Both yardings and slaughter for sheep and lamb are on their way back up after the usual mid-winter processor slowdowns come to an end, and
Most sheep and wool operations focus on lamb and wool prices, as their main source of income typically comes from these areas. Over the last
It was a disappointing week on multiple fronts for our friends in Victoria. A cheaper market from the get-go set the tone for the week,
There’s plenty of positivity around the growing flock and export market opportunities in Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) latest sheep industry projections. For the average
Sellers returned to the market this week, cautiously observing the price improvements from the previous week. They encountered mixed price directions, albeit with relatively milder
The data from the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Sheep Producer Intentions Survey (SPIS) for May was released earlier in
Tighter saleyard throughput was enough to see the lamb and sheep market finally lift. With store lamb prices at some of the lowest levels in
Public consultations were completed this week by the independent panel created to advise the federal government on the phase-out of live sheep exports, and they
Rain may have kept some lambs away from the saleyard, but this week buying interest was weak for the quality and weights on offer. Additionally,
Producer’s intentions to continue rebuilding Australia’s sheep flock have diminished since October, as market prices have lowered, and input costs (namely interest rates) have risen.
The upward price trend proved short-lived, with an influx of lambs and sheep supply resulting in a sizeable drop in prices this week. Demand couldn’t
After a couple of years in the doldrums mutton exports have ramped up considerably in 2023. The latest figures for May show that the significant
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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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