Sheep

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Market Comment

Lamb market races ahead

A boost in supply last week wasn’t enough to hold lamb and sheep markets in their place. Prices are on the up, and the Eastern

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Market Comment

Rain backs a price boost

Lamb and sheep markets were broadly stronger this week. Noteworthy gains were made on store lambs and those at trade weights. Mutton managed to move

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – June 2021

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for June 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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Market Comment

A turn before winter

Producers appeared keen to get lambs to the saleyard before winter arrived, with a spike in throughput in NSW last week. Most categories of lamb

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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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