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18 November 2015
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index* averaged almost 162 points in October 2015.

14 November 2019
The 90CL US imported beef indicator (a benchmark price for frozen manufacturing beef into the US) has continued to rise, fuelled by supply uncertainty and strong global demand.

14 October 2015
As outlined in MLA’s monthly Co-product Market Report, most offal prices eased during September, however items destined for the Japanese market bucked the trend.

04 July 2019
The hide market has fallen further as decreased demand, the increase of synthetic leather, and environmental regulations have an impact.

29 January 2016
Lamb consignments at Wagga declined 23%, to 23,000 head, due to considerable rain across the supply area.

28 May 2020
Restocker and processor demand have driven cattle prices upward. This trend has also been supported by lower saleyard throughput, back 22% on year-ago levels.

28 June 2016
Young cattle and lamb prices throughout the eastern states saleyards continued to rise in the final week of June – the result of good rainfall across many regions and an improved seasonal outlook.

14 November 2018
Twenty-six Livestock Market Officers (LMOs) currently work across Australia as part of MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service. Covering more than 3,000 markets a year and thousands of kilometres between them, LMOs attend and report on up to 70 of the nation’s cattle, sheep and goat sales on a weekly basis.

05 January 2016
With the historic highs seen in the Australian cattle market in 2015, there is now plenty of interest around predictions for how the market will perform in 2016 and whether or not the strong prices from 2015 can be sustained.

03 December 2015
Parts of south-east Queensland received up to 50mm over the past week, sparking upward price movements at most markets across the eastern states.