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28 June 2024
The cattle market was varied this week. Cattle yardings eased 15,960 head to 49,145, with Queensland the only state to see a significant lift in yarding to 18,593 head.

27 June 2024
Australian lamb slaughter reached a new peak last week, with the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) slaughter report recording over 510,000 head. This figure is in line with the high production we’ve seen over the past few years; 2023 saw the largest lamb production volume on record, and Australian sheepmeat made up half of all exports.

26 June 2024
Australian beef producers have indicated growing optimism in the Australian beef industry according to the latest Beef Producer Intentions Survey (BPIS). The survey, run three times a year by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), has reported that one in two producers saw a positive outlook, resulting in a nett positive sentiment increase of 11% to 34% compared to the last survey in November 2023.

21 June 2024
MLA has released the eagerly awaited 2024 Global Goat Snapshot, providing a comprehensive analysis of Australia's leading role in the global goatmeat market.

21 June 2024
The market generally moved sideways this week. Yardings dipped by 7,349 to 53,655 head, despite the longer trading week in some states after the King’s Birthday long weekend. This was mostly due to a 9,974 head drop in Queensland yardings to 15,465 head. Yardings were smaller in every Queensland sale except Dalby.

21 June 2024
NSW goat producers, James Nalder and James Boland have been appointed to the Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC).

17 June 2024
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released the preliminary estimates for the 2023 Farm Data Portal. It provides insights into the financial performance of broadacre, beef, cropping, dairy, sheep and sheep-beef farms.