Commercial wool producers put genetic tools to work in flock competition
Wool producers from the NSW Central West have been encouraged to make use of new and powerful tools to improve flock genetics, at last week’s Parkes Maiden Ewe Competition.
Read More
Read More
Key sheep diseases in the spotlight at workshops across WA wheat belt
A series of workshops aimed at increasing farmers’ awareness of sheep health issues and providing disease prevention and identification information will take place at four locations across the Wheatbelt this month.
Read More
Read More
Medium quality Merino lots attract better support at wool auctions
The AWEX EMI fell 10c to close on 1258c at auctions sales in Australia last week.
Once again the primary cause of the price fall has been contributed the strengthening AUD which posted a 2c rise over the wool selling week.
Read More
Read More
Saleyard supply of lambs tightens by 20 per cent with more sold direct
So far this year, average national lamb indicators have been tracking lower than 2015 levels.
Read More
Read More
Animal activists go too far on wool campaign claims VFF
PETA has gone too far in using the image of a beaten woman and fake mutilated lamb to campaign against wool, insulting thousands of Australian farmers and their families.
Read More
Read More
Sheep meat industry welcomes levy expenditure changes
The Sheepmeat Council of Australia (SCA) has welcomed news that legislation has been introduced by the Turnbull government to provide levy-payers with greater say about levy expenditure.
Read More
Read More
Young finalists vie for sheep and wool industry scholarship
Three young people from southern NSW have been announced as finalists in the sheep industry’s prestigious Peter Westblade Scholarship.
Yerong Creek’s Josh Molloy, Manning Doughty, of Hay, and Emily Anderson, Binda, were chosen from a total of 24 applicants from NSW, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania by a panel of industry judges.
Read More
Read More
Mutton indicator rises 4c/kg to 316c/kg cwt in sheep markets
At the close of Thursday’s markets, the eastern states restocker lamb indicator held steady, at 546¢/kg cwt.
Read More
Read More
Chinese back off wool market as Aussie dollar strengthens
The AWEX EMI closed the week on 1,268c at Auction sales in Australia this week.
The downward correction, a substantial 17c, was mainly experienced on the opening days of the sale with some consolidation and slowing of the trend evident on Thursday.
Read More
Read More
Light, trade and heavy lambs all increase in price as buyer interest rises
At the close of Tuesday’s markets the eastern states restocker lamb indicator increased 2¢ to 549¢/kg cwt.
Merino lambs lost 2¢ to 495¢/kg cwt, light lambs were up 8¢ to 526¢/kg cwt, trade lambs were up 3¢, to 537¢/kg cwt, heavy lambs increased 5¢ to 534¢/kg cwt and the mutton indicator was 8¢ dearer on 311¢/kg cwt.
Read More
Read More
New technical guide released on improving lamb lean meat yield
The sheep industry has a new tool to bolster its bottom line, by producers improving the lean meat yield obtained from each carcase and processors and retailers saving time in preparing meat for sale.
The lean meat yield (LMY) of a lamb carcase is a direct driver of profit for producers, processors and retailers alike and a new industry manual has been released to assist the supply chain to extract maximum value from this important measure.
Read More
Read More
Australian lamb export value reaches record of $1.75 billion
Australian lamb export values for 2015 reached a value of A$1.78 billion FOB, 5% above 2014 and 44% above the five year average (Australian Bureau of Statistics).
The average unit value for Australian lamb exports during 2015 averaged $7.10/kg – up 4% year-on-year.
Read More
Read More