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Lamb, mutton, goat meat and beef exports set to break records

AUSTRALIA’S goat meat exports reached their highest recorded monthly level in October, Meat and Livestock Australia has reported…Read More

Sheep Central, November 11, 2024

Goat meat, lamb and mutton exports hit all-time highs

AUSTRALIA’S goat meat exports have hit their highest annual levels – with three months of the year yet to run…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

From Gritjurk to Inner Mongolia on the cashmere trail

VICTORIAN sheep producer Peter Small recounts a recent trip to Inner Mongolia with fellow wool grower John Cordingley to look at the cashmere industry, noting the challenges and what led some processors to pursue the luxury goat fibre rather than superfine Australian wool…Read More

Peter Small , August 23, 2024

Australian goat meat production highest ever in early 2024

MORE than 750,000 goats were processed in Australia in the first quarter 2024, yielding a record 11,777 tonnes of meat…Read More

Sheep Central, May 27, 2024

Online greenhouse gas tools for goats and feedlots

MEAT & Livestock Australia has released online web-based greenhouse gas calculators for feedlot and goat production systems…Read More

Sheep Central, February 14, 2024

Goat throughput hits highest in six years, more meat taken domestically

A Western Queensland processor says the domestic market for goat meat has taken off in the past 18 month, as throughput remains consistently high this year…Read More

Eric Barker, September 13, 2023

CBRE offers NSW rangeland goat and grazing block Wyoming

A WESTERN New South Wales property that harvests about 4000 rangeland goats annually is being offered by prominent landholder Robert McBride with price expectations of more than $7 million…Read More

Sheep Central, January 16, 2023

Goat price slide drops AuctionsPlus commercial listings

AUCTIONSPLUS commercial goat listings reduced 15 percent to 2976 head in November as prices eased…Read More

Sheep Central, December 12, 2022

Goat market comes off the boil as prices drop 15pc

AUSTRALIA’S goat meat market has seen a significant slide in recent months, with prices dropping more than 15 percent and processors working through a back log…Read More

Eric Barker, September 21, 2022

Corporate cattle companies move into goat diversifications

THE rise of Australia’s goat industry has gained the attention of corporate cattle companies, with two large Queensland-based producers recently making significant investments into small stock…Read More

Terry Sim, August 10, 2022

Goat processing to expand with Bourke abattoir opening

GOAT processing in western Queensland and New South Wales is set to significantly expand, with the re-opening of the Bourke abattoir later this year…Read More

Eric Barker, April 26, 2022

QLD small stock processor to finish $11m expansion mid-year

A REMOTE Queensland small stock processor is about to significantly increase its capacity – with the completion of an expansion at the end of May this year…Read More

Eric Barker, February 2, 2022

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