There is an exodus of cattle leaving drought-stricken parts of western Queensland as graziers give up on seeing a wet season, two months before the rains are usually due to finish.
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| Mr Elliott waters his horses at sunset while out on the road, north of Winton. |
Richard Simpson, 55, a stock agent in Longreach with 30 years' experience in the region, describes his client base as mature — with one grazier aged in his mid-80s.
Mr Simpson said neither of them had seen the region facing a total destocking of sheep and cattle as it was now.
"This region will be destocked ... I reckon you can put a zero on it — probably the worst you want to see," Mr Simpson said.
He predicted if there was no rain by the end of the summer, all cattle in the region would have been moved out and sheep would follow in the winter.
Read the ABC News story by Nicole Bond - “Cattle on the move as graziers give up on wet season in drought-stricken Queensland.”
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