Medium and heavy trade weight lambs firm this week
The few good pens of trade and heavy lambs sold to a dearer trend while the bulk of the trade lambs were lacking finish and pulled the average back at SELX Yass.
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Cash income for sheep farms tipped to average $133,000
Cash income for sheep farms is expected to increase to an average of $133,000 per farm in 2016-17, which is around 70 per cent above the average over the past 10 years.
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Fine wool Merino wools reach new price record
The AWEX EMI sky-rocketed up 51c to close on 1500c, reaching new all-time heights at auction sales in Australia this week.
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Extreme prices paid for best Merino crutchings
The AWEX EMI continued to appreciate, rising 9c at auction sales in Australia this week.
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Crossbred wools post solid rise of 10-20c/kg this week
The AWEX EMI inched 3c higher in sales held in Australia this week.
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National lamb production jumps by 13 per cent
According to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian lamb slaughter in December lifted 9% year-on-year, with just over 2 million lambs processed.
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Sheep nutrition and breeding under spotlight at workshop
Landholders in the far north-west of the state have a great opportunity to gain valuable insights into how to get the best returns from their livestock, when Local Land Services Western Region host a sheep nutrition and breeding workshop in Milparinka.
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Season kicks off with solid wool prices at Fremantle sales
The Western Australian wool industry is experiencing some exciting and interesting times ahead of the upcoming season.
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Fine wools jump by 80c/kg in raging trend
The AWEX EMI continued to power ahead adding 15c and closing the week at a new 23 year high rising to 1437c at auction sales in Australia.
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Call for $350,000 in sheep flock research funding
An ongoing commitment towards the future of livestock research in Western Australia has been identified as an agricultural issue for the upcoming State Election, with sheep flock funding and a research institute forming part of the WAFarmers Policy Platform nine-point Wish List.
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Medium and heavy trade lambs $8-$10/head cheaper
Restocking store lambs were back $4 on the light weights while prices fell up to $12/head on the heavier end at SELX Yass this week.
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Merino trial proves accuracy of DNA flock profiler
The Peter Westblade Merino Memorial Challenge (PWMMC) has proved the accuracy of the new DNA Flock Profiler Test under development by the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep CRC.
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