Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
A concerted effort to refurbish 150km of exclusion fencing combined with a consistent wild dog baiting program has enabled the nation’s largest sheep station to turn the corner in profitability.
With a rare decline across all the six main lamb reporting categories, the largest fall was attributed to the shedding lines, which lost all of last week gains, as a reduction in the feature lines offered impacted top-end prices for the category.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), in conjunction with Action4Agriculture, is pleased to announce that Florance McGufficke is the winner of its 2022/23 Emerging Young Leaders Scholarship.
SIL shedding breed ewes returned the highest clearance across joined ewe categories last week, reaching 94% with prices averaging $481/head.
Merino Fleece saw increased competition from a wider range of buyers on opening. The best performers were the 16.5μ which increased by 77c and the 17μ MPG, closing up 98c. 17.5 and 18.0 MPG’s added 55c and 54c respectively whilst the 19μ-21μ MPG’s added 30-40c.
Joined ewe categories saw a considerable rise in SIL Merino ewe listings this week, with 3,647 head offered as the category returned an 87% clearance.
Lamb survival rates have jumped from 30 to 100 per cent thanks to wild dog exclusion fencing on one western Queensland sheep station.
The AWEX EMI closed on 1407c – up 15c at auction sales in Australia last week. The 42,794 bales offered was met with buoyant competition from a wide range of local and indent exporters with Tuesday’s EMI just maintaining within 1c.
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Across the joined ewe categories, station-mated shedding breed ewes had a total of 4,958 head offered last week, with the category averaging $327/head – up $24 from the previous week.
Integrity Scheme Certified Non Mulesed wool with superior specifications attracted bids well above the market average, as demand for these types continues to outstrip supply.
