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26 April 2024
Lamb and sheep slaughter achieve the second largest weekly slaughter on record.

24 April 2024
Australian lamb has taken centre stage in Indonesia during the nation's first-ever Lamb Challenge. Held at Archipelago International, the largest hotel operated in South-East Asia, the partnership program between the hotel group and MLA was presented on 22 February.

19 April 2024
The cattle market eased for all indicators with the Restocker Yearling Heifer indicator performing the strongest. Yardings reached 84,609 head with a notable increase of 15,339 head positioning it as the fourth largest yarding of the year.

12 April 2024
The cattle market was relatively mixed this week. Yardings lifted slightly, up 3,866 head (or 7%) to 58,596, though still below the numbers seen earlier in the year. Despite the short week last week, yardings fell in NSW and Tasmania due to several store sales. Queensland yardings lifted slightly 13,485 head, as the Queensland Monday sale was not covered this week.

05 April 2024
The cattle market has shown signs of improvement across various indicators. Following the Easter break and bolstered by strong rainfall, yardings increased by 1,688 to reach 23,704 head – however, this is still a 61% drop from two weeks ago. Queensland witnessed the largest reduction in yardings, declining by 1019 to 5,869 head.

05 April 2024
There is a well-known adage that 80% of an animal’s value comes from 20% of its carcase, leaving the remainder to be considered as ‘co-products’. These co-products encompass a range of items such as runners, tallow, hides, tripe, beef cheeks, liver and other organs.

28 March 2024
This week was a record-breaking week in the markets, with the highest lamb and cattle slaughter in years. It was largely driven by market dynamics and the smaller yardings due to the Easter long weekend.

27 March 2024
The latest data from the joint Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Sheep Producer Intentions PULSE Survey (SPIS) was published earlier this week, showing that producers held onto their lambs due to concerns about weather conditions and pricing.

22 March 2024
The cattle market was mixed, with an overall improvement in prices across the week. Yardings eased by 24%, a 27,024 decline to 51,696 head.

21 March 2024
The outlook for the cattle and sheep industry is strong, with a good production forecast in 2024. This year, Australia is expected to remain within a neutral Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), while the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) outlook indicates either an El Niño or La Niña event. Long-term forecasts for a La Niña event in 2024 are varied.