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UK authorities confirm world’s first bird flu case in sheep

AVIAN influenza has been confirmed in sheep for the first time, in a ewe on a United Kingdom farm following repeat milk testing…Read More

Sheep Central, March 25, 2025

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 24 March 2025

PARTS of eastern and central New South Wales, eastern Victoria, and western Tasmania had weekly totals of more than 25 mm, and more than 50 mm along the ranges in Victoria…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 25, 2025

Agribusiness

Beef Central profiles Australia’s 25 leading livestock transporters

A COMPREHENSIVE collation of Australia’s livestock transport industry and its largest players will be presented over the next three weeks as this feature unfolds…Read More

Sheep Central, March 25, 2025

Agribusiness

No. 22: Boyle’s Livestock Transport

Boyle’s Livestock Transport has been part of the fabric of the western Victoria livestock industry since 1957 when Kelvin Boyle began using his father’s Ford body truck to transport livestock for the region’s sheep and cattle farmers…Read More

James Nason, March 26, 2025

Agribusiness

No 23: Gracemere Livestock Transport

Established only in 2018, Gracemere Livestock Transport has grown rapidly, expanding to a dozen prime movers through organic growth and purchase of smaller operators…Read More

Jon Condon, March 26, 2025

Live Export

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

LIVESTOCK carriers and exporters have called for community backing for a Keep the Sheep rally through Western Australia’s capital city Perth this Friday…Read More

Sheep Central, March 25, 2025

Agribusiness

No. 24: Bonsey’s Transport

The distinctive maroon Bonsey’s trucks have been traversing the channel country for more than 30 years, with the second generation of the Bonsey family taking the company into the top 25 transporters list for the first time…Read More

Eric Barker, March 25, 2025

Agribusiness

No 25: Strasburg Livestock Transport

Southern Queensland’s Strasburg Livestock Transport is a third-generation stock transport business that’s operated for almost 51 years, servicing a diverse clientele across Central and Western Queensland..Read More

Jon Condon, March 25, 2025

Export Lamb

R-CALF-USA proposes tariffs of 30pc on imported Australian lamb

Terry Sim, March 24, 2025

Sheep meat

The Weekly Grill: US tariff scenarios with Simon Quilty

Sheep Central, March 24, 2025

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Export, consumer, grazier demand lifts values

Liz Wells, March 24, 2025

Domestic Lamb

ACCC’s supermarket inquiry recommends range of supermarket reforms

Jon Condon, March 24, 2025

Genetics

Bowan Park trial results to bring home on farm value of lamb genetics

Sheep Central, March 24, 2025

Wool Market Reports

Forward wool trading volumes remain low despite auction price rises

Guest Author, March 24, 2025

Grazing Land Management

National Feedbase Summary 20 March 2025

TOTAL standing dry matter seasonal rankings for March 2025 highlight shifting pasture trends across Australia, with notable improvements in some regions and ongoing challenges in others…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, March 21, 2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

33.05

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6286

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

26 Mar 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

7.59

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

770.1

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1242

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

26 Mar 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

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

Why do you feel the need to inconvenience everybody’s already arduous trip to work? I understand what your cause is about and support you, but this will not work.....

Carl Lanzel

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

The federal Labor government is like the bird that puts its head in the sand; hides what is above the neck and will not look and listen. I hope they....

Carl Lange

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

I work for Australian Wool Handlers in Spearwood. I will be definitely supporting you all the way, full steam ahead....

Bernard Wilkinson

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

My research indicates that banning live sheep export supply chain businesses from continuing this long-standing venture is a unique example of a government ban on business for other than....

Rob Delane

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 24 March 2025

PARTS of eastern and central New South Wales, eastern Victoria, and western Tasmania had weekly totals of more than 25 mm, and more than 50 mm along the ranges in Victoria…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 25, 2025

Beef Central profiles Australia’s 25 leading livestock transporters

A COMPREHENSIVE collation of Australia’s livestock transport industry and its largest players will be presented over the next three weeks as this feature unfolds…Read More

Sheep Central, March 25, 2025

No. 22: Boyle’s Livestock Transport

James Nason, March 26, 2025

No 23: Gracemere Livestock Transport

Established only in 2018, Gracemere Livestock Transport has grown rapidly, expanding to a dozen prime movers through organic growth and purchase of smaller operators…Read More

Jon Condon, March 26, 2025

Markets

Forward wool trading volumes remain low despite auction price rises

THE impetus on the forward wool market has been similar to auction price movements, but trading volumes remain disappointingly low…Read More

Guest Author, March 24, 2025

Australian wool auction prices lift for fourth consecutive week

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has continued to strengthen, recording its fourth consecutive week of price rises…Read More

Sheep Central, March 21, 2025

Wool auction prices increase for third consecutive week

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has trended higher for the third consecutive week, despite the Australian Wool Exchange reporting the national catalogue increasing by 5648 bales to a 38,246-bale offering…Read More

Sheep Central, March 14, 2025

Lamb and beef market tipping points getting closer

THE tipping points for the lamb and cattle markets are getting closer, with the current supply and demand pivot point seeming to be very finely balanced at present…Read More

RMA Network CEO Chris Howie, March 7, 2025

Liz Wells, March 24, 2025

Bowan Park trial results to bring home on farm value of lamb genetics

PRIME lamb producers will get practical insights into how genetics can perform on farm, at a workshop in Gundagai this Friday…Read More

Sheep Central, March 24, 2025

National Feedbase Summary 20 March 2025

TOTAL standing dry matter seasonal rankings for March 2025 highlight shifting pasture trends across Australia, with notable improvements in some regions and ongoing challenges in others…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, March 21, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum lifts on tariff fall-out

SORGHUM values have jumped this week on expectations of increased demand from China in the wake of its tariff on US sorghum…Read More

Liz Wells, March 17, 2025

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: Export, consumer, grazier demand lifts values

VALUES have lifted this week as sorghum exports kick into gear, and bids to growers climb lift to entice volume out of on-farm storages and depots…Read More

Liz Wells, March 24, 2025

National Feedbase Summary 20 March 2025

TOTAL standing dry matter seasonal rankings for March 2025 highlight shifting pasture trends across Australia, with notable improvements in some regions and ongoing challenges in others…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, March 21, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum lifts on tariff fall-out

SORGHUM values have jumped this week on expectations of increased demand from China in the wake of its tariff on US sorghum…Read More

Liz Wells, March 17, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum lifted as cyclone neared Brisbane

THE sorghum market has firmed in response to news that China is imposing a tariff on United States sorghum, while wheat and barley price moves in the northern and southern markets have been mixed and moderate…Read More

Liz Wells, March 9, 2025

Processing

Miniprobes IMF lamb scanner set for South Australian processors

A NEW intramuscular fat measurement technology for sheep meat is set to be installed in some South Australia red meat processing plants this year. ..Read More

Sheep Central, March 21, 2025

Kiwi shearers exact woolly revenge on Welsh team

A SMALL central North Island town with a population of barely 1000 and a grandstand that holds 2-300 people has been the scene of another Welsh shearing test match demise…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 19, 2025

Australian shearers win trans-Tasman test by big margin

AUSTRALIA’S top sheep shearers have reigned supreme over New Zealand in the latest trans-Tasman test event at the Golden Shears in Masterton, New Zealand, on Saturday night…Read More

Sheep Central, March 3, 2025

Lexi shears 367 Merino ewes for new world eight hour record

NEW Zealand shearer Alexia ‘Lexi’ Phillips has become the latest world record holder after an official tally of 367 Merino ewes in eight hours in a West Australian wool shed on Saturday…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, February 24, 2025

Trade

Perth residents urged to support Friday’s Keep the Sheep rally

LIVESTOCK carriers and exporters have called for community backing for a Keep the Sheep rally through Western Australia’s capital city Perth this Friday…Read More

Sheep Central, March 25, 2025

R-CALF-USA proposes tariffs of 30pc on imported Australian lamb

AMERICAN farmers have recommended president Donald Trump apply tariffs of around 30 percent be applied to all imported lamb and sheep meat…Read More

Terry Sim, March 24, 2025

ACCC’s supermarket inquiry recommends range of supermarket reforms

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its long-awaited Supermarket Inquiry report yesterday, making 20 recommendations, but stopping short of attempting to clip the wings of dominant national retail operators Woolworths and Coles…Read More

Jon Condon, March 24, 2025