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Firm and fresh for the lambs

Agents and vendors combined to present a total of 1778 head for the weekly sale, the market was firm for the heavy lambs and...

Spring touching the market

Agent's and vendors have been yarding fairly consistent numbers for their weekly cattle and sheep and lamb sales. The spring touch has started with...

Heavy dearer and lighter cheaper

Agents and vendors combined today to present 2130 head of sheep and lambs to the local and export markets. The split between lambs/hoggets...

Traprock selling carbon credits

In an Australian first, farmers in South East Queensland’s Traprock region are pooling their resources to aggregate their market power to sell carbon credits...

Supermarket reforms coming our way

The Miles Government has accepted all recommendations of the Supermarket Pricing Select Committee report, a result of an inquiry into supermarket behaviour after farmers...

Ag’s collapse in confidence

Farmer sentiment towards the Federal Government’s policy agenda has continued to slide in the second National Farmer Priorities Survey, with over 90 per cent...

Sheep and lamb fully firm

Agents & vendors worked together to present a total of 1888 head for the weekly Sheep & Lamb sale. The market was fully firm...

Main livestock consistent

Numbers were consistent across the main livestock sales this week with approx 1200 cattle yarded and 1888 head of Sheep & Lambs meeting the...

Light lambs in trade

Agents and vendors combined to present a yarding of 1747 head for the weekly sale, the breakdown was a 70/30 split between lamb and...

Jack frost gone for good?

Numbers were back for both of the main livestock sales this week. The rain may have influenced growers to hang on a bit longer...

Rain on sheep sales

Rainfall in the local and further districts saw a smaller yarding for the weekly Sheep and Lamb sale, with the total number reaching 1332...

Ekka pushing value

The Ekka started this week with the great involvement from many organizations pushing the value of our primary production forward, a special shout out...

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