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15 May 2020
COVID-19: impacts on markets

21 March 2019
January ABS slaughter data raises concerns for livestock supply moving forward, with numbers indicating a continuation of heightened turn-off.

29 August 2018
Over a third of Australia’s sheep flock resides in NSW – which has had its driest January to July period since 1965. This has resulted in a delay of new season lambs presenting at NSW saleyards, down 50% on the same time last year.

02 July 2015
Lamb consignments throughout NSW increased by 14% week-on-week, for a total of 109,307 head.

12 January 2023
Australian red meat exports were faced with turbulent global conditions throughout 2022. While there were hugely positive developments, such as signing trade agreements with India and the UK, there was also a string of natural disasters, war and the onset of inflation, all of which have shaken consumer confidence in Australia’s major export markets. Despite this, Australian red meat exports performed strongly in 2022, with record lamb exports offering a window into 2023 for beef producers and exporters.

08 May 2020
The unprecedented and unpredictable nature of COVID-19 makes it very difficult to report on the complete range of impacts to...

15 March 2024
The cattle market has experienced a downturn across all indicators. Cattle yardings have decreased by 20,001 to 67,332 head, marking a 30% increase compared to figures from 2023. Notably, there has been a 40% increase in week-on-week yardings compared to 2023.

10 September 2020
Reduced cattle turnoff has been a catalyst to declining beef exports in 2020. There are, however, positive signs for both lamb and mutton exports.