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Australian delegates reject US lamb industry damage claims

AUSTRALIA’S representatives at an American global safeguard investigation hearing into lamb imports have argued that United States processors and companies had to use imports meet demand and be successful…Read More

Terry Sim, October 19, 2026

Ag Tech

NSW and MLA firm on 2027 sheep and goat NLIS rollout

CALLS to extend the national mandatory electronic identification rollout for sheep and goats by two years have been rejected by the New South Wales Government and Meat & Livestock Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

Lamb Production

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, south eases as harvest ramps up

NEARBY feedgrain values have firmed in the north as growers limit new-crop grain being meted out to a hungry domestic market, and southern markets have eased in response to a tail-off in barley demand…Read More

Liz Wells, October 19, 2026

Lamb Production

CSU podcast series to answer key drought-feeding questions

CHARLES Sturt University research that gives drought-hit sheep producers answers to four critical management decisions is being extended in a podcast series…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

Sheep meat

Terragen COO joins Sheep Producers Australia board

TERRAGEN Biotech chief operating officer Dr Joss West has joined the Sheep Producers Australia board after the departure of outgoing director Andrew Henderson…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

News

Recruitment: Future Force program helps students build ag careers

SEVENTY Queensland secondary students are one step closer to careers in agriculture after completing the Future Force Ag Intensive School, gaining nationally recognised qualifications, industry connections and hands-on experience across two regional locations…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

News

Strong uptake of EID for sheep and goats in NSW saleyards

NEW South Wales saleyards are playing a key role in the successful rollout of electronic identification for sheep and goats, with strong uptake across the supply chain ahead of mandatory requirements from 1 January next year, according to NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty…Read More

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Markets

Larger wool auction offering tests buyer demand

AUSTRALIA’S largest wool offering in five weeks has tested demand and prompted increased grower withdrawals from auctions…Read More

Sheep Central, October 16, 2026

Processing

New vision technology delivers cut-to-carcase traceability

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Lamb Production

Agtech: Putting a price on a blade of grass

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Property

How are property values looking in central and southern Qld?

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 16, 2026

Property

Weekly property review: Feedlot values double as sector experiences unprecedented investment cycle

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 16, 2026

News

Wild dog control needed in national parks to protect livestock and native animals

Lydia Burton, October 14, 2026

Processing

Automated lamb leg deboning tech heading for Australian trial

Sheep Central, October 14, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

38.70

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.7062

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

20 Oct 2026 (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

-27.88

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

1166

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1873

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

20 Oct 2026 (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

Strong uptake of EID for sheep and goats in NSW saleyards

Trials of injectable transponders have not been successful in sheep or cattle The read distance of the injectable unit is quite short and unable to be read by race....

Bruce Dumbrell

Agtech: Putting a price on a blade of grass

Combine this with virtual fencing and you have to wonder what comes next?....

John Marriott

Strong uptake of EID for sheep and goats in NSW saleyards

As a sheep farmer, I am OK with electronic devices; however, the ear tag is a clumsy way to do it as they are lost easily and in sheep....

Martha Truelove

Wild dog control needed in national parks to protect livestock and native animals

Thanks for keeping us informed about what is happening nationally.....

Rhonda Crawford

Australian delegates reject US lamb industry damage claims

Terry Sim, October 19, 2026

Recruitment: Future Force program helps students build ag careers

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

Strong uptake of EID for sheep and goats in NSW saleyards

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Wild dog control needed in national parks to protect livestock and native animals

The case for controlling wild dogs in national parks is the same for both farmers and environmentalists, or at least it should be according to the NSW Farmers Association…Read More

Lydia Burton, October 14, 2026

Markets

Larger wool auction offering tests buyer demand

AUSTRALIA’S largest wool offering in five weeks has tested demand and prompted increased grower withdrawals from auctions…Read More

Sheep Central, October 16, 2026

Merino wool prices regain ground to stabilise market

MERINO fleece prices regained some lost ground in auctions this week, but crossbred wool values slipped…Read More

Sheep Central, October 9, 2026

No room to negotiate on Australia-EU FTA says new ambassador

THE European Union’s Ambassador to Australia Lawrence Meredith today pushed back on Coalition and farmer support for the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement to be renegotiated…Read More

Sheep Central, October 5, 2026

WA sheep producers and livestock carriers granted further $11.8 million

THE Albanese Labor Government has allocated another $11.8 million to Western Australian sheep farmers and livestock transport operators as part of the transition package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea…Read More

Sheep Central, October 5, 2026

CSU podcast series to answer key drought-feeding questions

CHARLES Sturt University research that gives drought-hit sheep producers answers to four critical management decisions is being extended in a podcast series…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

Agtech: Putting a price on a blade of grass

A tool originally built to improve grape quality in vineyards is being repurposed to measure pasture biomass across Australian grazing paddocks, with research suggesting more accurate biomass measurement could lift livestock farm profitability by 11-15 percent…Read More

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, south eases as harvest ramps up

Liz Wells, October 19, 2026

CSU podcast series to answer key drought-feeding questions

CHARLES Sturt University research that gives drought-hit sheep producers answers to four critical management decisions is being extended in a podcast series…Read More

Sheep Central, October 19, 2026

Larger wool auction offering tests buyer demand

AUSTRALIA’S largest wool offering in five weeks has tested demand and prompted increased grower withdrawals from auctions…Read More

Sheep Central, October 16, 2026

Agtech: Putting a price on a blade of grass

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Processing

New vision technology delivers cut-to-carcase traceability

New vision sensing technology has demonstrated that vacuum packaged primals can be traced back to the individual carcase with 100 percent accuracy in commercial research trials…Read More

Sheep Central, October 15, 2026

Automated lamb leg deboning tech heading for Australian trial

The first prototype of a machine for lamb leg deboning suitable for Australian meat processing has been built and tested in Japan, and is heading to Australia for a six week plant trial…Read More

Sheep Central, October 14, 2026

Gundagai lamb processor saves on gas by recycling heat

NEW South Wales lamb plant Gundagai Meat Processors has implemented a staged heat recovery system that reduces natural gas consumption, improves refrigeration efficiency and removes the need for a major boiler upgrade…Read More

Sheep Central, September 30, 2026

VFF lobbies to avoid truck wash biosecurity timebomb

VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has called for bipartisan political support to upgrade the state’s truck wash capability, claiming the current network is ‘a biosecurity disaster ticking timebomb.’..Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2026

Trade

Over-charged, over-regulated and over it – ALEC leader

AUSTRALIA’S peak livestock exporter body is urging the Albanese Government to abandon its push towards full cost recovery for regulatory charges, backing a call for an independent audit of export cost recovery, in this opinion piece by chief executive officer Mark Harvey-Sutton…Read More

By Australian Livestock Exporters Council chief executive officer Mark Harvey-Sutton, August 11, 2026

Lamb prices to continue to follow beef upward

AUSTRALIAN sheep producers have been told the current run of high lamb and mutton prices could extend for up to three years despite global quota restrictions and tariffs, as beef and sheep meat supplies stay limited globally…Read More

Terry Sim, July 9, 2026

UK signals intent to align with EU Deforestation Regulations

THE United Kingdom is looking like adopting regulations similar to the European Union’s Deforestation Regulations (EUDR), that could potentially impact Australian red meat exports into the UK market…Read More

Sheep Central, July 2, 2026

Mooralla Merino story to be told at BestWool BestLamb conference

WESTERN District sheep producers Ricky and Marni Luhrs have contracts for their wool and the eggs from their pasture-raised hens – the next phase in their marketing will be being..Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2026

Property

How are property values looking in central and southern Qld?

The spring rural property market in Central and Southern Queensland is steady, selective and quietly recalibrating, valuers Will McLay and Tim Cavanagh suggest. The season is dry, but typical for this time of year, cattle prices remain strong and buyers are still active – just more discerning…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 16, 2026

Weekly property review: Feedlot values double as sector experiences unprecedented investment cycle

Australia’s grainfeeding sector has been identified as the standout performer across the rural property market over the past 12 to 18 months, recording the highest volume of transactions in more than three decades and a dramatic escalation in asset values…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 16, 2026