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Market Comment

ESTLI succumbs to supply

Lamb and sheep prices were battered in a weaker market as swelling saleyard throughput took its toll. Despite the increase in saleyard supply, lamb slaughter

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Market Comment

Pressure strikes twice

The lamb market took its second hit for spring this week, with large price falls for finished lambs. Supply continues to move erratically, with producers

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Release the lambs

It’s not only Melbournians that have been released outside the front gate, last week Victorian saleyard throughput figures saw a jump in the number of

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – October 2021

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for October 2021. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

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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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