Slaughter slowdown price impact yet to come

Sheep running out of a shed

Sheep and lamb slaughter is getting back on track as we head further into the new year, but is far from making up for lost ground as of yet. January is traditionally a bumper month for throughput, yet processor slowdowns and shutdowns due to Covid-19 outbreaks put the brakes on usual slaughter early on. Some […]

Cattle profits running hot and getting hotter

Beef cattle field _ image

Every year Agriculture Victoria conduct benchmarking across a number of livestock producers across the state. With over 50 years of data for Western Victoria and 12 for Northern Victoria and Gippsland it’s an interesting study in the profitability of livestock farms. The report for the 2020-21 financial year has recently been released. It will come […]

Australian flock profile

Sheep flock

The mythology of the wool industry tends to focus on sheep stations but the reality is that these large farms account for a small proportion of production, albeit an outsized proportion for the actual number of large farms. This article takes a look at the profile of the Australian flock. ABARES regularly survey Australian agriculture […]