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Barry’s bird flipped at Prime Minister’s rally day snubs

THE mystery man who flipped the bird at Australia’s Prime Minister in parliament on Tuesday is a proud shearer disappointed Anthony Albanese did not acknowledge the Keep the Sheep contingent as guests…Read More

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

Live Export

No assurance on activist agendas from Minister Collins

MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins has said the Albanese Government is committed to the sheep industry, while failing to offer any assurance future policies affecting farmers will not be influenced by activist agendas…Read More

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: South firms as yield outlook slips

A crop of wheat at Milguy, north-east of Moree, in the later stages of grain fill and looking at above-average yield potential. PRICES for new-crop wheat and barley in the..Read More

Liz Wells, September 13, 2024

Wool Market Reports

Wool prices lift, but purchase volumes below usual levels

LOWER supplies and more favourable exchange rates helped lift wool prices at Australian auctions this week…Read More

Sheep Central, September 13, 2024

Wool Market Reports

Forward wool trading stays relatively stagnant

FORWARD wool trading was relatively stagnant after another steady week on the auction market…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Markets., September 13, 2024

Property

Victorian grazing asset offered with wind turbines

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent completed sales of note and listings across the country…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, September 13, 2024

Stock Handling & Animal Welfare

Victorian sheep farmer fined $10,000 and convicted for cruelty

A WEST Wimmera sheep farmer has been fined $10,000 and convicted for cruelty to livestock in the Horsham Magistrates Court…Read More

Sheep Central, September 13, 2024

Nutrition & Animal Health

APVMA reveals fate for sheep blowfly chemical diazinon

A RANGE of agricultural products containing the active constitutent diazinon, including widely used insecticidal cattle ear tags and sheep blowfly and lice treatments, will be removed from the market despite wool grower opposition…Read More

James Nason, September 11, 2024

Wild Dog & Pest Control

Government claims inbred NW Vic dingoes need new genetics

Terry Sim, September 11, 2024

Live Export

Keep the Sheep petition signatories exceed 100,000

Sheep Central, September 11, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 10 September 2024

Bureau of Meteorology, September 10, 2024

Live Export

Farmer activists, live exporters, MPs and truckies rally in Canberra

Terry Sim, September 10, 2024

Prime & Store Sheep Reports

Crossbred and Merino wether lamb prices improve online

Sheep Central, September 11, 2024

Live Export

SPA backs farmer rally and live exports + livestream link

Sheep Central, September 10, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 10 September 2024

SEVERAL cold fronts moved through southern parts of the country during the week, bringing widespread rainfall to Tasmania and mainland areas…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 10, 2024

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

35.40

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6674

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

13 Sep 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-3.90

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

827

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1091

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

13 Sep 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

What readers are saying

Government claims inbred NW Vic dingoes need new genetics

Thanks for keeping us livestock farmers up to date on the issue. It is only a few weeks and we will know the outcome. Lets hope common sense....

John and Rhonda Crawford

Farmer activists, live exporters, MPs and truckies rally in Canberra

The two percent destroyed our mutton market last season. As the West Australians destocked and put cattle and more crop in. My partner cooks for a shearing team in....

Tom Casey

Keep the Sheep petition signatories exceed 100,000

Gillian Fennell about sums up.....

Brent De Pledge

Government claims inbred NW Vic dingoes need new genetics

In north-east Victoria -- my backyard -- dingoes are not an endangered species. Livestock farmers are endangered. Labor hates farmers.....

Brendan Mahoney

Government claims inbred NW Vic dingoes need new genetics

VICTORIA’S State Government has said it is not considering releasing additional dingoes in north-west Victoria, despite concerns the population is inbred and at risk of extinction without the introduction of new genetics…Read More

Terry Sim, September 11, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 10 September 2024

SEVERAL cold fronts moved through southern parts of the country during the week, bringing widespread rainfall to Tasmania and mainland areas…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 10, 2024

Farmer activists, live exporters, MPs and truckies rally in Canberra

NATIONAL Farmer Rally speakers today protested at the influence of animal activism in Federal Government decisions, as the Australian Alliance for Animals urged the sheep industry to not blame animal..Read More

Terry Sim, September 10, 2024

Thousands expected at National Farmer Rally tomorrow

MORE than 1000 people have registered for tomorrow’s National Farmer Rally in Canberra, to protest a series of anti-farming policies set for the industry in recent times…Read More

Sheep Central, September 9, 2024

Markets

Wool prices lift, but purchase volumes below usual levels

LOWER supplies and more favourable exchange rates helped lift wool prices at Australian auctions this week…Read More

Sheep Central, September 13, 2024

Forward wool trading stays relatively stagnant

FORWARD wool trading was relatively stagnant after another steady week on the auction market…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Markets., September 13, 2024

Crossbred and Merino wether lamb prices improve online

PRICES for mixed sex crossbred, Merino wether and first cross ewe lambs improved as the overall online sheep and lamb offering on AuctionsPlus fell 41 percent to 29,166 head…Read More

Sheep Central, September 11, 2024

Auction wool prices increase marginally on exchange rates

MORE favourable exchange rates allowed local and China-based wool buyers to compete more strongly at auctions across Australia this week, according to Australian Wool Innovation…Read More

Sheep Central, September 6, 2024

A WEST Wimmera sheep farmer has been fined $10,000 and convicted for cruelty to livestock in the Horsham Magistrates Court…Read More

Sheep Central, September 13, 2024

APVMA reveals fate for sheep blowfly chemical diazinon

James Nason, September 11, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Offshore bounce, northern freight lifts values

A BOUNCE in United States wheat values has fed through to eastern Australian prices for feed wheat and barley…Read More

Liz Wells, September 9, 2024

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: South firms as yield outlook slips

A crop of wheat at Milguy, north-east of Moree, in the later stages of grain fill and looking at above-average yield potential. PRICES for new-crop wheat and barley in the..Read More

Liz Wells, September 13, 2024

APVMA reveals fate for sheep blowfly chemical diazinon

James Nason, September 11, 2024

Australian Wool Innovation seeks 2pc levy in 2024 WoolPoll

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation is seeking an increase in the current 1.5 percent grower levy to 2pc in the 2024 WoolPoll ballot…Read More

Sheep Central, September 9, 2024

S4 Ep30: MLA managing director, Michael Crowley

MEAT & Livestock Australia’s new managing director Michael Crowley has well and truly got his feet under the desk since kicking off in his new job in late May…Read More

Sheep Central, September 9, 2024

Processing

Gundagai Lamb first to embed MSA grading into processing

MEAT Standards Australia lamb processing functionality is being embedded in Gundagai Lamb’s systems in an Australian first, putting it one step closer to full MSA grading…Read More

Terry Sim, September 4, 2024

Merino operation is Gundagai Lamb Producer of Year again

EATING quality payments for lamb can be the icing on the cake for Merino producers, according to one of the most consistent performers on the Gundagai Lamb grid…Read More

Terry Sim, September 2, 2024

Scottish shearer sets new nine-hour strong wool record

A VETERAN Scottish shearer who is the only woman to qualify in the top 30 at the Golden Shears in Masterton has shattered a world record set by New Zealander Sacha Bond just six months ago…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, August 14, 2024

Sherri is throwing a planket over crossbred wool prices

RURAL entrepreneur Symons has cleared her parent’s five-year stockpile of crossbred fleece near Ellerslie in 12 months with her innovative wool fertilizer pellets…Read More

Terry Sim, August 5, 2024

Trade

Barry’s bird flipped at Prime Minister’s rally day snubs

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

No assurance on activist agendas from Minister Collins

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

Keep the Sheep petition signatories exceed 100,000

THE number of signatories backing the Keep the Sheep campaign against the Albanese Government’s phaseout of live sheep exports by sea climbed above 100,000 this morning, a day after a convoy of trucks along with farmers and rural people from across Australia converged on Canberra for the National Farmer Rally…Read More

Sheep Central, September 11, 2024