Woolgrowers vote to keep levy at 1.5 peer cent on wool sales
Australian woolgrowers have voted to keep a levy of 1.5 per cent on wool sales to fund research, development and marketing of the natural fibre.
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Resolution calls for new licensing and enforcement body for shearing industry
Shearers will continue to work for poverty wages in unsafe shearing sheds across the country until the Commonwealth Government imposes a licensing regime on all labour hire companies operating in regional Australia the union which represents shearers, the Australian Workers’ Union, said.
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Merino fleece and skirtings open firm while cardings are a mixed bag
Merino fleece opened firm, on the back of reasonable quantities of 18.5 and coarser wool business being forward with competition continuing to firm across all merino fleece types as the week eventually closed. Merino Skirtings initially opened fully firm on last week’s levels however the best specified and prepared skirtings continued to increase in price […]
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Purchase your eID tags now to get discount before funding runs out
The NSW Sheep and Goat eID Tag Discount Program provides a discount of $0.76 each (incl GST) for 2025 NLIS-accredited white eID devices when purchased from a retailer or manufacturer before 31 October 2025.
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Processing capacity grants and community well being support as live sheep trade phased out
The Albanese Labor Government is providing a further $32.7 million to the transition support package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
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Crossbred fleece experiences continued support and is up 5-10c/kg
| Crossbred fleece experienced continued support for the 28-32 µ rose 5-10c as the reports of these types being “oversold” in a lower supply period continuing.
If history repeats itself the quantity of these types will increase over November and December,… |
Indian and European interest subdued with merino fleece falling 15-38c/kg
| Merino Fleece was the worst hit category with price reductions in the northern MPG’s falling between 15-38c in the Northern Region. The exception was the 20MPG which rose by 4c for the week.
Whilst the other selling centres measured changes… |
New record set at $10,600 for White Suffolk ram at Pepperton Farms
An online bidding war between studs from Victoria, NSW and Western Australia resulted in a new record top price of $10,600 for a White Suffolk ram at the Pepperton Farms Poll Dorset and White Suffolk stud sale.
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Larger offering places pressure on Merino fleece to lose 10-30c/kg
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Pepperton offers quality ewes from high performance flock in stage one dispersal
Thirty years of stud breeding along high performance lines will go under the hammer with the stage one dispersal of autumn lambing ewes from the central Victorian Pepperton flock on October 16.
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Well specified and classed Merino fleece attracts good competition
 Merino Fleece opened the week with mixed results as the trade felt their way early in the sale series. Selected well specified and classed lots attracted good competition with the prices slightly better than last week.
Wednesday saw all the… |
District vets are seeing cases of infertility in sheep across western NSW
Local Land Services District Vets are seeing cases of infertility in sheep across the NSW Western region with producers reporting a reduction in pregnancy scanning rates, however ewes scanned in lamb are still returning good multiple birth rates.
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