Hay market still hot after rain in South Australia and Victoria

RECENT rain in the drought-affected regions of south eastern Australia has seen up-country barley prices drop a few dollars, but the fodder market is showing no sign of easing…Read More

Liz Wells, June 19, 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

Cutting-edge sheep tech to feature at GroWQ Innovation Expo

THE annual GroWQ Innovation Expo is returning to Longreach in July and for the first time participants will showcase some of the cutting-edge technology being used to support sheep and beef enterprises…Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2025

High lamb prices continue but ease on quality in some markets

STRONG slaughter lamb and mutton prices continued across Australia this week, resulting in saleyard records at some centres, although there were signs of prices easing at some markets…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

IWTO approval to require PICs with wool test certificates

AUSTRALIAN wool sector biosecurity is set to be boosted after the industry gained permission to mandate the growers provide their Property Identification Codes with all clip test certificates…Read More

Terry Sim, June 18, 2025

Chinese-owned Australian processor Kilcoy files for US listing

CHINESE-OWNED Australian-based red meat processor and exporter Kilcoy Global Foods has filed for a public listing in the United States, in a move designed to raise capital for strategic investments and acquisitions, expanded production and greater automation…Read More

Jon Condon, June 18, 2025

Fined Condah farmer turns focus to mental health and education

A GOFUNDME campaign to help a south-west Victorian hay contractor fight a fine for moving two bales of hay across a road on his tractor has changed its focus to supporting the mental health of all farmers…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 16 June 2025

COLD fronts and associated low pressure systems and troughs led to scattered rainfall and storms across southern parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and eastern New South Wales…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, June 18, 2025



Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

35.75
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6476
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

19 Jun 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

3.62
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

1043.3
Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1197
Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

19 Jun 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

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News

Chinese-owned Australian processor Kilcoy files for US listing

CHINESE-OWNED Australian-based red meat processor and exporter Kilcoy Global Foods has filed for a public listing in the United States, in a move designed to raise capital for strategic investments and acquisitions, expanded production and greater automation…Read More

Jon Condon, June 18, 2025

Fined Condah farmer turns focus to mental health and education

A GOFUNDME campaign to help a south-west Victorian hay contractor fight a fine for moving two bales of hay across a road on his tractor has changed its focus to supporting the mental health of all farmers…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 16 June 2025

COLD fronts and associated low pressure systems and troughs led to scattered rainfall and storms across southern parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and eastern New South Wales…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, June 18, 2025

Drought fodder and grain truck rules relaxed in Victoria

LARGER truck combinations will allow quicker delivery of more fodder and grain to south-west Victorian farmers under the Victoria Emergency Drought Network established last week…Read More

Sheep Central, June 16, 2025

Markets

High lamb prices continue but ease on quality in some markets

STRONG slaughter lamb and mutton prices continued across Australia this week, resulting in saleyard records at some centres, although there were signs of prices easing at some markets…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Bendigo lambs reach $426 as heavy and trade lamb prices lift

HEAVY and trade lamb prices continued at last week’s high levels at the Bendigo Livestock Exchange today, with export lambs making a centre record of $426 and five pens selling for more than $400…Read More

Sheep Central, June 16, 2025

Regional market wrap: Sheep and lamb kills to decline in winter

REALISATION that the heavy flock reduction and large lamb numbers are quickly coming to an end has caught the processing sector off guard and sent sheep meat prices to record levels in the past month…Read More

By Elders analyst Richard Koch, June 16, 2025

Forward wool trading follows auction ‘slow grind’

THE wool forward market followed the slow grind of the auction sector in Australia last week…Read More

Guest Author, June 16, 2025

Sponsored Content

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INTERNAL parasites cost Australian sheep and wool producers an average of $28,000 in lost productivity and a further $5000 in treatment costs every year, yet the majority are unaware of the resistance status of the worm population on their farm or the efficacy of their most recent drench. ..Read More

Sponsored Content, May 19, 2025

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Meat & Livestock Australia’s training courses and adoption events offer endless option to boost production, profitability and sustainability in your livestock business…Read More

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Lamb Production

Hay market still hot after rain in South Australia and Victoria

RECENT rain in the drought-affected regions of south eastern Australia has seen up-country barley prices drop a few dollars, but the fodder market is showing no sign of easing…Read More

Liz Wells, June 19, 2025

Cutting-edge sheep tech to feature at GroWQ Innovation Expo

THE annual GroWQ Innovation Expo is returning to Longreach in July and for the first time participants will showcase some of the cutting-edge technology being used to support sheep and beef enterprises…Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2025

A course to meet the challenges of farming in the 21st century

MEETING the challenges of farming in the 21st century will be the theme of a whole farm planning course to be run by Agriculture Victoria…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease on southern break

THE MUCH-ANTIPICATED arrival of rain in South Australia and Victoria over the weekend has seen prices soften and the southern new-crop  market kick into gear…Read More

Liz Wells, June 13, 2025

Wool Production

Hay market still hot after rain in South Australia and Victoria

RECENT rain in the drought-affected regions of south eastern Australia has seen up-country barley prices drop a few dollars, but the fodder market is showing no sign of easing…Read More

Liz Wells, June 19, 2025

Cutting-edge sheep tech to feature at GroWQ Innovation Expo

THE annual GroWQ Innovation Expo is returning to Longreach in July and for the first time participants will showcase some of the cutting-edge technology being used to support sheep and beef enterprises…Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2025

A course to meet the challenges of farming in the 21st century

MEETING the challenges of farming in the 21st century will be the theme of a whole farm planning course to be run by Agriculture Victoria…Read More

Sheep Central, June 18, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease on southern break

THE MUCH-ANTIPICATED arrival of rain in South Australia and Victoria over the weekend has seen prices soften and the southern new-crop  market kick into gear…Read More

Liz Wells, June 13, 2025

Processing

$12 million loan to boost WAMMCO Katanning processing

A $12 MILLION loan to Western Australia’s farmer-owned sheep meat processor WAMMCO will support timely processing of livestock at its Katanning plant, according to chief executive officer Coll MacRury…Read More

Sheep Central, May 16, 2025

TFI Stawell boosts lamb production and eating quality grading

THOMAS Food International’s Stawell plant is now fully equipped to market Australian lamb with improved eating quality…Read More

Sheep Central, May 14, 2025

JBS formalises plans for dual listing in the US and Brazil

GLOBAL protein giant JBS is formalising its long-touted move to dual listing on the New York and Brazilian Stock Exchanges after outlining the process last week, following a board decision on Tuesday to proceed…Read More

Sheep Central, April 28, 2025

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

Trade

IWTO approval to require PICs with wool test certificates

AUSTRALIAN wool sector biosecurity is set to be boosted after the industry gained permission to mandate the growers provide their Property Identification Codes with all clip test certificates…Read More

Terry Sim, June 18, 2025

Keep the Sheep ‘mothballed’, but its raison d’être lives on

KEEP the Sheep’s parent body has called time on its campaign to reverse the phaseout of live sheep exports by sea, but is considering options to best utilize the huge database and regional community skillset it has created…Read More

Terry Sim, June 6, 2025

ABARES points to Middle East relief from US tariff impact

RISING livestock prices are expected to be offset by lower livestock-derived export volumes in 2025-26, according to the latest ABARES June quarter outlook…Read More

Sheep Central, June 4, 2025

Lambassadors head out on farm to learn all about lamb

MEAT & Livestock Australia has hosted 16 renowned chefs from 11 countries to Victoria for the annual Lambassador delegation…Read More

Sheep Central, June 4, 2025

Property

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

Weekly property review: How will the super tax impact property?

IN this first part of a two-part series, industry experts advise landholders on what course of action to take in the light of Federal Government’s moves to tax unrealised gains in superannuation. If approved, the new Bill will impose an additional 15pc tax on the earnings of superannuation balances above $3m. ..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 13, 2025

Australia’s national farmland price boom hits the brakes

AFTER explosive growth that led to national agricultural land values more than doubling since the pandemic began, Australia’s farmland price boom has hit the brakes, a report by property agency Ray White Rural suggests…Read More

Sheep Central, June 10, 2025

Locals pay around $25m for Millers Creek Station

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap up of recently completed sales in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and details on two New England properties for sale…Read More

Guest Author, June 6, 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

Vale Stan Wallace: “The biggest of big personalities, well-known & well-liked”

Legendary Queensland stock and station agent Stan Wallace – known to his thousands of friends and colleagues as ‘Old son’ - has passed away overnight, following a short illness...Read More

Chinese-owned Australian processor Kilcoy files for US public listing

Chinese-owned Australian-based red meat processor and exporter Kilcoy Global Foods has filed for a public listing in the United States, in a move designed to raise capital for strategic investments..Read More

Foreign ag companies divesting in Qld because of land tax surcharge

The Qld Government's foreign ownership land tax is forcing companies to divest in the sunshine state and purchase farms in other states. ..Read More

VIDEO: Qld producers push for industry support on deforestation

With environmental groups consistently accusing the cattle industry of cutting down forests and supply chains making “deforestation-free” promises, a group of Central Queensland producers have come together to show why..Read More

Grain Central

NSW Govt to exit chickpea-breeding partnership

The NSW Govt's decision to end its involvement in the national chickpea-breeding program has GRDC looking for a new partner. ..Read More

UPDATED: Brisbane’s HX Food in liquidation owing $3.56M

Brisbane-based containerised sorghum exporter HX Food has gone into liquidation owing $3.56M to creditors in Qld, NSW, and Vic...Read More

Pigeonpea varieties ready for release in Australian first

A UQ program has developed new varieties of pigeonpea to be released through its funder Woods Group...Read More

ADAMA recalls batches of pre-emergent herbicide

ADAMA is recalling certain batches of its Tenet 500 SC herbicide after tests revealed the product could damage canola crops...Read More

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