Market Analysis
Supply sends mutton money south.
Sheep slaughter hasn’t lost much – if any – momentum in 2025 so far, with the biggest first five weeks of the year on record,
Jamie-Lee Oldfield
February 12, 2025
Sheep slaughter hasn’t lost much – if any – momentum in 2025 so far, with the biggest first five weeks of the year on record,
Supply lifted on the week prior for both lamb and sheep, which weighed slightly on the value of the indicators. Isolated rain fell on the
It may have taken producers a bit longer to get them there, but it would seem that 2025 has opened with an abundance of slaughter-ready
Since the initial price reset at the start of January, movements in the lamb market have settled into a more stable range. While plenty of
The dry weather that afflicted southern lamb zones in 2024 has carried over into 2025, with January rainfall on track to be at the very
With the final full-selling week of January ending, the lamb market continued to find its new equilibrium of supply and demand. Unfortunately for producers, this
It was another record year for Australian sheepmeat exports, despite volumes lagging year-ago levels in the latter half of 2024. Both lamb and mutton finished
Supply was very reactive to the conditions this week as lamb numbers scaled back in response to the market opening last week. At the same
Lamb markets closed 2024 with a bang and opened 2025 with a whimper. The rally in December had the usual hallmarks of a supply squeeze,
With the market finishing like Winx last season there was always going to be a rush of supply post-sale break. After carrying lambs through a
Producers that have fat lambs in the paddock, or who have feed that will grow in the summer after December rainfall, will be heading into
Spurred by widespread rain on the East coast and plenty of quality pens; restockers and processors clashed at the rail sending prices skywards. One more
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