AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings continue to roar back to life in 2023, with today’s offering of 145,283 head the largest ever January listing.

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The AWEX EMI closed on 1333c - up 6c as auction sales resumed after a three week recess with 50,509 going under the hammer with a creditable clearance rate of 88.8% in the opening sale.

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Saleyards and processors in the sheep and farmed goat industries now have access to grants from the NSW Government to prepare for the implementation of mandatory electronic identification.

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The final commercial AuctionsPlus Sheep and Lamb sale for 2022 was a largely subdued event, with only 34,385 head offered for the week – down 68% from the previous week.

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This third wool forecast is for production of 340 million kilograms (Mkg) greasy, unchanged from the September forecast, and a 5.0% increase on the 2021/22 estimated shorn wool production of 324 Mkg greasy.

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Merino Fleece experienced 60-90c price increases across the entire Micron range with the exception of the 16.5 MPG which posted a nominal 20c rise.

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Major new research shows that pregnancy scanning has a high return on expenditure for sheep producers, with scanning for multiples increasing potential profit by an average of $5.75/ewe scanned, across 27 scenarios that the researchers examined for winter rainfall areas. Scanning for multiples provided twice the value of scanning for only pregnancy status.

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All types of Merino fleece enjoyed the Chinese orders back in the market, and whilst the competition was dominated by large Australian Trading Exporters, the Chinese Processors and Indents pushed for every lot.

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The results from the first Sheep Producer Intentions survey (formally known as the MLA and AWI Sheepmeat and Wool survey) have been released. This survey, which operated under a new format this year, gauges producers’ intentions for their flocks, as well as flock numbers.

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Adrian Tuohey has joined the Fox & Lillie Rural team as a Wool Marketing Representative in the Central West Victorian region with over 40 years of industry knowledge and experience.

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AWI is funding research into a new opportunity for biological defleecing using a natural protein found in corn that generates a weakened zone at the base of the wool fibre but, importantly, enables the fleece to stay on the sheep without a net until the wool can be removed.

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Develop your skills and knowledge of maximising lamb numbers through the Lifetime Ewe Management (LTEM) course.

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