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08 September 2023
31,779 tonnes of Australian lamb were exported in August, 21% more than August 2022 and the highest monthly export volume on record.

08 September 2023
Shoppers are increasingly putting red meat in their trolley as retail prices push back against the inflation trend being seen more generally at the supermarket checkout.

08 September 2023
Cattle yardings were their lowest in nine weeks this week, tightening by 11,108 to 38,150 head. Yardings in NSW and Victoria eased marginally due to fortnightly sales not running this week, while yardings in Queensland tightened by 10,778 head. Numbers in Queensland eased in every sale, with sales an average of 29% smaller than the week before.

05 September 2023
The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Sustainability Steering Group (SSG), adding extensive experience in the implementation of sustainable practices and deep connections to industry.

01 September 2023
Queensland goat producers have a new point of contact in Bec Brayley, a new small ruminant extension officer based at Charleville.

01 September 2023
Consistent with trends over the past few months, the cattle market generally eased this week. Cattle yardings totaled 43,493 head, just 12 head more than last week. Most sales numbers increased or fell very slightly, except for Dalby, where yardings fell by 2,381 to 4,763 head.

01 September 2023
In 2023, the female slaughter rate (FSR) in the United States is 51.5%, suggesting that the US cattle herd is still destocking. At the same time, overall slaughter in the US is down 28% for the year-to-date, as overall female slaughter has declined at roughly the same rate as bull and steer slaughter.

25 August 2023
Cattle eased by 8,231 head from last week to 43,481 head, as yardings fell in all states except Tasmania.

18 August 2023
Yardings held firm this week at 51,712 head, 0.5% below last week. NSW yardings were 2,048 lower than the week before at 23,097, while yardings in Queensland rose by 1,464 to 19,137 head and yardings in Victoria, SA, WA and Tasmania were relatively flat.

18 August 2023
When Tom Hicks came back to the family’s composite stud and beef operation in the Riverina 11 years ago he was keen to look at ways of increasing farm productivity by lifting the performance of the business’ perennial pastures.