With not all processors operating fully and sheep supply tight, sheep slaughter dropped to the lowest level of the season last week. It’s been a while since we last had sheep slaughter this low, In fact, the last time was back in 2011. Luckily prices...
A return to more normal yardings last week had the typical effect on prices. The record young cattle prices from last week didn’t hold, with the correction pulling the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator back to levels of the week earlier. East coast saleyard throughput levels...
The latest sheep and lamb industry projections show a slight tightening in annual sheep and lamb supplies. Second half lamb slaughter could be marginally higher than 2019. Forecasts suggest we are in for two years of tight sheep supplies. As we move through the depths...
The market was again cheaper this week, with the large supply of “low yielding” wool continuing to attract discounts negatively impacting on the EMI as buyers struggled to fit these types into orders. While the drought impact has caused yields to be lower, this week...
Lower supply wasn’t enough to put a halt to the softening lamb prices this week, with what appears to be wavering demand. Small sheep numbers on the east coast however, did help to lift mutton prices. So far in June, east coast lamb slaughter has...
Sometimes the hardest thing to do when looking at markets is to decipher the real message from the published message. There is a lot of rhetoric around the China imports and US exports of grain and beans, with polarized stories representing positive and negative positions....
Young cattle prices continued to climb this week to hit a new high, taking no notice of lower export market values. The local supply situation and decent rainfall forecasts has saleyard prices trading back at global market values. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) lifted to...
Key Points The ABS Commodities survey data for 2018-19 was released late in May, confirming a new low for the flock. NSW had the biggest decline in sheep numbers, while on a National scale it was lambs on hand which were down the most. Breeding...
Key Points With harvest underway in parts of the US, the World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released last night our time and was met with a neutral response from commentators. Markets confirmed no surprises with a stable response, with the USDA lifting wheat...
Prices for most sheep and lamb categories took a turn south this week as resistance was found at recent levels. That was despite lower yardings; marking the entry into the tight winter for sheep and lamb supply. Saleyard prices for most categories declined week on...