Mutton numbers have dwindled at the start of the week but lamb yardings have held up reasonably well which has put pressure on prices at some selling centres. Ballarat yarded just 2361 sheep on Tuesday while numbers at Bendigo on Monday dropped to 1400. A similar trend unfolded across the border in South Australia and […]
Horrific footage of animals dying in extreme heat aboard ships has raised fresh questions over the future of Australia’s live export industry. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has announced a review of the sheep trade to the Middle East, while the federal Labor party has promised to ban the trade if it wins the next election. Farmers’ groups argue that the […]
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. Under the new arrangements: Participants will receive 75 percent co-contribution for investment in COVID-19 eligible activities implemented by 31 July 2020; The additional funding aims to support […]
THE Kuwait government has written to Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, requesting he “reconsider” the June to September moratorium on live sheep exports due to food security issues in the country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But efforts to change the government’s position look to be in vain. Kuwait Minister of Trade and Industry Khalid […]
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will today write to the Prime Minister and Federal Trade Minister in a bid to stop a “full-blown trade war” with China, which could threaten thousands of jobs in the beef export industry. Key points: The Premier says jobs are at risk mainly in South East Queensland The industry is confident […]
The US beef industry has lost at least US$13 billion ($20 billion) and is still in turmoil after outbreaks of coronavirus in meat plants across the country. Analyst Steve Kay from US Cattle buyers weekly said it was the worst he has seen the trade in over 30 years, worse than the mad cow disease and […]
As well as China’s recent trade snubs hurting producers in Australia, reports of further tariffs to come could impact consumers who rely on overseas goods. When it came to choosing what formula to give her baby, new mother Sang Zihan consulted her Beijing-based mother’s group for advice. The group drew up spreadsheets and poured over […]
New research will look into whether sheep poo holds the key to developing the next generation of antiparasitic treatments that could protect livestock and save the industry millions of dollars a year. University of Queensland researchers will study the bacteria and fungi present in infected sheep faeces and pastures in a bid to discover new […]
From his quad bike on a farm track with his dog Rufus by his side, Sukma Bowling sees kilometres of pristine coastline and hectares of lush pasture. There’s not another person in sight. He helps run a remote farm on the southern tip of King Island in Bass Strait, halfway between Tasmania and Victoria. The […]
Record livestock prices are forcing some abattoirs in New South Wales to cancel shifts or shut down operations in the short term. JBS shut down its plant in Scone last Friday due to a shortage of livestock while Southern Meats in Goulburn has shut down its plant this week. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) […]
