Our Industry

Beef producers in the Northern Territory turn off more than half a million cattle destined for markets in Australia and overseas each year.

We lead the world in animal welfare standards and deliver essential food through an efficient, clean and environmentally-friendly production system.

The NT values its trade with our near neighbours such as Indonesia, where live export enables families to access quality protein in an often unrefrigerated marketplace.

The Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) Inc is the peak primary industry lobby group in the Northern Territory.

The NTCA is strong, vibrant and vocal in lobbying for the rights of its members and it also maintains its unique position of having over 90% of the Territory’s cattle herd represented through its membership books, from small family operations to the large corporate organisations.

Our members manage a landmass in excess of 620,000 square kilometres producing 580,000 high quality cattle per year. NTCA is strong, vibrant and vocal in lobbying for the rights of its members.

The NTCA has a strategic approach to managing the pastoral sector in the Northern Territory. This is the basis for NTCA leadership in pastoral land conservation, market development, and key infrastructure activities.

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