Cheaper and better quality meat

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With supermarket meat prices rising and farmers getting paid almost the same as 10 years ago, we have found the best places to get the best cut for your dollar.

Thanks to the strength of the Aussie dollar, exporters like Andrew McDonald have opened their doors allowing us to buy top quality export meat at up to half the price of the supermarkets.

"What I've arranged through our suppliers here in Australia is to offer a range of beef that is certainly better than anything you can find in the supermarket," he said.

"It's not just beef, there's chicken, lamb, pork, even small goods.

If you buy in bulk, the savings over a year can be huge.

Locals have known about the shops for years. Robbie Shaw operates Boutique Meats at Esk, north-west of Brisbane.

"My beef is grazed bred in the country through my own little accredited feed lot, it goes to the local abattoir and butcher shop," he said.

"It's cut to how you want it cut up, it's all delivered to you so it's no hassle to you.

"You do have to buy in bulk which means either a quarter, a half or a whole beast, but the more you buy the cheaper it is."

Where to shop

Brisbane
Gourmet Beef
24 Octal St, Yatala 4027
(07) 3382 0017
www.gourmetbeef.com.au

Farmer Direct Boutique Meats
(07) 5424 1800
www.boutiquemeats.com.au

Sydney
Pendle Ham and Bacon
138 Bungaree Rd, Pendle Hill
(02) 9631 3133
www.pendleham.com.au

Sydney Farm Direct
James Brooks Meat

Melbourne
The Big Butcher
2 Lipton Drive, Thomastown
(03) 9460 3133
The Big Butcher's website

Farm Direct Gippsland Lean Beef
1300 551 317
www.gippslandleanbeef.com.au

Australian Meat Acquisitons
1472 Amiens Road Amiens
Ph: 07 46833110
Fax 07 46833110
Email: melanie_aitken@bigpond.com
Delivers to: Brisbane and Gold Coast