Trade

Sam’s lamb burgers and spicy patties ready for AFL appetites

VALUE-ADDED fast food lamb products have resulted from a collaboration between science agency CSIRO and Meat & Livestock Australia, just in time for the 2024 AFL premiership season…Read More

Sheep Central, March 15, 2024

NFF draws the line between competition law and trust

AUSTRALIA’S peak farmer body has said concentration of market power in the supermarket sector is causing problems for farmers, but it did not support divestiture of asset powers, and trust in the big retailers is not the issue…Read More

Terry Sim, March 13, 2024

Animal activists lead Australian farmers into a fight for respect

AUSTRALIAN agriculture is in a fight for respect, the leader of Australia’s peak livestock exporter body told the National Farmers Federation’s National Forum on Mental Health in Agriculture today…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Israel-bound livestock export vessel departs on second trip

BELEAGUERED live export vessel MV Bahijah has departed Fremantle in a second attempt to reach Israel with its cargo of sheep and cattle, despite protests from animal welfare bodies…Read More

Sheep Central, March 4, 2024

WA farmers reject Greens live sheep export phaseout date

EXPORTERS and Western Australian farmers have rejected a Greens move to legislate the end date of live sheep exports by sea as 1 May 2026…Read More

Sheep Central, March 1, 2024

Livestock shipper Wellard posts small net profit

DESPITE challenging conditions for the Australian livestock export trade in the second half of last year, publicly listed livestock shipping business Wellard Limited registered a small net profit for the..Read More

Terry Sim, February 26, 2024

Live sheep trade uncertainty as new markets emerge

UNCERTAINTY around the Federal Government’s proposed live sheep export by sea phaseout timetable is impacting investment just as new sheep and cattle markets are emerging…Read More

Terry Sim, February 21, 2024

WA farmer leaders boycott meeting with Ag Minister Watt

WESTERN Australian sheep industry leaders will meet with Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt today, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won’t make the meeting…Read More

Terry Sim, February 19, 2024

Senate told no update on live sheep phaseout date

AN end date for Australia’s live animal exports by sea remains unknown after Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt yesterday provided no update on a government response to a independent phaseout panel’s report…Read More

Terry Sim, February 14, 2024

No prohibition on live export vessels into conflict areas

BELEAGURED Israeli-owned live export vessel the MV Bahijah focused senators on a number of trade issues at a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday…Read More

Terry Sim, February 14, 2024

ALEC seeks review of MV Bahijah decision process

THE role of animal rights group actions in a decision by Australia’s live export regulator to refuse the re-export of an Israel-bound sheep and cattle shipment has been highlighted in a recent government update…Read More

Sheep Central, February 12, 2024

Australia’s January sheep meat exports were highest on record

AUSTRALIAN lamb and mutton exports for January were the highest on record, helped by strong demand in North America, China and the Middle East, according to Meat & Livestock Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, February 9, 2024

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