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Animal Justice Party solid behind deal claim, Watt in denial

ANIMAL Justice Party leader Louise Pfeiffer is standing behind an AJP claim that it delivered the ‘knockout blow’ to the live sheep trade via a preference deal with the Albanese Government, as Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt continues to deny any deals were done…Read More

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Terry Sim, May 17, 2024

News

Farmers vote no confidence in Albanese and seek Watt’s removal

FARMER anger over the May 2028 live sheep trade phaseout announcement continued this week with a vote of no confidence in the Albanese Government and a call for the removal of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt…Read More

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Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Lamb Processing

Quarterly national lamb slaughter highest on record – ABS

AUSTRALIA has recorded its highest quarterly lamb slaughter on record from January to March this year of almost 7 million head…Read More

Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Dry south lifts prices

WHEAT, barley and sorghum have traded steady to higher in the past week as dry conditions across southern Australia tighten near-term supply amid ongoing export demand…Read More

Liz Wells, May 17, 2024

Wool Market Reports

Wool auctions finish the week on higher note

COMPETITION increased for later lots in wool auctions this week as buyers bid for limited offerings…Read More

Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Property

Charleville’s Raceview Station sold for $21 million

THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales and some interesting recent listings across the country…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, May 17, 2024

Wool

Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

AUSTRALIA’S sheep and wool industries, and regional communities, are being treated as sacrificial lambs to meet other political agendas, according to New South Wales wool broker Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses…Read More

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Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses, May 16, 2024

Live Export

Farmer leaders walk out on Watt over 2028 sheep trade phaseout

AUSTRALIAN farmer, live export and sheep sector leaders walked out on Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt at the CropLife agricultural industry budget breakfast in Canberra this morning in protest at the Albanese Government’s proposed phaseout of the live sheep trade by 2028…Read More

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Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Wool

Wool trade policy program not funded in Federal Budget
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Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Biosecurity

NFF says biosecurity levy likely to be voted down in the Senate
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

News

Federal Budget light on good news for ag sectors
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Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Weather

Chance of a La Niña increasing, but not a certainty
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 15 May 2024
Bureau of Meteorology, May 14, 2024

Wild Dog & Pest Control

New national rabbit biocontrol ‘arms race’ strategy released
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

33.85
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6678
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

19 May 2024 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-5.86
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

647.6
Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1134
Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

19 May 2024 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

What readers are saying

Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

Yes it I support what you are saying whole heartily. The government is slowly killing our farmers with the supporting of animal activists who have no idea on living....

Kaylene Fitch
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Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

This story is a load of scaremongering rubbish. 1) Farming is one of the easiest job to transition from sheep to beef or cropping. 2) As for the transportation....

Carmel Arena
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Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

Why do other countries want to import live sheep rather than processed meat?....

William Hearn
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Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

Whilst I feel empathy for sheep producers going through the current drought and feed shortages, I disagree with the call to continue live export of sheep. Sheep producers have....

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News

Farmers vote no confidence in Albanese and seek Watt’s removal

FARMER anger over the May 2028 live sheep trade phaseout announcement continued this week with a vote of no confidence in the Albanese Government and a call for the removal of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt…Read More

Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Sheep and wool are ‘sacrificial lambs’ on live export – Moses

AUSTRALIA’S sheep and wool industries, and regional communities, are being treated as sacrificial lambs to meet other political agendas, according to New South Wales wool broker Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses…Read More

Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses, May 16, 2024

Wool trade policy program not funded in Federal Budget

PEAK wool grower body WoolProducers Australia has described the Albanese Government’s budget denial of $2 million to establish a trade policy program as another “kick in the teeth” for Australian growers…Read More

Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Federal Budget light on good news for ag sectors

THE 2024-25 Federal Budget has received mixed reviews from the agricultural sector, with industry groups criticising the live sheep trade transition package and the absence of new infrastructure and drought funding, but welcoming new climate change and renewable energy initiatives…Read More

Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Markets

Wool auctions finish the week on higher note

COMPETITION increased for later lots in wool auctions this week as buyers bid for limited offerings…Read More

Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Lamb prices and sale clearances lift on AuctionsPlus

MOST lamb category prices improved on AuctionsPlus last week after rain across many areas of eastern Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, May 13, 2024

Superfine Merino fleece leads auction wool price falls

WOOL prices fell further in auctions this week – led by bigger falls in superfine Merino fleece values — sparking a slight increase in the percentage of bales passed-in by brokers…Read More

Sheep Central, May 10, 2024

Clearance rates drop for AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb lines

THE overall clearance rate of last week’s AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb offering fell by a quarter to 32 percent on the back of reduced listings before the ANZAC Day public holiday…Read More

Sheep Central, May 6, 2024

Sponsored Content

Strong demand launches first National SheepMaster ram sale

Strong growth in demand from commercial lamb producers and stud breeders has led to the launch of the first National SheepMaster Invitational Ram Sale in Dubbo on 28 February. ..Read More

Sponsored content, February 19, 2024

Managing worms means more than just drenching

WE can no longer manage worms just by using drenches; pasture management is key. Monitoring worm egg counts and drenching only when required reduces the exposure of the parasite to the drenches that still work…Read More

Sponsored Content, November 27, 2023

Unearth the possibilities of your agricultural business with FarmEye

RCS has provided producers with cutting-edge tools and insights for agricultural economic analysis since 1993. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to what we see as the future of business analysis: FarmEye…Read More

Sponsored Content, October 9, 2023

Ballandean Station: A legacy of agriculture and sustainability

Situated on the eastern edge of Sundown National Park, Ballandean Station not only preserves its historical charm but also thrives as a modern mixed farming and grazing enterprise utilising pasture improvement and Agricon Products’ nutrition and supplementation program…Read More

Guest Author, September 25, 2023

Lamb Production

Feedgrain Focus: Dry south lifts prices

WHEAT, barley and sorghum have traded steady to higher in the past week as dry conditions across southern Australia tighten near-term supply amid ongoing export demand…Read More

Liz Wells, May 17, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Traded volume lifts in south

ALONGSIDE rapid progress in the sowing of eastern Australia’s winter crop, volume traded has picked up in the southern market, mostly from trading companies selling warehoused stock…Read More

Liz Wells, May 13, 2024

First Sheep Genetics podcasts hit the airways

MEAT & Livestock Australia has launched its new Sheep Genetics podcast to help producers make the best use of the genetic tools available…Read More

Sheep Central, May 6, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals rally as northern plant kicks in

DEMAND from exporters lifted values for wheat and barley in the New South Wales and Queensland markets last week…Read More

Liz Wells, May 6, 2024

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: Dry south lifts prices

WHEAT, barley and sorghum have traded steady to higher in the past week as dry conditions across southern Australia tighten near-term supply amid ongoing export demand…Read More

Liz Wells, May 17, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Traded volume lifts in south

ALONGSIDE rapid progress in the sowing of eastern Australia’s winter crop, volume traded has picked up in the southern market, mostly from trading companies selling warehoused stock…Read More

Liz Wells, May 13, 2024

First Sheep Genetics podcasts hit the airways

MEAT & Livestock Australia has launched its new Sheep Genetics podcast to help producers make the best use of the genetic tools available…Read More

Sheep Central, May 6, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals rally as northern plant kicks in

DEMAND from exporters lifted values for wheat and barley in the New South Wales and Queensland markets last week…Read More

Liz Wells, May 6, 2024

Processing

Quarterly national lamb slaughter highest on record – ABS

AUSTRALIA has recorded its highest quarterly lamb slaughter on record from January to March this year of almost 7 million head…Read More

Sheep Central, May 17, 2024

Women’s shearing workshop overwhelmed by interest

WORLD record shearer Catherine Mullooly has helped fill a two-day shearing workshop in Victoria within 24 hours, highlighting the growing role of women on the handpiece in Australian wool sheds…Read More

Sheep Central, May 10, 2024

Trailblazing Aussie shearer Jeanine sets first Merino ewe record

NEW South Wales’ Jeanine Kimm has battled cold temperatures to be the first Australian woman to set an official world shearing record and the first female to do it with Merino sheep…Read More

Terry Sim, May 6, 2024

Italian wool industry bankrolls global standards initiative

LEADING Italian wool processors and brands have offered to fund the creation of global traceability and sustainability standards for the natural fibre and increased advocacy in the European Union…Read More

Terry Sim, May 3, 2024

Trade

Animal Justice Party solid behind deal claim, Watt in denial

ANIMAL Justice Party leader Louise Pfeiffer is standing behind an AJP claim that it delivered the ‘knockout blow’ to the live sheep trade via a preference deal with the Albanese Government, as Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt continues to deny any deals were done…Read More

Terry Sim, May 17, 2024

Farmer leaders walk out on Watt over 2028 sheep trade phaseout

AUSTRALIAN farmer, live export and sheep sector leaders walked out on Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt at the CropLife agricultural industry budget breakfast in Canberra this morning in protest at the Albanese Government’s proposed phaseout of the live sheep trade by 2028…Read More

Sheep Central, May 15, 2024

Confirmation of AJP preference deal done on live sheep exports

THE Animal Justice Party has confirmed it did a preference deal with the Albanese Government to secure its policy to phase out live sheep exports by sea, just months after Agriculture Minister Murray Watt claimed at Senate Estimates he had no knowledge of such deals…Read More

Terry Sim, May 13, 2024

Australian agriculture plans live sheep export fight back

USE of the Australian Farmers’ Fighting Fund, a political campaign and legal challenges were being considered to defeat the Albanese Government’s proposed live sheep export phaseout by 2028, Sheep Central..Read More

Terry Sim, May 13, 2024

Property

Charleville’s Raceview Station sold for $21 million

THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales and some interesting recent listings across the country…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, May 17, 2024

Weekly property review: Financial issues that impact buying decisions

In this week’s property review, Rabobank’s Brad James talks about a range of financial issues that can impact rural property buying decisions…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, May 10, 2024

Western Australia’s Walt Portfolio on sale for around $50 million

AROUND $50 million is anticipated for a portfolio of cropping and grazing farms in a sought-after, high rainfall region in Western Australia…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, May 10, 2024

New England finishing factory makes $30m-plus

THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales and some interesting recent listings across the country…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, May 3, 2024

AgCarbon Central

No emissions target coming to agriculture, Beef 2024 told

THE Federal Government says it will not make a specific emissions target for agriculture in its pursuit of net zero emissions by 2050…Read More

Sheep Central, May 13, 2024

Financial institutions are driving red meat sustainability demands

THE main drivers for reporting of sustainability credentials in Australian red meat value chains are not consumers but banks and Government, which are under pressure to implement their own sustainability reporting requirements, according to a newly published study…Read More

James Nason, May 6, 2024

Paraway Pastoral to hold ‘Net Zero: Better for Business’ field day

ONE of Australia’s largest sheep producers Paraway Pastoral will hold a free ‘Net Zero: Better for Business’ field day at its Victorian Wimmera property Barton Station next month…Read More

Sheep Central, April 26, 2024

Nature-based investment needs to increase to $8.1t by 2050, Colliers

A REPORT released by global real estate and professional services company, Colliers, has highlighted developing investment into “nature based solutions” as an opportunity for agriculture in the coming decades…Read More

Sheep Central, March 27, 2024

Beef Central

Editorial: Ag minister rapidly becoming one of the most unpopular in history

Australia's agriculture minister is quickly becoming one of the most unpopular ag ministers in recent history, with the botched handling of the live sheep phase out resulting in agriculture groups..Read More

Greenpeace goes on the offensive over CA’s deforestation definition

Cattle Australia has defended its work to define deforestation in the Australian context after Greenpeace labelled it an attempt by industry to water down definitions – without even waiting for..Read More

Recruitment: Environmental roles just one of many fields covered in red meat processing

A new testimonial prepared as part of the meat processing industry’s More to Meat campaign has highlighted the vast spectrum of work skills now required across the red meat processing..Read More

Low methane beef pattie experiment pulled from most Grill’d burger stores

Burger chain Grill’d has abandoned its low-methane beef option in most of its stores across Australia, after only limited interest from customers in paying an extra dollar for a burger..Read More

Grain Central

Indonesia’s PKT in talks to buy Incitec Pivot Fertilisers

Incitec Pivot is in advanced negotiations with Indonesian PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur for the potential sale of its fertiliser business...Read More

ACCC raises concerns for north over LDC’s bid for Namoi

The ACCC has raised concerns with LDC's bid for Namoi Cotton, citing a possible lack of competition for the burgeoning northern Australian industry. ..Read More

Govt’s biosecurity levy likely to flounder in Senate

Coalition and crossbench opposition looks likely to block the Federal Government's controversial Biosecurity Protection Levy when it comes to voting time in the Senate. ..Read More

GrainCorp talks up energy, sustainability in HY results

Investments focused on oils, sustainability and animal nutrition grabbed the limelight in GrainCorp's half-yearly results out today...Read More

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