic feeding, reinforcing the predictions made towards this trend in the last issue of ALFA Lotfeeding. The significant growth in cattle numbers destined for the domestic market is continuing and will approach the 40% of cattle on feed mark at the end of this current quarter. The movement has mainly occurred in the smaller to medium-sized feedlots (under 10,000 head) which are generally not as strongly integrated with Japanese market participants.