The genetic selection app RamSelect was a key plank of the promotional platform for the Ella Matta White Suffolk and Merino stud which recorded its best-ever sale results late last year.

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Use of the objective genetic assessment tool, Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs), has grown so rapidly in the Merino industry in the last five years that close to 50% of all Merino rams are now sold by studs that are members of MERINOSELECT.

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Every three years, Australian woolgrowers set the future funding level of their wool research, development and marketing body through WoolPoll.

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The better finished medium and heavy trade weights made between $6 and $10 cheaper and sold from $117 to $147/head at SELX this week.

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Merino ewe hoggets averaged $164 and saw a range of $92 to a top of $267 on AuctionsPlus.

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The AWEX EMI closed the week at 1738c – down 6c at auction sales held across Australia last week. The market opened with some price base after last week’s freefall correction posting solid numbers across most of the Merino MPG’s.

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The latest in maternal genetic trials and genomic testing will be outlined to stud and commercial producers at the annual Australian White Suffolk Association conference next month.

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Livestock producers will be urged to recognise the importance of building trust with consumers through shared values by internationally recognised CEO for The Center for Food Integrity, Charlie Arnot, announced as a key note speaker at LambEx 2018 in Perth from August 5-7.

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The AWEX EMI closed on 1744c at auction sales in Australia this week. The 42,525 bale offering attracted an unexpected 57c price fall from last week’s levels, however it did not represent a fall across all MPG’s.

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Unjoined merino ewe hoggets attracted buyer interest on AuctionsPlus, with an average price of $170 and a range of $121 to a top of $261 for a line of Roseville Park blood, 60kg future breeders.

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Wool enterprises have boomed in 2017 with sheep industry analysis showing gross margins for Merino fine wool enterprises have risen by 55 percent since 2016 to generate $554 per hectare.

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First cross ewe lambs were well represented with larger lines listed across NSW & VIC and prices ranging from $120 to $206 and averaged $167 on AuctionsPlus.

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