Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
Livestock SA has welcomed the State Government’s announcement of key dates and the associated initial $9.3 million funding package, to assist producers and the broader industry start the transition towards mandatory sheep and goat eID in South Australia by January 2025.
Startling findings from two different surveys have highlighted the devastating impact the proposed live sheep export ban is having in Western Australia, according to the country’s peak farm body.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chairman Jock Laurie has welcomed the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report on whether AIWI is largely complying with the Statutory Funding Agreement (SFA) with the Australian Government.
Exporters are reporting very poor business conditions out of China at the end of last week so we can expect another tough week for the wool market.
The state’s peak agricultural body says mandatory electronic identification tags for sheep should cost no more than $1 per tag, setting a clear target for state and federal governments.
The AWEX EMI closed on 1263c, down 21c at auction sales in Australia last week. Just 84.7% of the 42,492 bales offered were cleared to the trade with 7.5% of the offering withdrawn before the sale commenced. Competition was dominated by locally based exporters, with solid support coming from the large Chinese Topmakers. Whilst the […]
The AWEX EMI closed on 1284c, down 26c at auction sales in Australia and in US terms the EMI fell just 6c, highlighting the effect of the appreciating value of the AUD against the USD. With the AUD increasing by .89c (+1.5%) the rise drove the market further into the negative as the foreign exchange […]
Tail docking is a standard practice in the sheep industry and is important in helping reduce susceptibility to flystrike, but care must be taken to do it correctly.
Whilst the fine and superfine wools seem to be floundering over the past few months, the 19.5µ and coarser FNF fleece have been notably sought after with the star performer being the 21 MPG which has risen 77c in 8 weeks. This resurgence from the market for the medium merino is heavily weighted to the […]
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has updated its forecast of shorn wool production for the 2022/23 season.
Merino Fleece was a well supported market with much competition as demonstrated with a selling rate of 90% and the better styles had heavy competition on Wednesday and held firm on Thursday across the selling centres. VM has been a big driving factor for competition with the lower VM lots gaining a 20c premium. Lots […]
Australian Wool Innovation’s Chief Executive John Roberts has returned to Australia after a productive week in China meeting senior industry figures in Shanghai, Zhangjiagang, Tongxiang, Nanjing and Beijing.
