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17 March 2022
With saleyard lamb prices across the board operating in softer territory than what they were 12 months ago, many producers have chosen to sell their lambs direct through over-the-hooks selling avenues.

17 March 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) fell to start the week due to softer yardings driven by widespread rainfall and flooding in NSW and Queensland. The indicator then recovered 8c on Wednesday by a return to traditional seasonal yardings for Dalby in Queensland. Less affected areas also have reduced yardings as they maintain restocker intentions off the back of favourable rain events over the past week.

16 March 2022
AUSTRALIA’S world-first Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF) has today announced a series of new appointments to its leadership, including Dr Scott Williams as Chair and four new members of the Sustainability Steering Group (SSG).

10 March 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) fell to start the week due to softer yardings driven by widespread rainfall and flooding in NSW and Queensland. The indicator then recovered 8c on Wednesday by a return to traditional seasonal yardings for Dalby in Queensland. Less affected areas also have reduced yardings as they maintain restocker intentions off the back of favourable rain events over the past week.

10 March 2022
Lambs are now flowing on to the market, lifting 2022 weekly lamb slaughter volumes above 2021 and 2020 levels for the first time this year.

09 March 2022
Global trade remained challenging for global exports in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to create supply chain and logistical issues. Lower production also compounded the impact on Australian exports as herd rebuilding continued. However, increased prices across international markets kept export volumes high relative to production. As a result, exports represented 72% of total red meat production over the year. In total, Australia exported 1.45 million tonnes of red meat, a 10.4% decline from 2020 levels.

07 March 2022
Female leaders from across the thriving Australian beef industry are reiterating the critical role women play in achieving sustainability this International Women’s Day.

03 March 2022
Above-average conditions experienced in many sheep regions during 2021 supported a significant uptick in average lamb carcase weights compared to the 10-year average, MLA analysis shows.

03 March 2022
Encouragingly, restocker buyers at South Australian saleyards this week have operated strongly on lambs, driving the state’s indicator price to 98c/kg cwt or 11% higher than week ago levels.