Sheep

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Market Comment

The Endless (Supply) Summer

Despite another drop in throughput, the lamb and sheep market this week was showing signs of supply fatigue in what has been a red-hot start

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Market Analysis

More lambs to come?

The market in 2023 provided processors an opportunity to make the most of young light lamb supply at the yards to sell to the Middle

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Market Comment

Has the music stopped?

All bar one of the indicators finished the week lower than the previous week, as the market continues to find its new normal following the

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Market Comment

Mutton marches on

A full sales week saw an increase in yardings as expected and prices tended to move down slightly across the indicators. In positive news for

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Market Analysis

Sheep and lamb offtake update

Given the dramatic swings in seasonal conditions since mid-2023 in eastern Australia, it seems timely to check the sheep and lamb offtake levels to see

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Market Comment

Mutton makes a move

Despite more rain falling this week across the nation, it wasn’t enough to continue the price rise for lamb. All lamb indicators took a fall

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Market Comment

Straight to the moon

NASA may have decided to push back its moon mission this week, but this lamb market certainly has a rocket under it. Most indicators in

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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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