Beef Australia 2018, Rockhampton, Queensland

On 7-11 March 2018, Office of Agricultural Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy Canberra, together with Mr. Sumet Mettasart, Director of 8 Regional Livestock Office and Mr. Amnouy Koumsab, Director of Prachin Buri Livestock Research and Breeding Center, Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand attended the seminar and property tours during the “Beef Australia 2018” at Rockhampton Showgrounds, Rockhampton, Queensland. Beef Australia is one of the world’s great beef cattle events and is held once every three years. This year, it facilitated new trade and export opportunities by exposing the local supply chain to the international industry leaders with the feature of more than 4,500 cattle from over 30 breeds and a trade fair promoting more than 500 businesses. Besides, there were a symposium, seminars and property tours that delivered new research information to producers. There were also some restaurants, celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations for visitors to appreciate the quality and flavour of Australian beef.