IT is apparent continued rain, fantastic fattening feed and a shortage of lambs due to the two-year drought in the south is leading to producers holding lambs normally sold as stores…Read More
By Sheep Central livestock markets columnist Chris Howie, October 22, 2026
GROWER reluctance to sell wool increased as prices dipped at Australian auctions this week, with all sectors of the market recording falls….Read More
Sheep Central, October 22, 2026
AS beef industry groups urge parliament to reject a free trade agreement with the European Union, opinions appear to be more divided in Canberra…Read More
Eric Barker, October 22, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S largest wool offering in five weeks has tested demand and prompted increased grower withdrawals from auctions…Read More
Sheep Central, October 16, 2026
MERINO fleece prices regained some lost ground in auctions this week, but crossbred wool values slipped…Read More
Sheep Central, October 9, 2026
THE European Union’s Ambassador to Australia Lawrence Meredith today pushed back on Coalition and farmer support for the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement to be renegotiated…Read More
Sheep Central, October 5, 2026
THE Albanese Labor Government has allocated another $11.8 million to Western Australian sheep farmers and livestock transport operators as part of the transition package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea…Read More
WHO are Australia’s active live exporting companies, and where do they operate? Impetus Animal Welfare chief executive officer Dr Michael Patching analyses Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to get a measure of which exporters are shipping to global markets…Read More
By Impetus Animal Welfare CEO Dr Michael Patching, October 5, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S sheep meat processing sector and producer leadership was today silent on the prospect of American and Australian lamb producers co-operating on a support package to avert import restrictions or higher tariffs…Read More
Terry Sim, October 2, 2026
MORE Australian wool growers held back bales from sale this week as buyers collectively pulled auction market prices back…Read More
Sheep Central, October 2, 2026
FINE wool prices increased mostly in Sydney and Melbourne auctions this week, but the market generally recorded an overall loss…Read More
Sheep Central, September 25, 2026
FIRST cross ewes to $620, Merinos to $515, new season lambs to $398 and cast for age ewes averaging around $350 for mutton – Sheep Central livestock markets columnist Chris Howie charts what’s behind the latest price movements…Read More
Sheep Central livestock markets columnist Chris Howie, September 21, 2026