Sheep

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Lambs in grassy paddock
Market Comment

800 club for the heavy ones

Prices were up across all of the indicators, driven by a tightening of supply with yardings down and strong demand from the buying field. Widespread

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Market Analysis

Lamb weights recover in March

We have been following the increase in lamb exports to the Middle East with interest over the last twelve months or so. Increased slaughter, and

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Market Comment

Heavy lambs the belle of the ball

No discounts for lambs at saleyards this week for EOFY as the majority of indicators saw double-digit improvements. The National Restocker lamb indicator was up

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Sheep packed into loading pen on a farm with dark clouds above
Market Comment

Supply surge

Week-on-week yardings for the indicators surged with all saleyards in operation following last week’s long weekend. Prices fell across the board, off the back of

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Market Analysis

Lamb market lining up like 2018

A couple of weeks ago Mecardo looked at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) quarterly lamb slaughter data, showing March was the largest quarter on

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Market Comment

Mutton in the green

Prices rose for all bar one of the lamb and Sheep indicators this week, in what was a short selling week due to a public

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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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