Deal focus: QIC plots Asia beef supply chain
Leveraging its networks within Australia and across emerging Asia, QIC wants North Australian Pastoral Company to serve as the first link in a chain that takes fresh beef to where demand for it is strongest
Between 2003 and 2014, per capita meat consumption in China increased by 11 kilograms. Stepping up from the current annual intake of 57 kg to Taiwan's level of 74 kg will require an additional 94 million...
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