Sheep

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Flock of young lambs and sheep in paddock in NSW
Market Comment

Southern restocker re-entry?

Last week’s combined slaughter figures for Sheep and lamb were another high point for the year and were 51% higher year on year. While this

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Aerial drone photo of sheep in Winilippe Yards KondoolkaStation , SA by Stefanie Roeske
Market Analysis

Lamb market inversion

Strong supply, dry weather, and an El Nino forecast have caused a very strange inversion in lamb markets. Even during the depths of the 2018-19

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Market Comment

Market looks for weight

Weight is what is wanted in the sheep and lamb market at the moment, as processors drive demand and restockers stay well away from the

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Sheep in dry paddock in the distance
Market Analysis

Lamb leaving at new levels

Lamb exports continue to be well on track for another record year after a bumper August. Key markets in China and the Middle East have

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Sheep
Market Comment

Mutton on a shoestring

Mutton prices reached lows not seen since 2008 in the West this week, but thankfully some markets were kinder than others and trade lamb prices

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Shorn lamb in long paddock
Market Analysis

Legions of lambs left to load

With weekly National Livestock Reporting Service reports showing lamb slaughter at well above both year-ago and five-year-average figures this year, it came as no surprise

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Sheep flock
Market Comment

Mutton near decade lows

Rainfall across Victoria and into south-eastern NSW over the last week offered a slight reprieve from the falling lamb market but did nothing to stop

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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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