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Labor matches Coalition’s $2.5m farm safety commitment

A RE-ELECTED Albanese Labor Government will match a Coalition promise to invest $2.5 million into FarmSafe Australia for the next three years…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2025

Wool Processing

South African and NZ partnership sets new shearing record

A NEW Zealand-South African partnership has set a new world two-stand shearing record of 970 fine wool Merino lambs in nine hours in South Africa…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2025

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Southern growers eye forecast weekend rain

AFTER the Easter break delivered little of the rainfall needed to bolster planting confidence across southern New South Wales, western Victoria and South Australia, growers are once again pinning hopes on showers forecast for the weekend…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 24, 2025

Agribusiness

Skilled drivers in short supply: Livestock transport’s challenge

As the commonly observed signs on trailer tailgates point out, “Without Trucks, Australia Stops”. By extension, without skilled livestock transport drivers, Australia’s livestock sector cannot keep moving forward…Read More

James Nason, April 24, 2025

Tri-Solfen & Numnuts: Gold Standard pain relief for lambs

Providing pain relief during surgical animal husbandry procedures is a better choice for livestock, producers and the industry as a whole…Read More

Red meat processors record big gains in environmental performance

BIG improvements were noted in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, water utilisation, water quality, energy use and waste to landfill in a two-yearly Environmental Performance Review of Australian red meat processing released last week…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2025

Export Lamb

MoU sets Australian lamb for Indian food service market boost

AUSTRALIAN lamb will be promoted to Indian culinary professionals and in the country’s food service sector with the signing of a memorandum of understanding…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

Wool Processing

Tasmanian wool classer brings home the golden stencil

TASMANIA’S Victoria Lang has won the prestigious 2025 AWEX/TAFE NSW National Graduate Wool Classer Competition to take home the coveted ‘golden stencil’ from the Sydney Royal Easter Show…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 21 April 2025

Bureau of Meteorology, April 23, 2025

Property

Cropping and grazing properties for sale in NSW

By property editor Linda Rowley, April 23, 2025

Agribusiness

Four ways technology has revolutionised livestock transport

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

News

American farmers and rural areas get $340.6m disaster funding

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

Wool

Zegna rewards its leading ultra fine wool producers

Terry Sim, April 22, 2025

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Dollar rebound pressures values

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

33.70

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6359

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

25 Apr 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

8.77

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

830.9

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1232

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

25 Apr 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

A Kiwi shearing gun bids for world record in South Africa

Hope all goes well for Coppy in South Africa. A gun on the board, show or speed shear. To share it with Tienie and help advance shearing conditions in....

Jason Gordon

Grower body calls for Australia to copy NZ wool use move

I congratulate Ms Hall and Wool Producers for such a great idea. It certainly would be putting government in a position of supporting Australia's long-standing wool industry -- an....

Don Mudford

Trump’s mindset on tariffs, from former US Ambassador Hockey

Don, you also had wheat quotas. Boards for every thing. The wool commission pumped up prices until the reserve price collapsed. Trump is ignorant; running up score against Australia....

Glenn Nix

Wool forum has laid groundwork for industry future-proofing

A lot of spin with little if any substance. I agree with Don Mudford. How can governing boards reach this result with such little background reasoning?....

Kieran Ransom

Skilled drivers in short supply: Livestock transport’s challenge

James Nason, April 24, 2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 21 April 2025

LARGE parts of Western Australia, Tasmania and the Top End in the Northern Territory, as well as some scattered areas across the southern and eastern mainland coastline recorded between 10 and 50 mm during the week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, April 23, 2025

Four ways technology has revolutionised livestock transport

WHETHER it is saving lives, improving animal welfare or reducing emissions, Australia’s livestock transport industry is currently undergoing a technology revolution…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

American farmers and rural areas get $340.6m disaster funding

AMERICAN farmers, ranchers and rural communities will receive more than $340 million in aid following natural disasters across the country…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

Markets

Wool market at mercy of exchange rate fluctuations

THE frailty of Australia’s wool market was illustrated last week with large price falls at auctions, heavily influenced by an upward spike in the Australian dollar’s exchange rate to the US currency…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2025

Wool prices lift at auctions, but lower in US dollars

AUSTRALIAN wool demand remained stable this week benefited by favourable currency exchange rates amid the uncertainty generated by American President Donald Trump’s global tariff pronouncements…Read More

Sheep Central, April 11, 2025

Forward wool buyers and sellers need certainty in tariff times

IT is difficult to find a more erratic week on the global markets than what we have gone through this week…Read More

Guest Author, April 11, 2025

Get on with life and target feeding for weight gain – Howie

MUTTON prices are expected to settle this week after a significant lift last week, but forward pricing has moved higher…Read More

RMA Network CEO Chris Howie, April 9, 2025

A REBOUND in the Australian dollar — up four cents from a low of below US60 cents — has pared back some of the recent gains in grain prices…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2025

Ridley exits SA with $22M sale of Wasleys mill to Baiada

AUSTRALIA’S largest stockfeed miller, Ridley Corporation, has agreed to sell its Wasleys Feedmill in South Australia to poultry meat producer Baiada for $22 million…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Weak Aussie dollar lifts values

A DROP in the Australian dollar to below US60 cents last week has rekindled export demand and prompted consumers to lift their bids by up $5-$10 per tonne in the southern wheat and barley markets in order to compete…Read More

Liz Wells, April 14, 2025

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: Southern growers eye forecast weekend rain

Emma Alsop, April 24, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Dollar rebound pressures values

A REBOUND in the Australian dollar — up four cents from a low of below US60 cents — has pared back some of the recent gains in grain prices…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2025

Ridley exits SA with $22M sale of Wasleys mill to Baiada

AUSTRALIA’S largest stockfeed miller, Ridley Corporation, has agreed to sell its Wasleys Feedmill in South Australia to poultry meat producer Baiada for $22 million…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Weak Aussie dollar lifts values

Liz Wells, April 14, 2025

Processing

South African and NZ partnership sets new shearing record

A NEW Zealand-South African partnership has set a new world two-stand shearing record of 970 fine wool Merino lambs in nine hours in South Africa…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2025

Tasmanian wool classer brings home the golden stencil

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

A Kiwi shearing gun bids for world record in South Africa

A RECORD-BREAKING New Zealand shearer and a South African who took to shearing after being ruled out of rugby by a severe injury are this week tackling what is the first world shearing record in South Africa in 19 years…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, April 22, 2025

Vietnam wool tour sparks new call for trade policy office

WOOLPRODUCERS Australia has repeated its call for funding for a wool trade policy office after a recent tour to explore and highlight industry innovation and developments in Vietnam…Read More

Sheep Central, April 17, 2025

Trade

MoU sets Australian lamb for Indian food service market boost

AUSTRALIAN lamb will be promoted to Indian culinary professionals and in the country’s food service sector with the signing of a memorandum of understanding…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2025

Livestock agents welcome Bendigo saleyards roof commitment

BENDIGO stock and station agents have welcomed a Coalition election commitment to put $3 million toward a roof for the city’s livestock exchange…Read More

Sheep Central, April 16, 2025

EU Free Trade Agreement talks touted in wake of Trump tariffs

MLA’s Andrew McCallum, speaking, and AMIC’s Sam Munsie during a panel session at the Processing & Export Conference last week AFTER some lengthy delays, Free Trade Agreement talks between..Read More

Sheep Central, April 14, 2025

Tariff response needs to include lamb and beef to be ‘significant’

AN American sheep industry leader expects Australia will need to address lamb and beef import issues together for its response to United States President Trump’s 10 percent tariff to be “significant for consideration.”..Read More

Terry Sim, April 4, 2025

Property

Cropping and grazing properties for sale in NSW

THIS week’s property review includes two holdings in New South Wales’ central west returning to the market, and a new listing of farming country near Mullaley…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, April 23, 2025

Weekly property review: Tariffs, currency and the season

IN this week’s property review, three rural property specialists give their take on the property market in the light of recent trade, political and weather events at home and overseas…Read More

Guest Author, April 17, 2025

AFA properties back on the market after $780M deal collapses

ONE of the largest diversified agricultural portfolios in New South Wales will return to the market after equity market volatility caused the $780 million deal to fall over…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley and Emma Alsop, April 14, 2025

New South Wales property listings have development potential

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent listings across New South Wales featuring irrigation and potential for increased stocking rates…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, April 11, 2025

AgCarbon Central

NSW wool grower to feature at Narrabri renewables expo

A MERINO wool grower grazing sheep on a solar farm will be a guest speaker at the New Energy Expo in Narrabri on 26 March…Read More

Sheep Central, March 14, 2025

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

Beef Central

The North’s buffalo dilemma

A booming wild buffalo population descended from disease-free herds established post-BTEC in the 1990s presents a major challenge, with high costs, limited markets, and logistical hurdles preventing effective management. Without..Read More

JBS formalises plans for dual listing on New York SX

Global protein giant JBS is formalising its long-touted move to dual listing on both the New York and Brazilian Stock Exchanges. The company outlined the process overnight, following a board..Read More

Asparagopsis-fed low-methane beef on restaurant menus for first time

Grassfed Angus beef carrying low methane emissions claims through the use of feed supplements based on asparagopisis seaweed is now appearing on restaurant menus for the first time...Read More

Recruitment: Understanding key drivers in attracting quality talent to ag

Attracting top talent in the agricultural sector is not just about filling positions—it is about securing skilled individuals who will drive innovation and productivity in the industry...Read More

Grain Central

Nobby growers take first, second in RASQ Crop Competition

Two standout soybean crops have earned Nobby-based RDS Farming both the champion and reserve champion titles in the (RASQ annual crop competition...Read More

Labor matches Coalition’s $2.5M farm safety commitment

A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will match a Coalition promise to invest $2.5 million into FarmSafe Australia for the next three years...Read More

PRL Group on track to acquire Qld phosphate mine

PRL Group has emerged as the preferred candidate to takeover owner of Ardmore phosphate mine, Centrex...Read More

Algeria tapping the global wheat market

Algeria's state-owned OAIC announced international tender for soft milling wheat of any origin for shipment in both the first and second half of June...Read More