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Science backs climate change lambing shift in Queensland

CENTRAL western Queensland sheep producers Peter and Kimble Thomas are trialling later joining to avoid heat stress impacts on reproduction – a move validated by recent research. The Ilfracombe producers..Read More

By Sue Webster, July 29, 2026

Carbon

AWI project to verify biogenic carbon flow in wool production

A NEW project to demonstrate a practical, and scalable way for Australian wool growers to measure, model and verify the carbon performance of wool production systems has been funded for two years…Read More

Sheep Central, July 28, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 28 July 2026 + outlook map

A SERIES of cold fronts and low pressure troughs has brought showers and isolated thunderstorms to south-eastern Australia in the past week…Read More

Sheep Central, July 28, 2026

Markets

A+ Bloodlines service has support of breeders and producers

AUCTIONSPLUS expects uptake of its new A+Bloodlines product to verify the genetic background of commercial sheep and cattle lots to increase this spring…Read More

Sheep Central, July 29, 2026

New spray-on delivers dual protection against flystrike

Elanco has announced the Australian launch of CLiK Duostar, the first dicyclanil-based product that prevents and treats blowfly strike…Read More

MLA calls for producers to sit on board selection committee

MEAT & Livestock Australia is calling for nominations from eligible producer members to fill three positions on the MLA selection committee at the 2026 annual general meeting on November 24 in Townsville, Queensland…Read More

Sheep Central, July 28, 2026

Wool Production

North-east Vic family wins Elders Southern Supreme Clip award

NORTH-WEST Victorian wool growers, the Hayes family, have won the Elders Southern Supreme Clip of the Year for 2025/26 with a well-prepared WoolClip documented clip. The family of Robert and..Read More

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

News

NZ shearers to be sentenced on animal welfare charges

THREE New Zealand sheep shearers have pleaded guilty to animal welfare violations and face sentencing in NZ courts in coming weeks…Read More

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

Lamb Production

Feedgrain Focus: Prices keep kicking, growers hold in dry week

Liz Wells, July 27, 2026

LambEx

Agribusiness banker issues land value debt warning

By Sue Webster, July 27, 2026

Recruitment

Recruitment: Giving and taking constructive criticism at work

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

Markets

US escalates trade restriction actions on Australian lamb

Terry Sim, July 24, 2026

News

Wool bodies AWEX and AWTA commit to a merger proposal

Sheep Central, July 24, 2026

News

First Western Australian Roadmap funding hits WAFarmers bump

Sheep Central, July 24, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

37.95

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6974

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

30 Jul 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

-17.02

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

1193.2

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

30 Jul 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

US escalates trade restriction actions on Australian lamb

Never mind the south American sheep herders they exploit. Some at the end of their three year contracts never leave.....

Tom Casey

NSW Farmers votes to delay sheep and goat EID deadline to 2029

One hundred percent spot on, the National Livestock Identification System only did one thing; it made tag manufactures richer. Primary producers don't get any more for the stock. My....

William Gray

Wool growers value AWI as separate from MLA – Millington

Well said George. "We’re (AWI) here to do research and development on behalf of all wool growers to assist them and then actually assist in demand creation and defending....

Craig Mitchell

Wool growers value AWI as separate from MLA – Millington

Just to be clear, the Future Flock is not a policy doctrine - that’s not within the project’s remit. However, TFF is designed to provide a body of (objective)....

Angus Hobson

MLA calls for producers to sit on board selection committee

Sheep Central, July 28, 2026

NZ shearers to be sentenced on animal welfare charges

THREE New Zealand sheep shearers have pleaded guilty to animal welfare violations and face sentencing in NZ courts in coming weeks…Read More

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

Recruitment: Giving and taking constructive criticism at work

IF you’re a manager, supervisor, team leader or any type of boss working in the meat and livestock industry, there will be times when you will have to give feedback to employees…Read More

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

US escalates trade restriction actions on Australian lamb

AUSTRALIA’S lamb export sector has this month been hit with a double whammy in potential trade restrictions with a new 12.5 percent tariff being levied by the United States and the US International Trade Commission investigating the impact of imports on the American market…Read More

Terry Sim, July 24, 2026

Markets

A+ Bloodlines service has support of breeders and producers

AUCTIONSPLUS expects uptake of its new A+Bloodlines product to verify the genetic background of commercial sheep and cattle lots to increase this spring…Read More

Sheep Central, July 29, 2026

US escalates trade restriction actions on Australian lamb

Terry Sim, July 24, 2026

Wool growers hold back bales in last sales before recess

MORE wool growers held back lots as prices slumped on the back of an increased bale offering at auctions across Australia this week…Read More

Sheep Central, July 24, 2026

Wool growers value AWI as separate from MLA – Millington

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation chairman George Millington has pushed back on industry talk around the rationalization of industry bodies…Read More

Terry Sim, July 22, 2026

Liz Wells, July 27, 2026

NSW Farmers votes to delay sheep and goat EID deadline to 2029

NSW Farmers members have voted to push back the 1 January 2027 implementation of electronic identification of sheep and goats by two years…Read More

Sheep Central, July 23, 2026

Science blunts activists’ anti-winter lambing campaign spiel

ANIMAL activists’ annual campaign against winter lambing has been blunted by new Australian research proving that dystocia or birth difficulty, not cold conditions, is the main cause of lamb mortality…Read More

By Sue Webster, July 22, 2026

Wool Production

Science backs climate change lambing shift in Queensland

By Sue Webster, July 29, 2026

AWI project to verify biogenic carbon flow in wool production

Sheep Central, July 28, 2026

North-east Vic family wins Elders Southern Supreme Clip award

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

NZ shearers to be sentenced on animal welfare charges

THREE New Zealand sheep shearers have pleaded guilty to animal welfare violations and face sentencing in NZ courts in coming weeks…Read More

Sheep Central, July 27, 2026

Processing

AMPC showcase helps MSA lamb into the marketplace

A WORLD-FIRST Meat Standards Australia index for sheep meat has arrived, with at least one Australian lamb processor already preparing to share the model with producers…Read More

By Sue Webster, July 9, 2026

Export lamb demand to grow, StoneX manager predicts

AUSTRALIA’S sheep flock will continue to rebuild this year and export demand will grow for lamb, according to StoneX Australian meats and livestock manager Ripley Atkinson…Read More

Lydia Burton, July 6, 2026

NSW Government puts up $1.4m for Goulburn wool auction centre

INDUSTRY plans to establish a wool-selling centre in the New South Wales regional city of Goulburn were laid bare today with the NSW Government’s announcement of a $1.4 million grant to AWH Ltd…Read More

Terry Sim, July 2, 2026

Hundreds gather for National ICMJ Conference + PICS

MORE than 300 university students and industry delegates from across the country have gathered in Wagga Wagga this week for the National Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) Conference…Read More

Lydia Burton, July 1, 2026

Trade

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

Mutton market prices hit record levels, but for how long?

MUTTON prices have hit record levels – averaging above $9/kg cwt and up to $10/kg in some saleyards this week – but there are doubts this can be sustained with supplies scarce and processors already planning for possibly extended winter shutdowns…Read More

Terry Sim, June 17, 2026

Property

Agribusiness banker issues land value debt warning

ROCKETING land values are driving Australia’s agricultural debt into record levels and rewriting farm-level risk, a banking leader has warned…Read More

By Sue Webster, July 27, 2026

NT family moves quickly to expand NSW holdings

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap up of recently completed sales across New South Wales…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, July 24, 2026

Weekly property review: What a $25m budget buys in different grazing country across Australia

om tightly-held improved pasture in the south to extensive natural pasture cattle country in the north and west, a budget of $25 million buys very different grazing assets depending on the location. This week’s property review compares the scale, carrying capacity, water security and infrastructure available at that price point across the nation…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, July 17, 2026