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20 December 2023
There have been plenty of challenges and uncertainty in the livestock sector this year. Markets and weather dominating so much of the commentary. While we are aware of the challenges and supporting the industry as best as we can, at Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), we’ve also been busy telling Australian red meat’s good news story to industry and consumers, here and overseas. I wanted to quickly share with you what we’ve been up to this year and some personal highlights as I sign off as Managing Director at Christmas.

22 December 2023
The cattle market eased this week. With Christmas at our doorstep, some key saleyards have closed for the year and will start up in the new year. Market reports states key buyers and processors were not operating thus entering a cheaper market compared to the previous week. Cattle yardings dropped by 75,112 to 7,452 head, however such a significant decline is expected given the time of year.

19 December 2023
As Australian red meat supply picks up, MLA is supporting exporters and levy payers to capitalise on the positive trading conditions in North America.

06 October 2023
The article examines the current cattle market conditions in each state to identify areas of key performance.

20 December 2023
As the year draws to a close let’s take a look back at the most popular articles from The Weekly throughout 2023.

21 December 2023
The Australian sheep flock is the largest it has been since 2007, this is attributed to a focus on flock productivity and coming off three prosperous seasons. This record flock size, combined with announcements of a poor seasonal outlook in 2024 has resulted in record yardings through saleyards in 2023.

01 December 2023
Recent rainfall on the east coast over the last week ranging from 25mm to 150mm has improved market sentiment, pushing up prices for all cattle indicators. The performance of each state is closely linked to the amount of rainfall over the past two months.

20 December 2023
This year has brought its fair share of challenges, from complex geopolitics to drier weather conditions in Australia, cost-of-living concerns, and a backdrop of uncertain global economic growth. But from a program perspective, it is also the year when a lot of the planning and development undertaken by MLA’s international team has come to life.

18 October 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has published new analysis of the broader market conditions and economic contribution of the red meat industry in the latest State of the Industry Report 2023 released today.