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04 August 2022
A good place to start when looking at the percentage of sales going to feeders, processors and restockers respectively is the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI)

03 August 2022
Sustainability traits are front-and-centre for Queensland Wagyu seedstock producers the Hamblin family, alongside fertility and eating quality.

29 July 2022
While the presence of both Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Indonesia have heightened concern in the Australian livestock industry, Managing Director for MLA, Jason Strong, says it’s important to consider perspective and a long-term view, when examining market drivers influencing the cattle market.

29 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) continued to ease this week, softening 60¢ week-on-week. This brings the four-week price change to 126¢ in mid-June. The largest contributors to the indicator, Roma and Wagga Wagga, are contributing 29% collectively and are still trading at a premium on the national average. Restocker sales softened 12.6% and were overtaken by feeder sales contributing to the indicator. Read more on market drivers affecting the EYCI here.

28 July 2022
On Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their 2021 financial year commodities figures. These figures indicate the national herd and flock sizes as well as agricultural land use at 30 June 2021, just before the financial year ends.

28 July 2022
There’s been lots of discussion lately in our industry around Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as well as Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). Australia is currently free of FMD and LSD, both of which have recently been detected in Indonesia.

26 July 2022
As the third generation of a pioneering sheep breeding family, WA producer Lynley Anderson is dedicated to producing resilient sheep which meet environmental challenges head-on and deliver on market expectations.

25 July 2022
Welcome to another edition of Making the Grade, Meat Standards Australia’s (MSA) newsletter for all things beef and sheepmeat eating quality. In this edition we recap the latest MSA Excellence in Eating Quality (EEQ) Awards, take a look at what's new in eating quality research and development, dive into MLA’s Objective Measurement (OM) program and much more.

25 July 2022
The MSA Excellence in Eating Quality (EEQ) Series aims to raise awareness of MSA best management practice through a series of forums held across the nation.