
Supply stalls and slaughter slips further
More records fell in the lamb market this week as high prices failed to draw increased numbers, showing that the winter supply shortage has well

More records fell in the lamb market this week as high prices failed to draw increased numbers, showing that the winter supply shortage has well

When lamb supply tightens enough to push prices to the extremes like we are seeing at the moment, it makes the usual decision-making all the

High tide marks get higher as buyers are not keen to miss out on the big boy lambs still around. Its good going for those

Australian sheepmeat exports have steamed past their previous financial year record, with our two major markets upping the ante, and both Middle East and South-East

The mid-winter supply squeeze is starting to show in the sheep and lamb market, with last week’s slaughter and this week’s total physical yardings trending

The Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Sheep Producer Intentions Survey (SPIS) was released last week, and the results were interesting,

With export and processor buyers in and out of the picture this week, the selective buying phase of the season has kicked into gear. Light,

How much mutton is left in the paddock is a question that pundits and processors are trying to gauge, and one of the reasons the

As expected, record heavy lamb prices making headlines last week meant throughput saw a significant increase this week, but it was the other end of

The term ‘off the charts’ is commonly used to describe all sorts of results, be it the price of gold, hype around Collingwood, or interest

Some much-needed rain and lower supply have joined forces to push lamb prices to records as we approach winter in earnest. Expectations have been for

Australia’s total sheepmeat exports dropped 3% year-on-year for the month of May but remains 1% above 2024 for the year-to-date. Trump and all his tariff
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