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Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

Latest Stories

Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market offers big numbers at opening sale for 2021 and buyers responded for a positive result.

Test 2 days, 13 hours

Long wools proving industry headache

Long wools proving industry headache

Shearing delays across the country adding to longer length wool woes for processors.

Test 3 days, 19 hours

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Good times continue for lamb producers as prices for the new year start strongly.

Test 4 days, 14 hours

Good vibes for industry as China increases quota for clean wool

Good vibes for industry as China increases quota for clean wool

China sticks to its plans and increases tariff free quota for the import of Australian clean wool.

Test 4 days, 17 hours

Wool 2020 - it didn't boom, but it didn't bust either

Wool 2020 - it didn't boom, but it didn't bust either

Wool was one of the hardest hit commodity's due to Covid-19, but now shows signs of hope.

Test 3 weeks, 1 day

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing nations the key to Australian sheepmeat export growth in the long-term.

Test 3 weeks, 3 days

Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat markets have remained resilient during the year, buoyed along by a desperate demand from producers to rebuild flocks.

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Mutton takes one for the team in 2020

Mutton takes one for the team in 2020

Mutton has taken a back seat in 2020, falling behind lamb to track below the five-year average.

Test 3 weeks, 6 days

China slow to re-approve lamb exports

China slow to re-approve lamb exports

Two big Aussie sheepmeat processors yet to gain re-approval to ship products into China.

Woolgrowers nervous as trade war continues to simmer

Woolgrowers nervous as trade war continues to simmer

Woolgrowers are hoping to avoid being the next export commodity caught in trade war crossfire.