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Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Nothing 'boering' about goats in south west Queensland

Nothing 'boering' about goats in south west Queensland

St George will host what is believed the first auction of Boer goat bucks in Queensland at the end of next week.

Three more lamb plants gear up to install DEXA scanning systems

Three more lamb plants gear up to install DEXA scanning systems

The roll-out of DEXA carcase scanning systems will gather pace next year with another three abattoirs gearing up to install systems.

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

China has continued its import splurge on Australian lamb and mutton in October.

Nothing 'boering' about goats in south west Queensland

Nothing 'boering' about goats in south west Queensland

St George will host what is believed the first auction of Boer goat bucks in Queensland at the end of next week.

Store lambs are good buying

Store lambs are good buying

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown analyses the store and feeder lamb market.

Goat prices on the move again

Goat prices on the move again

After four months of showing a slight decline, goat prices improved again last week.

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

Domestic consumers and overseas importers spent $5.78 billion buying Australian lamb and mutton in 2018-19.

Little risk of NZ stepping up lamb output

Little risk of NZ stepping up lamb output

New Zealand's sheep flock is unlikely to grow to grab lucrative export opportunities for sheepmeat.

Store lambs are good buying

Store lambs are good buying

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown analyses the store and feeder lamb market.

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

New China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

China has continued its import splurge on Australian lamb and mutton in October.

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

A yummy $4.3 billion spend on our lamb in 2018-19

Domestic consumers and overseas importers spent $5.78 billion buying Australian lamb and mutton in 2018-19.

Three more lamb plants gear up to install DEXA scanning systems

Three more lamb plants gear up to install DEXA scanning systems

The roll-out of DEXA carcase scanning systems will gather pace next year with another three abattoirs gearing up to install systems.

Little risk of NZ stepping up lamb output

Little risk of NZ stepping up lamb output

New Zealand's sheep flock is unlikely to grow to grab lucrative export opportunities for sheepmeat.

China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

China smashes import record for Australian lamb and mutton

China has continued its import splurge on Australian lamb and mutton in October.

Rain and the cup cut lamb yardings and nudge up prices

Rain and the cup cut lamb yardings and nudge up prices

The Melbourne Cup holiday in Victoria and welcome rain in parts of parched NSW reduced lamb and sheep yarding at key saleyards during the start of this week.

Goat prices on the move again

Goat prices on the move again

After four months of showing a slight decline, goat prices improved again last week.

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Wool prices end week in positive territory despite late wobble

Wool prices end week in positive territory despite late wobble

Wool prices went on their erratic path this week but at least the market made some overall gains.

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

KMART and Target will dump non-muelsed wool by 2023.

Merriman and Webster have run out of chances says WoolProducers

Merriman and Webster have run out of chances says WoolProducers

WoolProducers Australia is cranking up its opposition to the re-election of Wally Merriman and David Webster to the board of Australian Wool Innovation

AWI in hot water over push to expel shareholders

AWI in hot water over push to expel shareholders

The peak woolgrower body has questioned why Australian Wool Innovation need the power to expel a shareholder.

Wool's price roller coaster ends week with EMI sinking another 15c

Wool's price roller coaster ends week with EMI sinking another 15c

The wool market sustained moderate losses this week after making gains in the previous two weeks.

Solid start to week for wool with EMI rising 25 cents

Solid start to week for wool with EMI rising 25 cents

Wool sales have started the week on a positive note with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing 25 cents to 1580c.

Australian wool market closes lower | Elders

Australian wool market closes lower | Elders

Superfine holds up as some Merino fleeces fall by up to 80c.

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Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Competition intensifies on back of number shortage

Competition intensifies on back of number shortage

Lamb prices in the north were boosted by the prediction of rain, with buyer competition intensifying against a shortage of numbers at southern selling centres.

Lamb market shows signs of stability

Lamb market shows signs of stability

After some extremely turbulent weeks, the lamb market appears to have stabilised.

Alarm bells ring over corn crop projections

Alarm bells ring over corn crop projections

It has not been a walk in the park for the developing corn crop since planting.

Lamb job slips but good prices are here to stay

Lamb job slips but good prices are here to stay

Are we seeing a lamb market correction or is this a holding pattern until new season lambs come on board?

New season lambs hit the market

New season lambs hit the market

Prices for lambs are reflecting supply and seasonal conditions in different production areas, leading to mixed trends.

Lamb numbers 'surprisingly' high

Lamb numbers 'surprisingly' high

We are into the last four weeks of winter and surprisingly numbers have remained high at all selling centres.

Sheep Studstock

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Allendale sets $21,500 national Suffolk record |PHOTOS

Allendale sets $21,500 national Suffolk record |PHOTOS

ALLENDALE and Days Whiteface studs, Bordertown, reaffirmed themselves as two of the nation's leading terminal sire studs with spirited competition on more than 400 rams and ewes from four breeds to go under the hammer.

Tattykeel's $23,000 top ram

Tattykeel's $23,000 top ram

Rams peaked at $23,000 and ewes at $7500 at Tattykeel's annual stud Poll Dorset sale near Oberon.

A bonnie Texel ram sells for $380,000 in Scotland

A bonnie Texel ram sells for $380,000 in Scotland

A Texel ram lamb has sold for an astonishing $A380,000 in Scotland.

Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Deva Weitman has been involved with Suffolk sheep since she was 12-years-old and is convinced the eating quality of the breed is hard to beat.

Tarndie spinning top Polwarth fleece

Tarndie spinning top Polwarth fleece

Polwarth sheep have been bred at the historic Tarndwarncoort in south-west Victoria for nearly 140 years.

Interstate buyers swoop to take top ewe and ram at Tattykeel

Interstate buyers swoop to take top ewe and ram at Tattykeel

Rams peaked at $23,000 and ewes at $7500 at Tattykeel's annual stud Poll Dorset sale near Oberon.

Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, SA, Polwarth breeders, the McArdle family, have been coming to the Australian Sheep & Wool Show for more than 10 years.