Processing

Gundagai Lamb gains show value-based marketing is working

VALUE-BASED marketing with full carcase feedback to producers is improving the marketability of lamb for Gundagai Lamb suppliers and clients, according to GL chief executive officer Will Barton. After the..Read More

Terry Sim, August 31, 2026

Wool prices rebound as buyers react to drop in supply

AUSTRALIAN wool prices rebounded as supply dropped this week, despite a stronger Australian dollar and a lack of new fleece business…Read More

Sheep Central, August 28, 2026

Farrell parries Nationals call for EU free trade agreement changes

COALITION opposition to the Australia-European Free Trade Agreement has prompted Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell to appeal for business support for its ratification by Federal Parliament…Read More

Sheep Central, August 26, 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

Indonesian sovereign fund takes A$3.57b stake in JBS Australia

GLOBAL protein giant JBS will sell a 25 percent stake in its Australian and New Zealand operations to an Indonesian sovereign fund for the equivalent of A$3.57 billion, the company has announced…Read More

Jon Condon, August 10, 2026

Study finds Australian meat processor costs higher than global competitors

AUSTRALIAN red meat processing costs continue to rise and remain higher than key international competitors in New Zealand, the United States and Brazil, a new study has found…Read More

Jon Condon, August 7, 2026

Hewitt Australia takeover of Nolan Meats gets ACCC approval

THE Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has cleared the way for Hewitt Australia to complete its purchase of Queensland beef processing business Nolan Meats…Read More

Sheep Central, August 4, 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

AMPC showcase helps MSA lamb into the marketplace

A WORLD-FIRST Meat Standards Australia index for sheep meat has arrived, with at least one Australian lamb processor already preparing to share the model with producers…Read More

By Sue Webster, July 9, 2026

Export lamb demand to grow, StoneX manager predicts

AUSTRALIA’S sheep flock will continue to rebuild this year and export demand will grow for lamb, according to StoneX Australian meats and livestock manager Ripley Atkinson…Read More

Lydia Burton, July 6, 2026

NSW Government puts up $1.4m for Goulburn wool auction centre

INDUSTRY plans to establish a wool-selling centre in the New South Wales regional city of Goulburn were laid bare today with the NSW Government’s announcement of a $1.4 million grant to AWH Ltd…Read More

Terry Sim, July 2, 2026

Hundreds gather for National ICMJ Conference + PICS

MORE than 300 university students and industry delegates from across the country have gathered in Wagga Wagga this week for the National Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) Conference…Read More

Lydia Burton, July 1, 2026

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