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Concern biosecurity levy might compromise 2024 WoolPoll result

AUSTRALIAN wool growers might vote for a reduced levy for research, development and marketing this year if the proposed biosecurity protection levy was introduced, a Senate committee inquiry was told yesterday…Read More

Terry Sim, April 24, 2024

Live Export

WA sheep industry seeks more time to export to Middle East

TENS of thousands more sheep could be exported from Western Australia this year if the Federal Government agrees to a proposed 10-day relaxation on the departure date for Middle East live export shipments during the Northern Summer…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2024

Biosecurity

DAFF officials knock back ‘importer pays’ levy options

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry officials have voiced concerns around a possible container levy or further increases to full import declaration (FID) charges, proposed by agricultural and freight groups as funding stream alternatives to the controversial biosecurity protection levy…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 24, 2024

Wool

Have your say on shearer, wool classer and shed hand training

A PROJECT aimed at redesigning training programs for shearers, wool classers and shed hands will hold in-person consultation workshops across Australia next month…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2024

Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Sowing limits grower selling

Growers across eastern Australia, including this one in northern NSW pictured with a couple of junior advisors, are flat out sowing winter crop. Photo: Tom Luff SOLID export demand for..Read More

Liz Wells, April 24, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 23 April 2024

LIGHT to moderate rainfall impacted parts of the east coast of New South Wales as an upper level trough extended from central Queensland to northern and eastern parts of New South Wales, with rain totals generally below 25 mm…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, April 23, 2024

Biosecurity

Senate inquiry told of biosecurity protection levy concerns

Australia’s livestock industries were still “in the dark’ on how the Federal Government’s proposed biosecurity protection levy would be collected just months from its proposed commencement on 1 July this year…Read More

Sheep Central, April 23, 2024

Biosecurity

Wool industry to seek PICs for disease traceability

AUSTRALIA’S proposed wool traceability hub is aiming to achieve mandatory Property Identification Code declaration by all wool growers to facilitate an efficient emergency animal disease response…Read More

Terry Sim, April 22, 2024

Wool Processing

Crossbred lamb bioharvesting option could be ‘first cab off the rank’

Terry Sim, April 22, 2024

News

Big Lambex 2024 program released today

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Community & Lifestyle

Consumer retail confidence lifting, but still patchy

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Prime & Store Sheep Reports

Merino lambs and scanned ewe prices lift on AuctionsPlus

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Biosecurity

Calls for a container charge instead of a biosecurity protection levy

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2024

Wild Dog & Pest Control

Senate report calls for moves to limit spread of fire ants

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2024

Wool Processing

Crossbred lamb bioharvesting option could be ‘first cab off the rank’

A WOOL bioharvesting option for crossbred lambs with low value fleece could be first product of research to harvest wool without shearing, the University of Adelaide’s Professor Phil Hynd said at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide last week…Read More

Terry Sim, April 22, 2024

Live Export

WA sheep industry seeks more time to export to Middle East

Sheep Central, April 24, 2024

Community & Lifestyle

Consumer retail confidence lifting, but still patchy

AFTER a tough 2023, Australian consumer confidence is on the rise; however, it remains patchy, a new consumer survey has found…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Biosecurity

Wool industry to seek PICs for disease traceability

Terry Sim, April 22, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 23 April 2024

Bureau of Meteorology, April 23, 2024

News

Big Lambex 2024 program released today

LAMBEX, the world’s biggest sheep, lamb and wool forum, today released the program for its 2024 event in Adelaide, South Australia, on 7-9 August…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Biosecurity

Concern biosecurity levy might compromise 2024 WoolPoll result

Terry Sim, April 24, 2024

Biosecurity

Calls for a container charge instead of a biosecurity protection levy

THE push to introduce a container levy as a substitute for the controversial biosecurity protection levy is gaining momentum with producer groups, and freight groups support increased import charges rather than the Federal Government’s BPL proposal…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2024

Wild Dog & Pest Control

Senate report calls for moves to limit spread of fire ants

A SENATE report on the eradication efforts targeting fire ants in south-east Queensland has highlighted a severe and concerning lack of transparency from the primary organisation responsible for administering the program aimed at halting the spread of this destructive pest…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 22, 2024

Wool

Have your say on shearer, wool classer and shed hand training

A PROJECT aimed at redesigning training programs for shearers, wool classers and shed hands will hold in-person consultation workshops across Australia next month…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2024

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6487

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

26 Apr 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-0.86

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

633.2

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1158

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

26 Apr 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

What readers are saying

WA sheep industry seeks more time to export to Middle East

They wont release the report because they know what it's going to say. Nothing agreeing with Albo and you're not allowed to disagree with Albo. They have been told....

Glenn Nix

Innovative WA sheep farmer makes ‘serious cry for help’

Katrina Love you have told me in the past there is enough processing to handle the live sheep ... well you’re wrong. They won’t even look at buying shipping....

Glenn Nix

Crossbred lamb bioharvesting option could be ‘first cab off the rank’

Hi, I see so much upside for producers. Your approach is so good. Congrats to the top notch researchers.....

David Griggs

Innovative WA sheep farmer makes ‘serious cry for help’

We are advised to euthanise our sheep, because of over-supply and possible drought, yet I don’t know how many times I’ve seen the ad to donate to the starving....

Geoff Richardson

Concern biosecurity levy might compromise 2024 WoolPoll result

Terry Sim, April 24, 2024

Have your say on shearer, wool classer and shed hand training

A PROJECT aimed at redesigning training programs for shearers, wool classers and shed hands will hold in-person consultation workshops across Australia next month…Read More

Sheep Central, April 24, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 23 April 2024

Bureau of Meteorology, April 23, 2024

Wool industry to seek PICs for disease traceability

Terry Sim, April 22, 2024

Markets

Merino lambs and scanned ewe prices lift on AuctionsPlus

MERINO wether and ewe lamb prices increased on AuctionsPlus last week, along with values for most scanned in-lamb ewe categories…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Currency rates lift wool prices but demand stays the same

CURRENCY exchange rates lifted Australia’s wool auction market this week and growers responded by holding fewer bales back…Read More

Sheep Central, April 19, 2024

Forward wool contracts trade at premiums to spot levels

IT was another solid week for the wool auction market in Australia and prices rose for the fourth consecutive session, helped by a continuing strong USD…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 19, 2024

AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb offerings rebound after Easter

AUCTIONSPLUS commercial sheep and lamb listings jumped 37 percent to 54,396 head last week, in the first full week back after Easter…Read More

Sheep Central, April 15, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, south softens as planting starts

TRADED volume in feed grain in the north remains thin as the market waits for a clearer picture of sorghum quality post-rain to develop…Read More

Liz Wells, April 15, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices jump after wet week for sorghum

PRICES for wheat, barley and sorghum have risen by at least $10 per tonne in the past week, with rain on ripe Downs sorghum crops being the big local driver…Read More

Liz Wells, April 8, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Rain firms northern market

PRICES for feed grain in the northern market have lifted this week in response to rain that has stopped or slowed the sorghum harvest and outturn of all grains…Read More

Liz Wells, March 28, 2024

Wool Production

McCullough’s departure ends controversial post at AWI

FORMER chief executive of Australian Wool Innovation Stuart McCullough has been made redundant, ending his controversial 30-month overseas appointment…Read More

Sheep Central, April 9, 2024

DAFF allows AWI to change scope of mulesed wool recommendation

AUSTRALIA’S Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry has allowed the nation’s wool grower levy funded body to change the scope of a high priority performance review recommendation on consumer attitudes to mulesed wool, denying growers key market knowledge…Read More

Terry Sim, April 3, 2024