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Peak sheep body stays in live sheep transition co-design process

PEAK body Sheep Producers Australia will participate in the co-design process for the Federal Government’s live sheep export transition support package, but remains highly sceptical genuine assistance will be delivered to affected farmers…Read More

Sheep Central, January 21, 2025

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 January 2025

COLD fronts and associated troughs during the week brought scattered showers and storms to southern parts of Western Australia and South Australia, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, January 21, 2025

Genetics

Terminal rams on wool ewes top 2024 NSW sheep gross margins

NEW South Wales sheep producers have been advised to focus on enterprise flexibility and diversification in meat and wool to maximise returns and minimise losses…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Wool Processing

Victorian shearers sweat it out in Movember charity event

VICTORIAN shearers Luke Hillis and Cameron Hicks have raised more than $8000 for the Movember charity in a marathon ewe shearing in the state’s west…Read More

Terry Sim, January 22, 2025

Parashield Program – two effective parasite treatments in one

Sheep farmers now have a new approach to parasite protection, combining two effective treatments in one, using the Parashield Program..Read More

Sheep Central, January 10, 2025

Grazing Land Management

Western Riverina farmers use satellite tech to gauge groundcover

SATELLITE vegetation cover mapping technology has shown potential for helping western Riverina farmers predict groundcover and plan stock management before a drought or dry period hits…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Community & Lifestyle

Changing eating patterns point to increased protein demands

USE of anti-obesity medications or AOMs and the associated demand for protein rich foods is a global trend set to benefit Australian producers of lamb, beef and goat…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Agribusiness

Applications open for AgForce Training’s Women’s Leadership Program

WOMEN working in Queensland’s agricultural industry are being encouraged to take on more leadership roles with the help of a new training and mentoring program being delivered by AgForce Training…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Live Export

Sheep exporters reject phaseout co-design process invitation

Sheep Central, January 20, 2025

Grazing Land Management

National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025

Stock Handling & Animal Welfare

NZ ministry considers prosecutions in sheep shearing cruelty cases

Sheep Central, January 20, 2025

Wool Processing

Shearing Buick scores open hat-trick in three days

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand., January 20, 2025

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals flat as pulses, canola hog action

Liz Wells, January 20, 2025

Community & Lifestyle

Gaps found in red meat cancer link trope

By investigative journalist Nina Teicholz, January 20, 2025

Grazing Land Management

National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass growth…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

35.65

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6272

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

22 Jan 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

9.44

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

798.9

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1190

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

22 Jan 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

Peak sheep body stays in live sheep transition co-design process

Weekly Times is reporting SPA are out. Can we get some clarity as to the actual position SPA have taken? Editor's note: The latest position of SPA on this....

Andrew Freshwater

Sheep exporters reject phaseout co-design process invitation

Totally agree with ALEC stand on this issue. Labor wasn’t interested in listening to our concerns or reading out submissions to the inquiry in regards to the live export....

Gillian Fagg

Farmers urged to report mobile telephone issues

From the Enngonia district in New South Wales north to the Queensland border from Bourke often goes out of service. Trouble is, they can't phone out when it's not....

Don Mudford

NZ Merino Company suspends two farms after PETA investigation

Both the animal welfare breaches, and the clandestine nature of the video footage collected, are concerning. I can see a time - in the not too distant future -....

Angus Hobson

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 January 2025

Bureau of Meteorology, January 21, 2025

Terminal rams on wool ewes top 2024 NSW sheep gross margins

NEW South Wales sheep producers have been advised to focus on enterprise flexibility and diversification in meat and wool to maximise returns and minimise losses…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Changing eating patterns point to increased protein demands

USE of anti-obesity medications or AOMs and the associated demand for protein rich foods is a global trend set to benefit Australian producers of lamb, beef and goat…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Applications open for AgForce Training’s Women’s Leadership Program

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Markets

Speculators bid up in exchange rate-driven wool auctions

INTENSE exchange rate-driven competition at wool auctions this week included some new though likely speculative overseas demand, according to Australian Wool Innovation…Read More

Sheep Central, January 17, 2025

Wool prices lift, but demand increase yet to appear

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has started 2025 with an exchange rate-driven increase in prices for fleece and oddments, but it’s not indicative of the substantive demand recovery the industry is looking for…Read More

Terry Sim, January 15, 2025

Auction wool prices continue to lack lustre despite fewer bales

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has had another week of minimal price movements, culminating in an overall marginal decrease in the benchmark…Read More

Sheep Central, December 13, 2024

Another lacklustre week on wool auction and forward markets

IT was another lacklustre week on Australia’s wool auction and forward trading markets, with supply and demand seemingly in balance as the spot market stumbles into the recess…Read More

Guest Author, December 13, 2024

Western Riverina farmers use satellite tech to gauge groundcover

SATELLITE vegetation cover mapping technology has shown potential for helping western Riverina farmers predict groundcover and plan stock management before a drought or dry period hits…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass growth…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals flat as pulses, canola hog action

PRICES for feed wheat and barley have moved little since mid-December as growers focus on pricing and delivering pulses and canola, and consumers rest on coverage previously booked for coming weeks…Read More

Liz Wells, January 20, 2025

Wool Production

Terminal rams on wool ewes top 2024 NSW sheep gross margins

NEW South Wales sheep producers have been advised to focus on enterprise flexibility and diversification in meat and wool to maximise returns and minimise losses…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

Western Riverina farmers use satellite tech to gauge groundcover

SATELLITE vegetation cover mapping technology has shown potential for helping western Riverina farmers predict groundcover and plan stock management before a drought or dry period hits…Read More

Sheep Central, January 22, 2025

National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass growth…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025

NZ ministry considers prosecutions in sheep shearing cruelty cases

NEW Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries could prosecute and disqualify individuals from working with animals following its investigations into PETA claims of sheep mistreatment during shearing…Read More

Sheep Central, January 20, 2025

Processing

Victorian shearers sweat it out in Movember charity event

VICTORIAN shearers Luke Hillis and Cameron Hicks have raised more than $8000 for the Movember charity in a marathon ewe shearing in the state’s west…Read More

Terry Sim, January 22, 2025

Shearing Buick scores open hat-trick in three days

THREE open final wins in three days have added a remarkable chapter to Wairarapa shearer David Buick’s recovery from near-crippling injuries in a farm accident three years and three months ago…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand., January 20, 2025

New Zealand shearer to attempt nine hour lamb record

NEW Zealand shearer and former professional squash hopeful Jamie Skiffington is looking well primed for a solo world nine-hour strong wool lamb record attempt next week…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand., January 17, 2025

Modern early stage wool processor closes in Melbourne

EARLY stage wool processing in Australia has lost one of its major players with the closure of Victoria Wool Processors in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton North…Read More

Terry Sim, January 13, 2025

Trade

Peak sheep body stays in live sheep transition co-design process

Sheep Central, January 21, 2025

Sheep exporters reject phaseout co-design process invitation

AUSTRALIAN livestock exporters have declined a Federal Government offer to participate in the co-design process for the phaseout of live sheep exports by sea…Read More

Sheep Central, January 20, 2025

Keep the Sheep Here campaign launched to support export ban

WESTERN Australia’s pro-live sheep exports movement Keep the Sheep appears unfazed by the launch of an opposing national animal activist campaign called ‘Keep The Sheep Here’…Read More

Sheep Central, January 17, 2025

Live sheep exporters welcome livestock protocol with Morocco

A NEW market for Australian sheep in Morocco market proved the live export market solved food security problems for overseas countries, the exporters’ peak body said today…Read More

Sheep Central, January 15, 2025

Property

Weekly property review: Reflections on 2024 and what’s next

IN property editor Linda Rowley’s final weekly property review for the 2024 year, three experts from rural property marketing agencies reflect on the year that was and what lies ahead…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, December 13, 2024

Weekly property review – The defining property sales for 2024

This week’s property review showcases a state-by-state snapshot of the defining grazing property sales negotiated across Australia, as reported over the past 12 months…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, December 5, 2024

South Australia’s Wilkatana Station makes $7.4m

THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales and a holfing that failed to sell at auction and is now listed for sale…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, November 29, 2024

NSW grazing lands with growth potential dominate property listings

NEW South Wales grazing properties with development potential dominate property editor Linda Rowley’s wrap of recent listings across the country…Read More

Guest Author, November 29, 2024

AgCarbon Central

US banks pull out of net zero body over anti-trust issues

SIX major banks from the United States have announced they are walking away from a global organisation aimed at aligning them on targets to reach net zero emissions by 2050…Read More

Sheep Central, January 20, 2025

Carbon markets: ACCUs soften after remarkably stable year

AUSTRALIA’s carbon market has softened in recent weeks after going over $40 for the first time in three years last month…Read More

Eric Barker, December 13, 2024

What herbivore history says about emission reduction and regenerating forests

TAKING animals off landscapes is unlikely to reduce emissions or regenerate forests, according to a leading European ecological researcher…Read More

Eric Barker, December 9, 2024

Ag groups call on COP 29 to recognise the essential role of farming

A GROUP of agricultural organisations from across the globe, including the National Farmers’ Federation, is calling on global leaders to recognise the essential role of farming in efforts to mitigate climate change…Read More

Sheep Central, November 20, 2024

Beef Central

Trump renews vow to institute tariffs on Canadian, Mexican goods

Freshly ordained US president Donald Trump has doubled down on his declaration to execute plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico on February 1...Read More

Central West Qld facing tough decisions amid grounds for optimism

While much of northern Australia has enjoyed a positive seasonal start to 2025, Queensland’s Central West is one area where many producers are facing tough decisions as they wait for..Read More

New ag levies legislation now in effect

More than 50 pieces of legislation governing over 110 agricultural levies and charges – across 75 commodities and 18 bodies that receive levies – are being streamlined into five Acts..Read More

Livestock producers urged to monitor stock water for blue-green algae

Livestock owners are being reminded to look for signs of blue-green algae when inspecting farm dams, troughs and other water sources, particularly during the warmer months, when algal blooms are..Read More

Grain Central

Marketing, risk-management workshops kick off in Feb

GrainGrowers is hosting a series of grain-marketing and risk-management workshops aimed at helping drive growers' long-term profitability..Read More

Australia’s ethanol plants underutilised by 60pc

As the biofuel industry looks to expand to supply demand for low-carbon energy, Australia’s ethanol refineries are operating at 40pc of their combined capacity...Read More

Briefs: Lease at port for Riordan, Kojonup Feeds gets grant, SunRice results

In business news, Riordan and GeelongPort have signed a lease agreement, Kojonup Feeds has received a WA Government grant, and SunRice has reported a modest earnings increase in its half-year..Read More

Farmers urged to report mobile telephone issues

FARMERS have been urged to report mobile phone service changes since the 3G network shutdown as the National Farmers’ Federation flagged rural connectivity as a federal election issue. Late…..Read More