A raft of data gives some clues

Aussie cattle

The last week has seen the release of September quarter slaughter data, along with Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) cattle industry projections. As always, we go sifting through the data, and this time we are looking for when the price correction might come for cattle. Since the last cattle projections were released the continued low […]

Live sheep exports lightly lift, but still lay low

WA sheep in yard

The first two months of data on live sheep exports following the northern hemisphere summer shutdown is in, and numbers remain historically low for the year-to-date. This is despite a significant year-on-year surge for the month of October, with numbers lifting 1245%. Subdued supply and record prices remain key factors in all export markets, however […]