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TFI makes progress on beef, lamb and goat processing

THOMAS Food International’s new South Australian meat processing plant aimed to process 900 head a day by this spring, students were told at the Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition conference in Wagga Wagga New South Wales today…Read More

Terry Sim, July 11, 2025

Export Lamb

Australia and America can meet red meat demand together

AUSTRALIA and the United States need each other to meet the demand of their consumers for high quality beef, lamb and goat meat – that was the message from Texas Tech University’s Professor Mark Miller in New South Wales yesterday…Read More

Terry Sim, July 11, 2025

Sheep meat

WA flock liquidation to have wider national impacts

THE liquidation of the WA flock will have much wider ramifications at the national level than first realised, according to RMA Network chief executive officer Chris Howie…Read More

Guest Author, July 11, 2025

Wool Market Reports

Better Merino auction wool prices lift market slightly

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has started the new season in a positive currency-assisted fashion, the Australian Wool Exchange said…Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

Wool Market Reports

Forward wool markets suffer the tedium of auctions

THE auction wool market continued its steady track to the mid-year recess with little forward marketing this week…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, July 11, 2025

News

Merino mastery: meet Australia’s best young fleece judges

Here’s the six finalists from across Australia taking part in the National Merino Fleece Young Judges competition in Adelaide in September ..Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

News

Nuffield scholarship experience sparks innovation and growth

In advance of this year’s Nuffield Scholarship conference in Adelaide in September, a recent study has shown that agriculture sector stakeholders participating in the program are more likely to innovate, lift production and expand their enterprises…Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

Animal ID and monitoring

Sheep Producers Australia enters the electronic tag market

AUSTRALIAN sheep and goat producers outside Victoria will be able to buy cheaper electronic ear tags online through an industry-first initiative by peak body Sheep Producers Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, July 8, 2025

Community & Lifestyle

AFL match to kick goals for SA drought awareness

Liz Wells, July 9, 2025

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 7 July 2025

Bureau of Meteorology, July 8, 2025

Live Export

ALEC opens expressions of interest for a new independent chair

Sheep Central, July 9, 2025

News

Has Australia avoided steeper US tariffs as ‘Liberation Day’ deadline nears?

Sheep Central, July 8, 2025

Wool Processing

Welsh shearer sets new British eight hour record of 663 ewes

Terry Sim, July 9, 2025

News

Full review of farmer hay carting fine sought by MP

Sheep Central, July 9, 2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

35.25

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6589

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

14 Jul 2025 (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

0.73

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

1137

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1207

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

14 Jul 2025 (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

Sheep Producers Australia enters the electronic tag market

Sheep Producers Australia would be better off sticking to their company charter and leave selling merchandise to rural retailers. Whats next.....seed? Fertiliser? Fencing wire?....

Andrew Freshwater

Sheep Producers Australia enters the electronic tag market

This is an absolute farce. This is a body that is supposed to represent sheep farmers. They decided to choose one company and support them in order to fill....

John Driffield

No AWI strategy on market’s non-mulesed wool preference

Anyone can cease mulesing, but with the genetic make-up of the Australian Merino 70 percent still need mulesing to assist with breech strike prevention. However, the 30pc that are....

Doug Wright

No AWI strategy on market’s non-mulesed wool preference

‘He reiterated that the strategic plan is “what the industry wants”’ The industry wants less demand, smaller & smaller production? Hopeless.....

Martin Oppenheimer

WA flock liquidation to have wider national impacts

THE liquidation of the WA flock will have much wider ramifications at the national level than first realised, according to RMA Network chief executive officer Chris Howie…Read More

Guest Author, July 11, 2025

Merino mastery: meet Australia’s best young fleece judges

Here’s the six finalists from across Australia taking part in the National Merino Fleece Young Judges competition in Adelaide in September ..Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

Nuffield scholarship experience sparks innovation and growth

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

AFL match to kick goals for SA drought awareness

WHATEVER the outcome of Sunday week’s Adelaide Crows versus Gold Coast Suns match at Adelaide Oval, drought awareness will be the winner…Read More

Liz Wells, July 9, 2025

Markets

Better Merino auction wool prices lift market slightly

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has started the new season in a positive currency-assisted fashion, the Australian Wool Exchange said…Read More

Sheep Central, July 11, 2025

Forward wool markets suffer the tedium of auctions

THE auction wool market continued its steady track to the mid-year recess with little forward marketing this week…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, July 11, 2025

Bendigo sets new national lamb record price with $435 lambs

AUSTRALIA’S heavy lamb indicator shot above $11/kg today for the first time after the strong market set a new national record price of $435 for export lambs in Bendigo today…Read More

Sheep Central, July 7, 2025

Crossbred wool prices improve, but Merino values are mixed

CROSSBRED wool prices improved again at auctions across Australia this week, but Merino fleece vales were mixed…Read More

Sheep Central, July 4, 2025

Selling action at the Roma Saleyards. Picture: Matt Williams KEY beef and sheep production sectors of the red meat industry have thrown their support behind a review of national red meat..Read More

James Nason, July 7, 2025

No AWI strategy on market’s non-mulesed wool preference

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation’s chief executive officer has declined to outline how the company will help growers take advantage of non-mulesed wool price premiums and sheep meat opportunities for Merinos in its 2025-28 strategic and operating plans, despite critical market signals…Read More

Terry Sim, July 4, 2025

Cavalcade legume leads southern interest for NT hay

THE ongoing drought across South Australia and Victoria is forcing a rethink in hay sourcing, with suppliers now turning to tropical varieties such as Cavalcade legume and Jarra grass from the Northern Territory to help fill the feed gap…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 3, 2025

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: Mixed ideas about Victoria and SA hold sway

MIXED conditions in south-eastern Australia are weighing on ideas about new crop pricing and volume now that the new financial year has arrived…Read More

Liz Wells, July 7, 2025

No AWI strategy on market’s non-mulesed wool preference

Terry Sim, July 4, 2025

Cavalcade legume leads southern interest for NT hay

Emma Alsop, July 3, 2025

NSW Merino researcher honoured with AAABG fellowship

NEW South Wales sheep research scientist Dr. Sue Mortimer has been awarded a fellowship with the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics for her Merino work…Read More

Sheep Central, July 2, 2025

Processing

TFI makes progress on beef, lamb and goat processing

Terry Sim, July 11, 2025

Welsh shearer sets new British eight hour record of 663 ewes

WELSH shearer Huw Jones has set a new eight hour solo ewe British shearing record of 663 ewes. The success attempt by the 27 year-old shearer at Machynlleth in Mid..Read More

Terry Sim, July 9, 2025

ICMJ Wagga Wagga 2025 hosts top speakers and goat meat first

GOAT carcase assessment will be introduced to the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association’s conference program for the first time in Wagga Wagga New South Wales this week. The 2025 ICMJ..Read More

Sheep Central, July 7, 2025

JBS Bordertown sends first chilled lamb shipment to China

JBS Australia’s Bordertown plant has completed its first ever chilled lamb order to China since being listed for chilled exports into the country earlier this year…Read More

Sheep Central, July 1, 2025

Trade

Australia and America can meet red meat demand together

Terry Sim, July 11, 2025

ALEC opens expressions of interest for a new independent chair

THE Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has opened expressions of interest for the recruitment of an independent chair…Read More

Sheep Central, July 9, 2025

Australia overtakes New Zealand in sheep meat exports to India

AUSTRALIA has knocked New Zealand off its long-held position to become the top exporter of frozen and chilled lamb and mutton to India in 2024, according to Austrade…Read More

Sheep Central, July 7, 2025

AWN appoints Maybury as chief executive officer in board reshuffle

WOOL, livestock and land pastoral house AWN has appointed a new chairman and chief executive officers among board changes from 1 July 2025…Read More

Sheep Central, July 3, 2025

Property

$50 million-plus sought for prime Western Australian property

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent listings and sales across the country in Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, July 4, 2025

Gina Rinehart outlays about $70m to add Wirribilla to New England portfolio

Gina Rinehart has added to her already enormous New England grazing footprint with a $70 million purchase of 4600ha Wirribilla, southwest of Walcha…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 30, 2025

Kilter Rural to offload versatile Riverina aggregation

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

By property editor Linda Rowley, June 27, 2025

How the proposed super tax will impact rural landholders

IN part two of our series, three specialists look at how the govt’s plan to tax unrealised gains in superannuation will impact rural landholders…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 19, 2025

AgCarbon Central

Federal Government releases savanna burning method for testing

THE Federal Government has taken the next step in the development of a new savanna burning carbon methodology, with the release of a tool that calculates the carbon credit opportunities..Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Big questions yet to be answered on atmospheric methane

THE question of why methane concentrations in the atmosphere have increased has not yet been properly answered or satisfactorily explained, according to a recent Animal Frontiers Journal article…Read More

James Nason, June 16, 2025

Division on show as soil carbon method goes under review

A REVIEW of Australia’s soil carbon scheme is showing ongoing division about how the industry should be legislated, prompting the soil carbon industry to call for suspensions of the program to be quickly ruled out…Read More

Eric Barker, June 11, 2025

Explainer: Climate Active debate the latest in government indecision

DEBATE has erupted over a carbon neutral accreditation scheme run by the Australian Government, after dozens of companies and one of the country’s biggest carbon aggregators announced they were exiting the scheme…Read More

Eric Barker, May 28, 2025

Beef Central

Methane debate sparks again with comments from Net Zero CRC CEO

The head of a research organisation put together to find ways of reducing agricultural emissions has labelled arguments that the beef industry did not need to reduce methane emissions as..Read More

Introducing ‘The Week in Beef’: Beef Central’s new weekly news podcast

Beef Central yesterday launched The Week in Beef, a dedicated weekly news podcast to keep the Australian beef industry informed, connected and up-to-date...Read More

Recruitment: Keeping tabs on ag sector work injuries

The first real-time dashboard for tracking on-farm fatalities and injuries has been launched, giving the farming community, farm safety advocates, researchers and remote area medical personnel early insights into where..Read More

Don’t let pigs “hog” the food – landholders urged to act now

As we head into the cooler months, feral pigs are on the move and hungry. With less natural food available, they’re increasingly targeting grain trails and livestock feeders, putting added…..Read More

Grain Central

Crop conditions mixed but 19.3Mt in sight: GIWA

GIWA's initial forecast for WA's winter crop stands at 19.3Mt amid mixed conditions throughout the state's growing regions...Read More

Bega Group to exit peanut processing

After being unable to find a buyer, Bega Group has announced it will close Australia's biggest peanut-processing business, Peanut Company of Australia...Read More

Dominator soybeans head for stockfeed after GM event

The Australian soybean industry is taking steps to keep itself GM free following the detection of an incursion from a variety licensed to PB Agrifood...Read More

AFL match to kick goals for SA drought awareness

The Adelaide Crows' home game on July 20 will raise money and awareness about SA's ongoing drought...Read More