The Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Wool and Sheepmeat Producer Surveys have had a revamp. It’s now called the ‘Sheep
As BBQs fired up across the country this week for our biggest period of domestic lamb demand, and a short selling week at the yards;
Comparing the lamb and mutton markets this week it’s clear to see who came off worse. Mutton prices tanked this week, pushing beyond the recent
The opening numbers for sheep and lamb sales were particularly unimpressive for those holding stock over the Christmas/New Year break. The only highlight was heavy
The lamb market kicked off 2023 slightly lower than where we said goodbye in 2022. The first reported sale week pinned the Eastern States Trade
Test cricket is over for the summer, so it’s back to watching the markets for us. That said, there’s still headers in the paddocks, and
The last week of reported sales for 2022 ended on a more positive note with a dearer trend present across most categories of lamb and
International demand for Australian sheepmeat has been strong throughout 2022, despite a variety of economic and logistical challenges. In fact, year-to-November lamb export volumes reached
Lamb and mutton prices have spent almost all of 2022 either in decline, or way lower than in 2021. The first half was relatively steady,
A week of tighter lamb and sheep throughput put an end to the tanking prices. All categories managed to improve week on week, as competition
It was an interesting week in sheep and lamb markets, the falls in the market were hardly unprecedented. It was only back in July when
How quickly things can turn. The lamb & sheep market wasn’t a pretty sight this week with prices collapsing across all categories as supply lifted
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