The slippery slope that lamb prices were on found a new trajectory this week. While the full loss of recent weeks hasn’t been recouped, very
Mecardo’s Percentiles update for July 2020. Click below to view the latest report Grains and oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an
There is the well noted ‘fight for acres’ between sheep and cropping, especially in the sheep/wheat zones of the country. Cropping has been winning for
The disaster zone that was last weeks ovine market, is yet to be contained. We thought last week’s drop may have been enough to bring
Regular readers will have seen that part of the blame for falling lamb prices in general, and heavy lambs, in particular, has been laid on
East coast lamb prices tumbled fast and hard this week. With processors booked to capacity, low supply through the yards wasn’t enough to spur on
There is plenty of seasonality in lamb markets, but it doesn’t always show up. This year plenty of lambs have been booked up for July
With not all processors operating fully and sheep supply tight, sheep slaughter dropped to the lowest level of the season last week. It’s been a
As we come out of the winter lull evidence is starting to point towards a recovery in lamb supplies, and a continuing dearth in sheep.
Australian sheepmeat exports were looking relatively unscathed by the pandemic disruption, that was until May. Trade flows to all key export markets saw significant reductions
Lower supply wasn’t enough to put a halt to the softening lamb prices this week, with what appears to be wavering demand. Small sheep numbers
As we move through the depths of winter and tight ovine supply, attention is turning to the spring and summer. With winter lambs hitting the
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