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11 November 2022
Cattle and sheep supply is expected to continue increasing until the end of the year as the herd and flock rebuilds move into summer.

10 November 2022
Australian red meat exports rose 2% from year-ago levels to 127,706 tonnes in October, driven by high lamb export volumes, as beef exports fell slightly from October 2021 volumes to 72,979 tonnes.

03 November 2022
While sheep and lamb yardings fell back this week, cattle yardings lifted in several states.

28 October 2022
This week, yardings came back 33% for cattle and 10% for lambs. Getting stock to sales is becoming more difficult due to flooded roads, so producers are prioritising moving stock to high ground or preferencing direct sales from the paddock.

21 October 2022
Yardings have increased this week for cattle, with predicted further wet conditions to come. At some sheep sales, the yarding improved dramatically as producers look to move livestock off their properties before the wet potentially prevents any transport to saleyards. 

13 October 2022
Australia’s world-leading eating quality grading program, Meat Standards Australia (MSA), continues to deliver significant benefits and value to the red meat industry, from the farm gate through to the consumer’s plate, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

07 October 2022
Total cattle yardings have softened 31% week-on-week after the strong yardings seen last week. This, along with the recent public holidays and rain events, has impacted the numbers moving through the yards.

06 October 2022
There are multiple factors weighing on supply performance at the saleyard level for spring 2022

30 September 2022
Variability within market indicators is expected to continue. With indicators calculated on a seven-day rolling average and so many markets not running last week, this easing in supply will impact throughput and volatility.

23 September 2022
The national public holiday on Thursday and the Victorian public holiday on Friday put a hold on some key markets this week. As yardings ease and throughput for indicators is reduced, the market will strengthen.