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Bargains - WA ewes bought before the price bubble burst

Bargains - WA ewes bought before the price bubble burst

As the O'Connell district reinvigorated from January and February rains, trading opportunities arose for Tom Roberts who imported Merino ewes from WA for $130 each plus $31/head transport cost.

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Meat & Livestock Australia has closed all its offices for a month to ride out the coronavirus risk.

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

A big yarding of lambs at Monday's Bendigo sale added to fears producers are keen to sell amid fears coronavirus will cause more headaches in the red meat supply chain.

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Major saleyards reported much reduced lamb numbers at the start of this week as a panic sell-off is put on hold.

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

New rules will ban live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East to other ports for 3.5 months during the northern hemisphere summer.

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Meat & Livestock Australia has closed all its offices for a month to ride out the coronavirus risk.

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Major saleyards reported much reduced lamb numbers at the start of this week as a panic sell-off is put on hold.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

New rules will ban live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East to other ports for 3.5 months during the northern hemisphere summer.

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

Meat & Livestock Australia's officers remain open - for now - as coronavirus continues to spread.

Fall armyworm is on the march, warns MLA

Fall armyworm is on the march, warns MLA

Exotic fall armyworm is spreading from its arrival point at Bamaga in far north Queensland.

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

A big yarding of lambs at Monday's Bendigo sale added to fears producers are keen to sell amid fears coronavirus will cause more headaches in the red meat supply chain.

Wool

COVID-19 rocks wool industry

COVID-19 rocks wool industry

Agony for wool producers as Coronavirus rocks the industry.

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Colette Garnsey has written to grower shareholders to update them on how the company is dealing with coronavirus.

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX has bowed to pressure and will defer its push to add a new non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration.

COVID-19 causes carnage at Aussie wool auctions

COVID-19 causes carnage at Aussie wool auctions

We saw a big slap in the face for the wool market last week as the impacts of COVID-19 continue to reverberate around the globe.

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

The Australian wool market suffered a painful day on Tuesday with the EMI shedding 97c.

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

The luxury menswear brand from Italy runs the awards in collaboration with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association.

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Longreach shearing contractor Raelene Bowden has isolated herself and her team of 15 as her way of managing the new protocols brought in to manage the spread of COVID-19 in the shearing industry.

Wool market makes a modest recovery

Wool market makes a modest recovery

A recovery of sorts occurred as expected for the wool market last week.

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

New protocols have been released for wool harvesting in the era of Covid-19.

Sales

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.

New Zealand sheep flock on its way up

New Zealand sheep flock on its way up

Total sheep numbers are expected to increase in New Zealand by 0.3 per cent to 27.39 million head.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Another week, another record at Edenhope

Another week, another record at Edenhope

It was another record breaking week at the Edenhope saleyards, with the highest price ever, $174, paid for first cross wether lambs.

What's driving the store sheep boom?

What's driving the store sheep boom?

Prices for young ewes has cracked $400, but what is conspiring to send prices so high?

Young goats up to $30 dearer

Young goats up to $30 dearer

The domestic goat market is kicking on lately as drought continues to affect supply.

A favourable wether pattern

A favourable wether pattern

Well presented first cross wether lambs made good money at Edenhope yesterday, with the top price $174.

National ewe record briefly held at Edenhope

National ewe record briefly held at Edenhope

Edenhope held the national record for ewe prices for mere hours but it retains the highest price in Victoria, with prices to $388.

First-cross ewes hit $388

First-cross ewes hit $388

EWES at Edenhope, Vic, today have hit a record $388.

Studstock

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.