After much anticipation, the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), agreed in-principle in June 2021, was signed on 17 December 2021. While there was initial political enthusiasm, the deal would be ratified and enter into force mid-2022. The timeline has been amended due to a range of factors including the Australian federal election, the passing of the Queen and now the change of Prime Minister in the UK.

Australia exported 124,698 tonnes of red meat in September 2022, down 16% from August and down 6% from September 2021. Beef exports fell 12% year-on-year, while lamb exports rose 15%, mutton exports fell 9% and goat exports rose 23%. So far in 2022, Australia has exported 1,082,994 tonnes of red meat overall, 1% less than the first nine months of 2021.

Australia has been a major and consistent supplier of red meat to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for decades.

Australia’s red meat producers are being encouraged to subscribe to Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) enhanced interactive market reports to get the latest and most relevant information for their businesses – and be in with the chance to win $1,000 of fuel.

Some of Australia’s finest food and wine will feature on the menu on Tuesday night when some of Thailand’s most influential foodies sit down for a feast of the best Australia has to offer.

This week, yardings came back 33% for cattle and 10% for lambs. Getting stock to sales is becoming more difficult due to flooded roads, so producers are prioritising moving stock to high ground or preferencing direct sales from the paddock.

Northern producer Chris Morrow manages Nerrima Station, a 15,000 head beef enterprise in the West Kimberley. Here, Chris talks about his involvement in the Northern Breeding Business (NB2) project and how he uses data across his business to boost production.

By Jason Strong, Managing Director, MLA Foot and mouth disease (FMD) has always been on the radar of the Australian livestock industry. This year that attention heightened with the confirmation of FMD and lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Indonesia, including the tourist hot spot of Bali. The issue attracted national media coverage, hit the political spotlight, and put significant attention on our biosecurity system and preparedness.

Market scan for Australian origin of Australian labelled product

Yardings have increased this week for cattle, with predicted further wet conditions to come. At some sheep sales, the yarding improved dramatically as producers look to move livestock off their properties before the wet potentially prevents any transport to saleyards.