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Wool buyers withdraw bales as auction market slumps

SOME of Australia’s remaining wool growers sent a clear message to buyers this week, with more than 16 percent of the bale offering passed in at auctions nationally…Read More

Sheep Central, August 21, 2026

Michell Wool and Endeavour to merge wool buying and broking

AUSTRALIA’S oldest and largest exporter of processed Australian wool, Michell Wool, is merging its direct buying and broking operations with the nation’s second largest raw wool exporter, Endeavour Wool Exports…Read More

Sheep Central, August 17, 2026

Lock in ready for the lamb, sheep and cattle pricing reset

STORE lamb and feeder cattle finishers should lock in forward sale prices with contracts as a seasonal reset in pricing looms with improved spring and summer supplies, according to Sheep Central’s livestock markets columnist, Chris Howie…Read More

Chris Howie, August 17, 2026

Australia marshalls US backers in Protect Lamb Supply initiative

MAJOR North American veal and lamb packer Catelli Brothers has confirmed its support for Australia’s Protect Lamb Supply initiative to inform the United States International Trade Commission’s global safeguard investigation into imported lamb…Read More

Terry Sim, August 12, 2026

CBA economist outlines interest rate forecast at Sheepvention

THE importance of interest rate changes and market directions were highlighted in the Commonwealth Bank’s agribusiness panel discussion at the Hamilton’s Sheepvention Rural Expo this week…Read More

Terry Sim, August 5, 2026

Don Macdonald Woolbrokers acquires Beecher Wool Services

MAJOR inland wool brokering business Beecher Wool Services has become part of the Don Macdonald Woolbrokers Pty Ltd network in the latest industry merger…Read More

Sheep Central, August 3, 2026

A+ Bloodlines service has support of breeders and producers

AUCTIONSPLUS expects uptake of its new A+Bloodlines product to verify the genetic background of commercial sheep and cattle lots to increase this spring…Read More

Sheep Central, July 29, 2026

US escalates trade restriction actions on Australian lamb

AUSTRALIA’S lamb export sector has this month been hit with a double whammy in potential trade restrictions with a new 12.5 percent tariff being levied by the United States and the US International Trade Commission investigating the impact of imports on the American market…Read More

Terry Sim, July 24, 2026

Wool growers hold back bales in last sales before recess

MORE wool growers held back lots as prices slumped on the back of an increased bale offering at auctions across Australia this week…Read More

Sheep Central, July 24, 2026

Wool growers value AWI as separate from MLA – Millington

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation chairman George Millington has pushed back on industry talk around the rationalization of industry bodies…Read More

Terry Sim, July 22, 2026

Wool leaders pay tribute to industry ambassador Peter Ackroyd

AUSTRALIAN and global wool industry leaders have paid tribute to Campaign for Wool chairman Peter Ackroyd who has died aged 76…Read More

Sheep Central, July 21, 2026

Focus on feed, stocking rate, weight gain and health: Howie

LIVESTOCK producers should ‘stay in the game’ and focus on feed, stocking rates, weight gain and animal health, and avoid the risks of a ‘preserve pasture for later’ unload mentality, according to RMA chief executive officer Chris Howie…Read More

RMA chief executive officer Chris Howie, July 16, 2026

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