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Sheepmeat

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Want more lambs? First look at yourself in the mirror

Want more lambs? First look at yourself in the mirror

Producers have the tools to help them halve current lambing losses says leading consultant.

Sheep numbers keep dipping, lamb exports keep rising

Sheep numbers keep dipping, lamb exports keep rising

Australia's sheep nunbers are set to fall to levels not seen since 1904 but sheepmeat exports are tipped to keep booming.

China and US go neck and neck for our sheepmeat in January

China and US go neck and neck for our sheepmeat in January

Another month and the same story of China and the United States dominating Australia's sheepmeat exports.

Lamb and mutton market not rattled by coronavirus as prices keep rising

Lamb and mutton market not rattled by coronavirus as prices keep rising

Benchmark lamb and mutton price indicators have kept rising this week after welcome rain across wide areas of NSW and Queensland.

Sheep numbers keep dipping, lamb exports keep rising

Sheep numbers keep dipping, lamb exports keep rising

Australia's sheep nunbers are set to fall to levels not seen since 1904 but sheepmeat exports are tipped to keep booming.

Mount Ronan maternal ram sells for $1250

Mount Ronan maternal ram sells for $1250

After a one-year hiatus the Mount Ronan summer ram sale returned for its fifth sale last week, offering 30 White Suffolk and 30 Maternal rams via AuctionsPlus.

Why the lamb campaign couldn't be launched before Australia Day

Why the lamb campaign couldn't be launched before Australia Day

Meat and Livestock Australia says the delay to the launch of this year's summer lamb campaign was due to the difficult times caused by horrific bushfires.

Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

There is a world record shearing attempt at Darkan today.

Hang onto your hat, restocker lamb indicator hits $10 a kg

Hang onto your hat, restocker lamb indicator hits $10 a kg

Saleyard lamb and mutton prices have continued to rise on the back of widespread rain.

Mount Ronan maternal ram sells for $1250

Mount Ronan maternal ram sells for $1250

After a one-year hiatus the Mount Ronan summer ram sale returned for its fifth sale last week, offering 30 White Suffolk and 30 Maternal rams via AuctionsPlus.

Lamb and mutton market not rattled by coronavirus as prices keep rising

Lamb and mutton market not rattled by coronavirus as prices keep rising

Benchmark lamb and mutton price indicators have kept rising this week after welcome rain across wide areas of NSW and Queensland.

Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

There is a world record shearing attempt at Darkan today.

China and US go neck and neck for our sheepmeat in January

China and US go neck and neck for our sheepmeat in January

Another month and the same story of China and the United States dominating Australia's sheepmeat exports.

Hang onto your hat, restocker lamb indicator hits $10 a kg

Hang onto your hat, restocker lamb indicator hits $10 a kg

Saleyard lamb and mutton prices have continued to rise on the back of widespread rain.

Lambs hit $310 despite coronavirus fears

Lambs hit $310 despite coronavirus fears

Lamb prices shot through the $300 barrier at Ballarat and Bendigo this week despite fears about the impact of coronavirus on exports to China.

Nerstane clears 133 rams for a top of $7500

Nerstane clears 133 rams for a top of $7500

Nerstane Merino rams sell to five states, with several bulk buyers in attendance.

Why the lamb campaign couldn't be launched before Australia Day

Why the lamb campaign couldn't be launched before Australia Day

Meat and Livestock Australia says the delay to the launch of this year's summer lamb campaign was due to the difficult times caused by horrific bushfires.

Wool

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Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

Gun shearer all set for record attempt today

There is a world record shearing attempt at Darkan today.

Testing shows strength of WA wool market

Testing shows strength of WA wool market

Latest Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) bale core test statistics suggest wool production in Western Australia so far this season continues to remain stronger than in other States.

Wool's got nothing to fear from growth of online buying of clothes

Wool's got nothing to fear from growth of online buying of clothes

Australian Wool Innovation says the growth of online selling of clothes is an opportunity for Merino wool.

Trainee grew up around sheep and wool

Trainee grew up around sheep and wool

Woolgrowers who deal with Primaries of WA may notice a new face above a blue and white checked shirt in their shearing shed, at the Bibra Lake wool store or the Western Wool Centre (WWC).

Testing shows strength of WA wool market

Testing shows strength of WA wool market

Latest Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) bale core test statistics suggest wool production in Western Australia so far this season continues to remain stronger than in other States.

Next generation offers a new perspective

Next generation offers a new perspective

WOOL might seem a traditional industry, but aspects of it are changing rapidly and when it is populated largely by older men, a young perspective can be useful.

Wool market sniffs at coronavirus as EMI jumps 21 cents

Wool market sniffs at coronavirus as EMI jumps 21 cents

The wool market has ended the week on a positive note with the Eastern Market Indicator rising another 21 cents a kilogram clean.

Wool market sniffle as China virus lockdown continues

Wool market sniffle as China virus lockdown continues

The wool market lost a little ground this week as the trade waits anxiously for China to contain an outbreak of coronavirus.

Wool market shrugs off coronavirus concerns

Wool market shrugs off coronavirus concerns

Last week saw the wool market in Australia shrug off concerns over the coronavirus and get down to business working on refilling the pipeline.

Next generation offers a new perspective

Next generation offers a new perspective

WOOL might seem a traditional industry, but aspects of it are changing rapidly and when it is populated largely by older men, a young perspective can be useful.

Trainee grew up around sheep and wool

Trainee grew up around sheep and wool

Woolgrowers who deal with Primaries of WA may notice a new face above a blue and white checked shirt in their shearing shed, at the Bibra Lake wool store or the Western Wool Centre (WWC).

Wool market sniffle as China virus lockdown continues

Wool market sniffle as China virus lockdown continues

The wool market lost a little ground this week as the trade waits anxiously for China to contain an outbreak of coronavirus.

Wool's got nothing to fear from growth of online buying of clothes

Wool's got nothing to fear from growth of online buying of clothes

Australian Wool Innovation says the growth of online selling of clothes is an opportunity for Merino wool.

Wool market shrugs off coronavirus concerns

Wool market shrugs off coronavirus concerns

Last week saw the wool market in Australia shrug off concerns over the coronavirus and get down to business working on refilling the pipeline.

EMI edges up to 1556c as wool market steadies

EMI edges up to 1556c as wool market steadies

Despite fears about the impact of coronavirus on the wool market, prices nudged up at sales today.

Hopes wool market can avoid long term damage from coronavirus

Hopes wool market can avoid long term damage from coronavirus

An outbreak of coronavirus in China has wrapped the Australian wool market in more uncertainty.

Wool market sniffs at coronavirus as EMI jumps 21 cents

Wool market sniffs at coronavirus as EMI jumps 21 cents

The wool market has ended the week on a positive note with the Eastern Market Indicator rising another 21 cents a kilogram clean.

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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.

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?

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.

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.

Studstock

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Ewes make $186 at annual Kojonup sale

Ewes make $186 at annual Kojonup sale

A quality yarding of more than 3200 Merino and Border Leicester cross ewes tempted bidders out of the shade and into the saleyard lanes on a sweaty sale day at Kojonup last Friday when the Primaries team held its annual December sheep sale.

Shedding breeds finish season on a high

Shedding breeds finish season on a high

WA's newest sheep breeds gave a timely boost to the shedding breeds overall results and finish the 2019 ram selling season on a high.

British and Australasian averages up

British and Australasian averages up

Given the number of ewes that have left the system in the past few years and this year's dry winter, many expected this year's British and Australasian breed sales to be back but they weren't.

Merinos record $1656 season average

Merinos record $1656 season average

After going to a whole new level last year on the back of record-breaking wool and sheep prices, Merino ram sales across the State this year in general were back on last year.

Second best season for ram sales

Second best season for ram sales

After a record breaking year in 2018, ram sales across Western Australia saw a modest correction this year, but there remained plenty of positives for stud breeders to retain optimism for their industry.

Spring shorn ewes sell to $178 at Kojonup

Spring shorn ewes sell to $178 at Kojonup

It was a hot day at the Kojonup saleyards recently but that didn't stop producers from gathering for the Elders special sheep sale.

Ewes sell to $162 at Kojonup spring sale

Ewes sell to $162 at Kojonup spring sale

Elders held the first of its three special spring ewe sales at Kojonup last week and the buyers appreciated the line-up, pushing prices to $162 as the wind blew up and the grey rain clouds rolled in.

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Growers feel heat of extended ban

Growers feel heat of extended ban

The introduction of the three-month moratorium on live sheep exports to the Middle East from June to August has already made a significant impact on our largest importer, Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading.