Cattle numbers hold steady and peak production continues
Both supply and demand will remain strong in the cattle industry this year according to the latest projections released by Meat & Livestock Australia this week – which means relative stability for the market. Slaughter has been revised higher for 2025, which will likely see production and export volume records broken once again. This will […]
Projecting tighter ovine supply
The March Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Australian Sheep Industry Projections were released on Monday. The projections provide a view on where the sheep supply is at in terms of flock, and how that will impact supply going forward. After a year of record slaughter levels for lamb, and 18 year highs for sheep, MLA […]
Who is getting sick of tariff talk?
President Trump has been at it again, talking about imposing tariffs on all agricultural imports, (albeit via the X platform). This leads to all sorts of questions as to how it will impact Australian agricultural commodities. The good news for grain producers is that negative impacts will be minimal. According to the Australian Bureau of […]
Beer, shearing and wool prices in 2025
It has been three years since we looked at shearing costs, beer and wool prices. The lift in shearing costs caused by the pandemic is now being felt in farmer production reactions to the combination of higher labour costs and cyclical low wool prices. The January 2022 article (see article here) noted a lack of […]
