
Supply slips further as focus moves from light to heavy
The lamb market continued to experience good support this week, with the exception of light lambs, which are now the only category sitting lower in

The lamb market continued to experience good support this week, with the exception of light lambs, which are now the only category sitting lower in

The Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) quarterly livestock products data dropped last week. While the data is seven weeks old, it is the only data

The rain is still falling in southern NSW as I write this, so it could be a touch premature to forecast how the sheep market

Sheep and lamb prices historically tend to trend higher at this time of year, but the market headed in the opposite direction this week. Of

Trying to decipher US lamb prices is hard for someone with experience in market analysis. After trawling through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website

Some more rain has fallen, but demand remains patchy. Light lambs to slaughter remain under pressure and heavy cull lambs and sheep remain a rare

We’ve been hearing about the short supply of sheep and lamb for some time, but with a third of the year now gone, we can

There was a clear divide between buying types this week, as most indicators remained fully firm to higher with the exception of heavy lambs and

Wool prices have finally made their move, defying conflicts and a stronger Aussie dollar to post fresh eight-year highs last week. The sheep flock in

It’s been a dry second half of April across the eastern sheep regions, and the post easter slaughter numbers are lower than when we entered

Lamb exports didn’t miss a beat in March, demonstrating demand is – for now at least – still countering strong domestic pricing and global unrest.

A return to a normal trading week meant a significant uptick in supply, putting the lamb market under pressure for the first time in a
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