
Some surprising numbers in sheep survey data
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,

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

The rise and rise of the sheep and lamb market over the past month has all Meat & Livestock Australia price indicators sitting at between

Lamb prices were literally off the charts last week. You know the market is doing extraordinary things when you have to increase the scale on

Heavy lamb price records tumbled this week in Victoria as we approach the home straight on heavy lamb supply. It wasn’t just the heavy weights

The latest livestock production figures are out from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and it will come as no surprise that sheep and lamb turnoff

Lower throughput and some positive rainfall forecasts pushed the sheep and lamb market in the right direction this week, with most sectors experiencing a significant
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