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Growing ovine capacity driving shifting markets
Lamb markets closed 2024 with a bang and opened 2025 with a whimper. The rally in December had the usual hallmarks of a supply squeeze,
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History of the Southern hemisphere sheep flock
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Record exports buoyed by big US appetite
Australian beef export volumes reached new highs in 2024 and are set to continue climbing in 2025. Our domestic beef herd reached maturation last year,
Santa has been good to those offloading mutton
With the market finishing like Winx last season there was always going to be a rush of supply post-sale break. After carrying lambs through a
Back with a bang!
The cattle market much like the New Year’s Eve fireworks opened with a bang with the majority of indicators hitting 12-month highs in value. Demand
Bold upside prediction? – not here sorry
It’s that time of year when the bold predictions for 2025 are released. You can find them for everything from Bitcoin to who wins the
Plenty left in the price tanks for lambs in 2025?
Producers that have fat lambs in the paddock, or who have feed that will grow in the summer after December rainfall, will be heading into
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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock
In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making.
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