WESTERN District sheep producers Ricky and Marni Luhrs have contracts for their wool and the eggs from their pasture-raised hens – the next phase in their marketing will be being..Read More
Sheep Central, June 19, 2026
MUTTON prices have hit record levels – averaging above $9/kg cwt and up to $10/kg in some saleyards this week – but there are doubts this can be sustained with supplies scarce and processors already planning for possibly extended winter shutdowns…Read More
Terry Sim, June 17, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S wool and meat exporters have expressed concern about the Federal Government’s intentions to raise export fees and charges to effect full cost recovery from next year…Read More
Grass fever has always been the main factor however consolidating numbers to shore up supply is now becoming part of most larger processor buying orders…Read More
Chris Howie, June 10, 2026
A LACK of measureable timelines, milestones and deliverables in the WA Roadmap to 2028 for the Western Australian sheep industry has been noted by the state’s peak farmer body WAFarmers…Read More
Terry Sim, June 3, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S butchering industry has a new world champion — 24 year-old Toowoomba butcher Luke Thomas from Millers Gourmet Meats is now a world title holder after claiming victory in the World Butcher Wars 2026 final held at Sydney Olympic Park…Read More
By James Nason and Eric Barker, June 1, 2026
MEAT & Livestock has launched a WA Sheep Transition Hub to support the Western Australian industry through its transition up to the live sheep export phase out in May 2028…Read More
Sheep Central, May 28, 2026
ATTEMPTS to limit Australian and New Zealand lamb imports into the United States are continuing, driven by the belief that the imported lamb is holding back domestic production growth…Read More
Terry Sim, May 20, 2026
FURTHER funding for the livestock transport sector and farm businesses has been announced under the Federal Government’s live sheep export transition program…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2026
WESTERN Australia’s wool trade has united to lift confidence in the sector in the wake of the proposed banning of live sheep exports by sea and Elders decision to sell its WA client wool in Melbourne…Read More
Sheep Central, May 11, 2026
NEW Zealand ultrafine wool grower Tim Davis of Long Acre Station has won the prestigious Zegna Vellus Aureum award with a 2.4 kilogram 11.6 micron fleece…Read More
Terry Sim, April 22, 2026
WESTERN Australian-based wool brokers are in a battle for the business of Elders grower clients after the agribusiness giant announced it would no longer sell clips in the state after July 2027…Read More
Terry Sim, April 17, 2026