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13 February 2023
Beef production in the NSW Northern Rivers region, and more widely the lands east of the tablelands extending from Gympie to Newcastle are based on tropical grass pasture species.

10 February 2023
With the uptick in supply, prices have eased since the end of last year but held relatively steady in 2023. The new Processor Cow Indicator (previously the Medium Cow) shows that, due to current pressure of higher prices on the processors, buyers met with solid demand this week. This caused a stabilisation to occur in the market.

08 February 2023
MLA has released a suite of 2021–2022 Market Snapshot reports covering 13 key global markets (including Australia) for beef and sheepmeat. The snapshots provide the most recent insights into consumers, retail and foodservice sectors, and our trading environment, including export data and competitive landscape.

03 February 2023
On Thursday 16 February, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) will present a live webinar covering all key aspects of Australia’s sheep flock and its forecasts for 2023

03 February 2023
A group of northern producers looking to improve property productivity used an MLA Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to see if it’s economical to fertilise sown pastures – the results show it can be, with the right steps.

02 February 2023
The Australian Beef industry and cattle herd are well positioned to capitalise on changing global supply dynamics in 2023. This year will be a year of transition and maturity for Australia’s cattle herd, with any increases in numbers now beyond rebuild status, with all key production metrics forecast to improve this year, according to the latest Cattle Industry Projections update from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

27 January 2023
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) had a relatively stable week this week after significant softening from pre-Christmas prices to 781.39c/kg carcase weight (cwt). The Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) currently sits at a premium in comparison to the EYCI with the current rate at 857.25c/kg cwt.

27 January 2023
For the first time since 2016, mutton prices have dropped below $3/kg carcase weight, currently down 98c since the start of the year – a fall of 25%. In contrast, the Trade Lamb Indicator (TLI) has risen 4%, and the heavy lamb indicator is up 4.6% over the same time frame. Light lamb’s trajectory is following that of mutton – down 7%.

25 January 2023
After persevering through devastating bushfires, NSW beef producers Craig and Tamara Corby know a thing or two about the highs and lows of managing a livestock business.

20 January 2023
For the first full market week of 2023, slaughter volumes across most categories improved strongly. This indicates a large supply of slaughter-weight animals as producers rebuild their flocks and herds. Week-on-week, cattle numbers have improved by 62%, or 31,300 head, indicating that stock held back due to weight gain performance are beginning to hit the market. Comparing year-on-year volumes, numbers are higher by 32%, or 19,500 head, indicating a strong start to 2023.