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Learning from lamb slaughter
If we needed any indication that lambs had gotten too cheap, we have seen it over the last fortnight. Here we take a look at

Argentine wool clip update
In recent articles Mecardo has looked at the merino clips of New Zealand and South Africa. The theme is continued in this article with a

Percentiles – August 2022
Mecardo’s Percentiles update for August 2022. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

Consumers shun alternative meat
After all the hype and song about alternative meats, there are strong indications that consumers have increasingly satisfied their curiosity about them, and promptly turned

South African merino clip
South African sales are scheduled to re-start wool auctions for the season this week, although the ban by China on South African wool imports due

WASDE shows support should remain for wheat
When the world wants to know the supply and demand balance in grain markets, they look to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World

Wheat looking for direction
The wheat market is being pulled between two opposing trains of thought. One thought is that wheat should get dragged higher by deteriorating corn production

Ewe the one that I want
Lamb and sheep markets experienced a generous lift this week as competition fired up at saleyards and quality generally seemed improved. Prices aren’t quite back

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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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