Sheep
Quarterly Australian lamb slaughter 'highest on record'
The first three months of the year has seen the level of Australian lamb slaughter be the “highest on record”...
Meat and Livestock Australia
Sheep
Scarcity of skilled shearers poses challenge for Australian lamb
The scarcity of skilled shearers in today’s market landscape is currently posing challenges in the Australian lamb trade. According to...
Agri-Business
Australian lamb slaughter breaks record for second year in a row
Australian lamb production is set to break a new record in 2024, beating the previous year’s record achieved in 2023....
Agri Politics
High lamb prices force Australian factories to close
Abattoirs in Australia are beginning to shut their doors on the back of higher lamb prices. 7 News Melborne reports...
Sheep
Australia to introduce X-ray carcass grading
From next year onward, abattoirs across Australia will grade lamb carcasses using an objective carcass measuring (OCM) system. This system...
Beef
Growing Chinese demand for beef sees Kiwi exports to China jump 56%
The volume of beef exported from New Zealand to China has jumped 56% to almost 46,000t between October 2015 to...
Beef
Volume of Australian beef in Europe up 13% this year
The volume of Australian beef available in Europe has increased during the first three months of this year, recent figures...
Sheep
EU's largest sheepmeat supplier sees lamb numbers drop in February
New Zealand, the main suppliers of lamb to the EU, has posted lower production figures for February this year. Recent...
Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...