Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
NSW Farmers has thanked the state government for listening to industry concerns around mandated traceability reforms following the announcement of a new scheme to provide discounted eID tags to sheep and goat farmers in NSW.
The world’s biggest sheep, lamb and wool forum, LambEx is returning to the fold with a powerful bang, releasing an impressive and supersized program that is designed to inspire, advocate and innovate.
The NSW Government has committed a further $1.4 million to support eligible saleyards in their preparations for Sheep & Goat electronic identification (eID).
What a difference a week makes from last week the merino fleece getting almost bullish support albeit coming from a low price base.
Australian exports of lamb lifted 36% in March from 2023 levels to 30,707 tonnes with the largest export market remaining the United States, where exports lifted 50% from last year to 7,336 tonnes.
Merino Fleece has been the focus area of poor demand from our customer with the rebasing of price each week reflecting a widespread lack of confidence throughout the pipeline in each of our major markets. This has caused the price basis between fine and coarser merinos to move closer together which is having a substantial […]
Merino Fleece felt the full brunt of the market’s downward price recalibration and was exacerbated by the price disparity between selling centres from the previous week. The market opened 20-50c cheaper in the north and 10-25c cheaper in the South. At the end of the sales the MPG’s miraculously aligned across the Merino range. Currency […]
It has been six long years but the pinnacle in Australian sheep, lamb and wool – LambEx – finally returns to the agricultural calendar with early bird registrations opening.
Merino Fleece: focusing on the Northern region market, which opened an unexpected flurry of competition from the indent operators pushing up the MPG’s up to 37c for the day. Unfortunately, this was short lived with the end-of-week close for the Southern markets falling away 10-30c. Despite this the merino MPG’s in Sydney mostly closed in […]
It’s time to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the Australian wool industry and those who have made a significant contribution to its success. It’s time to nominate a worthy recipient for the 2024 Australian Wool Industry Medal.
It is with deep sorrow and profound respect the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) announces the passing of Michael Joseph O’Shea, affectionately known as Mick O’Shea, on February 29, 2024.
The Australian wool market recorded an overall solid increase last week, driven by strong prices in the merino fleece sector. On Tuesday in Sydney, a modest Merino fleece auction saw price increases as the sale advanced. The upward trend continued on Wednesday, resulting in notable gains by the end of the week, with the […]
