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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

Research and Development

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

IT’S time for a new strategy on wool levy spending based less around marketing and more on industry reality and research and development that boosts on-farm viability, WoolProducers Australia chief executive officer Jo Hall argues in her latest blog…Read More

WoolProducers Australia CEO Jo Hall, December 3, 2024

Grazing Land Management

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024

Live Export

SPA also raise concerns about transition advocate proposal

A PEAK sheep meat body’s response to a claim the Federal Government’s transition advocate role for the live sheep sea trade phaseout was a poisoned chalice has highlighted differing industry approaches to the issue…Read More

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

Animal ID and monitoring

Disquiet lingers despite NSW goat and sheep EID timeline

NEW South Wales sheep and goat producers and marketers have been reminded mandatory electronic identification will take effect from 1 January 2025, as some stakeholders continue to oppose the nationwide development…Read More

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 3 December 2024

WEEKLY rainfall totals greater than 25mm were recorded for most of eastern and northern Australia and in parts of South Australia and southern Western Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, December 4, 2024

Processing technologies

NZ beef and lamb processor adopts eating quality measurement tech

FARMER-OWNED New Zealand beef and sheep meat processor Alliance Group has invested in eating quality objective measurement technology…Read More

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

News

NFF welcomes ag machinery ‘right to repair’ recognition

THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the announcement by the Board of Treasurers that ‘right to repair’ for agricultural machinery is a key element of national competition policy reforms…Read More

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

Live Export

Wool industry leaders unite at Western Australia crisis meeting

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Live Export

Government widens search for live sheep ban transition advocate

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Live Export

No support for exporters’ ‘wasted’ WA live sheep investments

Terry Sim, December 2, 2024

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Rain ignites quality concerns in NSW and Victoria

Liz Wells, December 2, 2024

Weather

Seasonal climate outlook – December 2024 to February 2025

Bureau of Meteorology, December 2, 2024

Prime & Store Sheep Reports

Sheep and lamb prices climb for smaller AuctionsPlus offering

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Grazing Land Management

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

40.6

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6486

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

05 Dec 2024 (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

6.92

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

817

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1144

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

275

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

05 Dec 2024 (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

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

It's hard to know what to say; hasn't it all been said before?....

Peter Small

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

A good update from Jo. On episode3.net, we have published numerous articles analysing the drivers of wool pricing - and it is largely economic conditions. The levy in our....

Andrew Whitelaw

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

Please, please, please listen to Ms Hall if you won't listen to the rest of us. The AWI brand value has declined every year since 1990 in line with....

Craig Mitchell

Disquiet lingers despite NSW goat and sheep EID timeline

I definitely agree that sheep born on farm and then sent direct to slaughter only need visual tags.....

Innes Baird

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

WoolProducers Australia CEO Jo Hall, December 3, 2024

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 3 December 2024

WEEKLY rainfall totals greater than 25mm were recorded for most of eastern and northern Australia and in parts of South Australia and southern Western Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, December 4, 2024

NZ beef and lamb processor adopts eating quality measurement tech

FARMER-OWNED New Zealand beef and sheep meat processor Alliance Group has invested in eating quality objective measurement technology…Read More

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

Markets

Sheep and lamb prices climb for smaller AuctionsPlus offering

DEMAND increased for a smaller offering of 61,426 commercial sheep and lambs, including from processors, on AuctionsPlus last week…Read More

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Wool auction price benchmark reaches highest level this season

AUSTRALIA’S wool price benchmark, the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator, this week reached its highest point since the end of June and the highest it has been for the 2024/25 selling season…Read More

Sheep Central, November 29, 2024

Positive auction wool price movemnt prompts forward trades

IN essence, not a lot is happening in the wool markets, although it was a positive week looking at the quotes from the spot auctions…Read More

Guest Author, November 29, 2024

Stronger competition for sheep and lamb offering on AuctionsPlus

AUCTIONSPLUS sold more of a reduced offering of commercial sheep and lambs last week, boosted by stronger competition…Read More

Sheep Central, November 25, 2024

RAIN interruptions to harvest across south-eastern Australia have bumped up feed grain values in the south as a few trade shorts put up their hands…Read More

Liz Wells, December 2, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease despite patchy rain

RAIN across much of the northern region put the brakes on harvest last week and has slowed grain movements to a crawl…Read More

Liz Wells, November 25, 2024

S&W Seeds Australia is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds

FORAGE and pasture seed business S&W Seed Company is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds under its new owner Avior Capital Partners…Read More

Sheep Central, November 25, 2024

Wool Production

New strategy needed for a successful wool industry – Jo Hall

WoolProducers Australia CEO Jo Hall, December 3, 2024

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Rain ignites quality concerns in NSW and Victoria

RAIN interruptions to harvest across south-eastern Australia have bumped up feed grain values in the south as a few trade shorts put up their hands…Read More

Liz Wells, December 2, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease despite patchy rain

RAIN across much of the northern region put the brakes on harvest last week and has slowed grain movements to a crawl…Read More

Liz Wells, November 25, 2024

Processing

Live sheep and lamb IMF measurement tool shows promise

RELIABLE and accurate technology to measure intramuscular fat in live sheep and lambs would be welcomed in Australia, according to leading seedstock producer and high eating quality lamb marketer Tom Bull…Read More

Terry Sim, November 27, 2024

WoolClip pushes associated NWD uptake to almost 100pc

AUSTRALIA’S online mobile tool for describing and consigning wool clips – WoolClip — has shown it can dramatically increase completion of the important National Wool Declaration…Read More

Sheep Central, November 25, 2024

AWU and shearing contractors body agree on national regulator

AUSTRALIA’S peak shearing contractor body has given qualified support to a union proposal for a national industry employer regulator, but rejects a ‘poverty wages’ claim…Read More

Sheep Central, November 22, 2024

Record-breaker Nikki Lyons sets a mark for female shearers

NEWLY-MINTED world record holder New South Wales shearer Nikki Lyons believes one day a woman will be crowned the world’s best shearer…Read More

Terry Sim, November 20, 2024

Trade

SPA also raise concerns about transition advocate proposal

Sheep Central, December 4, 2024

Wool industry leaders unite at Western Australia crisis meeting

AUSTRALIA’S wool sector leaders have united to call for more federal and state government action about the impacts of the proposed live sheep export ban on the Western Australian industry…Read More

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

Government widens search for live sheep ban transition advocate

THE Albanese Labor Government appears to have taken on board an industry suggestion to share the transition advocacy role for the phaseout of live sheep exports by seas…Read More

Sheep Central, December 2, 2024

No support for exporters’ ‘wasted’ WA live sheep investments

AN Australian subsidiary of a major Middle East live sheep exporter has supported efforts to garner market goodwill while criticising the nation’s failure to apologise to customers for moving to phase out exports by sea by 2028…Read More

Terry Sim, December 2, 2024

Property

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

China and the UK lead in Australian ag land foreign ownership

CHINESE interests remained the largest foreign owners of agricultural land in Australia last year, but their landholdings have decreased by close to one million hectares compared with two years earlier…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, November 25, 2024

AgCarbon Central

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

Forestry takeover of NZ livestock farms unsustainable – Beef+Lamb NZ

MORE land is being converted from livestock farming to forestry in New Zealand than is recommended to meet the country’s greenhouse gas emission targets…Read More

Sheep Central, November 1, 2024

Government announces plans for new carbon methodologies

THE Federal Government has announced plans for the development of new carbon methodologies, as the carbon industry awaits the development of one methodology that has been years in the making…Read More

Sheep Central, October 30, 2024

Federal Government backs climate-smart sheep and wool

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation has received federal funding to develop an environmental and greenhouse gas insetting framework for wool growers, enabling carbon emission reductions within the textile supply chain…Read More

Sheep Central, October 25, 2024

Beef Central

Solar water pumping installations sweeping Australia’s extensive northern cattle areas

Right across Australia’s extensive northern pastoral zone, a revolution is taking place in stock water management. Solar panels and pumping units have been installed in vast numbers over the past..Read More

Industry and manufacturer provide science-based responses to social media hysteria over Bovaer

The Australian red meat industry and the Swiss-Dutch product developer have leapt to the defence of the safety of methane-reducing feed additive, Bovaer following an explosion of ill-informed social media..Read More

Feeder steer school to provide vital face-to-face learning

The owner and manager of one of the nation’s oldest Angus studs has said face-to-face events are critical in developing the skills of Australia’s livestock industry. ..Read More

Canadian beef industry celebrates Indonesia trade deal

Canada’s national cattle industry body has welcomed the country's new trade deal with Indonesia which it says will bring new market access opportunities for the 60,000 Canadian beef producers it..Read More

Grain Central

Giant African Snails detected at Botany

DAFF has confirmed the detection of a high-risk invasive pest, the Giant African Snail, on the deck of a container vessel at Port Botany on Monday...Read More

JV to build new home for rice breeding in Riverina

RICE Breeding Australia, a joint venture between AgriFutures Australia, SunRice Group and the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, is building a new facility in the Riverina. ..Read More

ABARES lifts wheat, canola estimates, trims barley

ABARES has lifted its national wheat estimate to 31.9Mt and canola to 5.6Mt but trimmed its barley estimate to 11.7Mt in is quarterly Australian Crop Report out today...Read More

ABARES revises estimates for Australia’s major pulses

ABARES forecasts Australia's chickpea crop now being harvested at 1.9Mt, up from 1.3Mt seen in Sep, while the lentil estimate has plunged to 1.1Mt from 1.7Mt. ..Read More