The Queensland Livestock Market Reporting Service (QLMRS) was established in 1980 by the livestock and Meat Authority of Queensland. Weekly reports on the major live cattle auctions in Queensland indicate the prices of different types of cattle, categorised by their age, sex, weight, fat score...

In the long-term the Japanese Government aims to maintain 80 per cent self-sufficiency in beef. Price support programs for feeder-calves are major domestic policy measures designed to encourage domestic beef production in Japan. These price support programs were greatly strengthened during 1977....