Welcome back to the 2023 third series of Beef Central podcasts, the Weekly Grill, with host Kerry Lonergan.

Today's second episode is a start-of-year assessment of the cattle and beef industry's state of health in 2023, and the issues at hand with MLA managing director Jason Strong.

Among other topics, the pair discuss research and development, marketing and market access priorities for Australian red meat in 2023, and possible weather impacts with a forecast return to El Nino by mid-year.

Next week's podcast is an interview with Beef Central's veteran saleyards market reporter Murray Arnel, who retires shortly after a distinguished 45-year career watching the ebbs and flows of the southern cattle and sheep markets.

Sponsoring our Weekly Grill podcast series are Kelly's Finance Group and Elanco Animal Health.