Raw hide, beef {AU}| market for raw hide, beef | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
This dataset represents the delivery of beef raw hide to urban centre for processing or port for export. It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/ Activities included: delivery beef raw hide to market. The activity ends at the delivery of raw hides to urban centres (for domestic processing) or to port (for export). Production volume: 301184 tonnes/yr Reference flow: 1 kilogram of raw hide Energy value: 5.05 MJ/kg Nutritional value: Protein: 27.5%; Carbohydrate: 0%; Fat: 1% Geography: Australia Technology level: Current Time period: 2020-2025 Record: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
- Sector
- Other Materials
- Contributor
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- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
- Reference ID
a3a32e3d-dd05-3d76-9935-b0d7d40be22b
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Raw hide, beef {AU}| market for raw hide, beef | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 15 Jul 2025
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- material
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw hide, beef {AU}| market for raw hide, beef | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | kg | Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.153 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.33 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass. |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef raw hide {AU}| cattle processing | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | kg | — |
| Transport, truck, 40t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.235 | t*km | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| road_transport | 235.0 | — | [km] Transport of processed output to market was represented using a map of Australian abattoir, linking all sites to the closest urban centre. The distance was average based on annual red meat production from ABS of each state to provide a national average. |