The second round of the Supply Chain Capacity Program continues to deliver for sheep producers and processors with capital works that increase the capacity, efficiency and productivity of the sheep supply chain in Western Australia.
The program forms part of the Australian Government’s $140 million Sheep Industry Transition Assistance Package which is designed to assist as businesses adjust to the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
Grants have been awarded to 104 producers to support investment into on-farm finishing systems, including new or expanded feedlots, confinement feeding systems, paddock finishing and efficiency-led technology improvements and 4 processors for capacity building, including lairage upgrades, cold storage enhancements, value-added production and abattoir expansion.
The successful projects span the Mid-West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern, Peel, Gascoyne and Goldfields- Esperance regions.
Administered by Western Australian Government, the program aims to strengthen onshore processing and improve the capacity, efficiency and productivity of the Western Australian sheep supply chain.
