Sheep

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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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Sheep in distance in green paddock
Market Comment

Lamb price rally continues

With the Christmas shutdown imminent, producers looked to cash in on the recent price rises, as they delivered record yardings for the last fully operational

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Market Analysis

Light lambs early exit

For a few months now we’ve been tracking lamb exports to the Middle East. This data has been backing up the anecdotal reports regarding the

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Market Comment

Lambs back to 600¢/kg mark

The positivity in the sheep and lamb market has continued to pick up this week, yet to be slowed by the upcoming festive season break

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Market Comment

More rain lifts prices

Widespread rain on the East Coast helped prices continue their upward trajectory, supported by a decrease in throughput as growers’ feed supply concerns further eased.

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Market Analysis

Lamb turnoff takes precedence

Sheep slaughter for the September 2023 quarter rose year-on-year but dropped in comparison to the previous quarter, the first time this has occurred since 2016.

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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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