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Merino lambs
Market Analysis

Flock growth flying forward

Flock growth is flying according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s latest sheep industry projections, with numbers rebuilding much faster than anticipated. Which means this year’s

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lamb
Market Analysis

Very positive forward pricing

While there have been some forward prices floating around for spring lambs in Victoria, the first late spring and summer prices were released last week.

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Sheep paddock
Market Comment

Slaughter slumps in the south

A short week in Victoria saw lamb slaughter plunge to its lowest weekly total since April. New season lamb numbers in the state are slowly

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Sheep eating grass
Market Analysis

Money for mutton defies supply

Without wanting to sound like a broken record – how good’s the money for mutton? Fair enough, with new highs of $500 being set for

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – September 2021

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for September 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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Restockers take the flag

Green was splashed across the board this week with lamb and sheep markets revelling in strong competition at yards in NSW and SA. Supply increased

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Market Analysis

Shederingly expensive

The flock rebuild is well and truly underway, with breeding ewe prices hitting new extremes this spring. While conventional breeding ewes, Merinos and First Cross

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Sheep & lambs in a paddock
Market Comment

Supply slipping behind

Lamb prices ended the week lower in most states. It does seem that supply is driving the price moves, with last week’s price improvements on

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Sheep yarded
Market Analysis

How much fat in store lambs

With the lamb market and the season still going strong as we move through spring, it comes as little surprise to see restocker lambs hitting

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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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