Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
The new wave of fashion has emerged titled “Mob Wife” which has been tipped to replacing the Barbie fashion wave which unfortunately promoted more synthetic than natural fibre promotion. One hopes that the popularity of the “Mob Wife” fashion, which boasts ladies formal suiting and faux fur, will increase sales of our merino and crossbred […]
Blowfly resistant Short-Tail Merino sheep with high fertility and medium micron wool are proving to be game changers for western and peri urban growers, addressing animal welfare issues and reducing input costs.
Merino Feece, as predicted, opened reasonably steady for the 18.5 µ micron and coarser, and 10-20 cheaper for the 16-18µ combing merino lots.
One part of Elders’ brand new wool handling business, Elders Wool, has officially launched at Rockingham, Western Australia.
Merino Fleece did not respond well to the low volume of bales offered last week with one commentator highlighting the level of extreme caution shown from the usual exporter participants refraining from buying in a small offering, in fear of applying unnecessary price pressure in this sector with Tuesdays EMI falling 12c. Whilst the merino […]
The negative market sentiment over the past few weeks has been somewhat alarming given the emotive buying pattern in the closing sale of December, pushing the EMI up 35c to 1212c with the 17 MPG topping out at 1970c and 19 MPG at 1498c. In the three sales post Xmas the EMI has fallen 26c […]
Merino Fleece experienced price falls ranging between 24-58c in Sydney, however the price falls in Melbourne measured between 4 & 72c.
The Australian sheep flock is the largest since 2007, sitting at 28.75 million head due to historically large numbers of breeding ewes and high marking rates.
As Victoria’s grain harvest draws to a close in many parts of the state, Agriculture Victoria has updated a resource for farmers intending to graze crop stubble.
Merino Fleece opened strongly in the first hour of selling in Sydney, however Melbourne’s selection did not follow suit. This in turn influenced the Western markets which washed 18c off the Western Market Indicator. Whist the 16.5, 18.0 and 19.0 MPG’s were positively influenced by the superfine selection in Sydney, the remaining MPG’s came under […]
South Australian sheep and farmed goat producers can now apply for a rebate on eligible eID tags purchased between 1 January – 31 December 2023.
Merino Fleece delivered the week we have been praying for especially in the Northern region. 17.5 µ and finer posted rises of 94 -145c, whilst the 18µ and coarser added 42-89c. The large traders had to fight hard to buy against the Chinese indent operators in what I would consider a rare course of events […]
