AUSTRALIA
NEW CATTLE MARKET COSTS US$11 MILLION
Tamworth in northern New South Wales is to have a new super cattle market costing US$11 million, that will be opened later in 2009.
The Shire of Inverell mayor, Barry Johnson, made the announcement a few months ago, and boasted that this will be one of the biggest and most modern cattle centers in Australia.
Inverell also boasts one of the largest beef plants in the country, with its proximity to the Queensland border, attracts buyers from two states.
The new saleyard will be based on the recent development at Carcoar,in the Central Tablelands, which boasts the largest single roof span anywhere in Australia, which is 144 meter single span of roofing, over the cattle pens. of the saleyards.
