THE Australian Wool Exchange’s inclusion of sheep freeze branding within its non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration is unlikely to be reviewed until next year, despite exporter Fox & Lillie joining calls for a re-think…Read More
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made the decision to not grant Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to export livestock after 1 June…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2020
WESTERN Australian farmers and the RSPCA today faced off over a proposed export exemption for a shipment of sheep delayed by a COVID-19 outbreak on a vessel docked in Fremantle…Read More
Terry Sim, May 28, 2020
A WESTERN Australian live sheep exporter could gain an exemption for an impending shipment despite an approaching Middle East moratorium deadline and an outbreak of COVID-19 on a vessel berthed in Fremantle…Read More
Terry Sim, May 27, 2020
Six crew members from a livestock export vessel docked in Fremantle have tested positive for COVID-19…Read More
Sheep Central, May 26, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S Federal Government risked escalating its agricultural trade issues with China into wool and sheep meat if they were not handled diplomatically, a wool exporter said today…Read More
Terry Sim, May 22, 2020
A NEW South Wales farming family has stayed viable by expanding vertically rather than horizontally to bring their Outback Lamb to regional and city consumers…Read More
Sheep Central, May 18, 2020
UNIVERSITY of Queensland Professor of Animal Welfare Clive Phillips has used outdated and obsolete data to cast doubt on the live export trade’s future, according to Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council chief executive officer Mark Harvey-Sutton…Read More
Australian Livestock Exporters' Council CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton, May 12, 2020
MELBOURNE lamb, mutton and veal exporter Cedar Meats is expecting most of its staff will be cleared from COVID-19 quarantine before its scheduled re-opening on 18 May…Read More
Terry Sim, May 12, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S sheep meat and wool exports have continued to be impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic…Read More
Sheep Central, May 13, 2020
MIDDLE East importer Kuwait Livestock Transport & Trading has reported zero cattle deaths and sheep mortality of 0.1 percent during the first voyage of its new vessel the MV Al Kuwait, despite wet bulb temperatures reaching up to 31 degrees Celsius…Read More
Sheep Central, May 11, 2020
MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) has introduced extra short-term financial support measures via its CoMarketing program for lamb and beef brand owners during the difficult COVID-19 trading conditions…Read More
Sheep Central, May 11, 2020