Sheep Industry News: Australia
22 October 2015

AUSTRALIA - The impact of Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA), a bacterial disease found in sheep, is the cause of significant losses to the Australian sheep industry, despite the introduction of a vaccine...
09 October 2015

AUSTRALIA – Sheepmeat exports to the Middle East are steady, with major declined in mutton shipments, particularly to Australia’s largest market, Saudi Arabia....
05 October 2015

AUSTRALIA – A producer survey to assist farms and industry bodies in making informed business decisions is collecting data this month....
28 September 2015

AUSTRALIA – Wool markets softened further last week after exhibiting some “signs of life”, according to Australia’s industry board....
21 September 2015

AUSTRALIA – Turbulent markets continued the recent depression seen in the wool markets last week, resulting in a two per cent contraction. ...
15 September 2015

AUSTRALIA – Gains made by Australian wool traders from strong uplift early last week were “practically eliminated” by the final day of selling....
01 September 2015

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s biggest wool customer China has caused market turbulence this week, causing consecutive contractions in wool prices after devaluing its currency....
07 August 2015

AUSTRALIA – Australian lamb exports have been revised higher for 2016 to break last year’s record....
06 August 2015

AUSTRALIA – Widespread rain across Western Australia put a major dent in lamb supplies this week but gave producers “added confidence”....
31 July 2015

JAPAN – Lamb exports from Australia to Japan increased five per cent in the 2014/15 fiscal year, helped along by 16 per cent increase if frozen shipments....
28 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – Several aspects of the recently released government White Paper for the Australian agriculture sector will benefit sheep producers....
13 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – No direct effect on wool demand can be attributed to the Greek debt crisis and negotiations with the European Union, according to Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)....
10 July 2015

AUSTRALIA - A sheep industry plan to drive profitability and innovation and increase revenue by more than A$330 million, has received a A$140,000 boost from the State Government....
07 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – Merino fleeces lost 25 cents last week as the wool market continued to post “more orderly” losses....
03 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – Two new industry initiatives are expected to provide “valuable feedback” to producers to assist them make informed animal health and market specification decisions....
02 July 2015

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s wool markets have taken differing turns recently, with oversupply dampening record auction prices and forward markets seeing “very healthy levels” of sale....
29 June 2015

AUSTRALIA – Wool auctions ended the fiscal and wool year under “a cloud of uncertainty” last week....
19 June 2015

AUSTRALIA - China and Australia's trade ministers recently signed a China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), bringing potential benefits to farmers another step closer....
10 June 2015

AUSTRALIA – Wool prices set new record highs or extended new record levels in the Australian wool market last week....
20 May 2015

AUSTRALIA - Australian goat slaughter during March rose by 50 per cent year-on-year, with 220,021 head processed according to the Australia Bureau of Statistics....
18 May 2015

AUSTRALIA – Wool markets stuttered last week as price resistance came into play after a string of market gains....
12 May 2015

AUSTRALIA – Wild dogs represent the biggest threat to the emotions and economics of Australian sheep farms, a conference heard last week....
11 May 2015

AUSTRALIA – Substantial gains across wool offerings were reported from markets last week, with the Merino sector excelling once more....
08 May 2015

AUSTRALIA – Rainfall has dampened some Australian markets this week as tightening supplies have failed to bring much price uplift....
30 April 2015

AUSTRALIA – Lamb prices saw some upward movement in restocker classes yesterday but slipped slightly elsewhere....
22 April 2015

AUSTRALIA – Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) negotiations should be seeking “ambitious outcomes”, placing farming at the heart of an agreement, says a producer organisation....
21 April 2015

AUSTRALIA - The following report is a collection of market summaries from the previous week across Australia's territories from analysts at Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)....
16 April 2015

AUSTRALIA - Australian goat slaughter during February increased 29 per cent year-on-year, with 214,990 head processed according to data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics....
15 April 2015

AUSTRALIA - Australian lamb slaughter in February reached the highest level for the month on record, reaching 1.9 million head, after a drier than expected start to the year....
13 April 2015

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s wool industry has slammed animal rights activists for a "misrepresentative" campaign against sheep shearing....