2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (589+ words) AUSTRALIA'S wool market generally held firm this week, with fine Merino prices lifting in Sydney and Fremantle auctions, but dipping in Melbourne. Prices for crossbred wool 26-28 microns increased in Sydney and Melbourne sales. The Australian Wool Exchange reported that the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1147+ words) SOUTHERN Queensland's feedgrain deficit is widely expected to bring at least one wheat cargo into Brisbane in coming weeks. The move reflects the difficulty Brisbane consumers are having in getting grain past the heated Darling Downs and New England markets…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (385+ words) AUSTRALIA'S forecasts for wool production for this year and the next are continuing to drop, with the national clip now expected to be 255. 4 million kilograms this financial year. And the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee's has forecast shorn wool production…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (603+ words) STRENGTHENING demand for limited supplies of quality wool, especially Merino fleece, have pushed the market's price benchmark to 1895c/kg clean. The Australian Wool Exchange said brokers offered 33, 666 bales, 11, 099 fewer than in the previous auction series. "This smaller quantity attracted strong…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (504+ words) A PROPOSED new Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme livestock method under development by Meat & Livestock Australia will be applicable to lamb, mutton and beef production. The Albanese Labor Government today said it has prioritised development of the new livestock method…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (563+ words) A RED meat producer survey on fuel availability has revealed most respondents would exhaust their supplies within a week. The Red Meat Advisory Council said its national survey has revealed Australia's red meat industry is approaching a critical breaking point....

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (925+ words) Women In Wool Career Legacy Award winner, Elders" Steph Brooker-Jones, right, with Zena Wareham. WOMEN In Wool celebrated some of the sector"s established and up-and-coming leaders in the group"s annual awards recently. The group"s most prestigious honour,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1369+ words) Chef Mike Reid plates up lamb cutlets cooks with a farci of sweatbreads, wild garlic and lovage wrapped in caul fat. NEW Zealand lamb predominates in United Kingdom supermarket sales, but the nation's food service industry favours the milder taste…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) AUSTRALIA'S wool auction market has rebounded strongly after two consecutive weeks of losses. The Australian Wool Exchange said 36, 252 bales were offered, 3421 bales fewer than last week. "On the opening day the market was immediately on the rise. "Higher yielding, low…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (593+ words) RED meat processors and live cattle exporters have welcomed the Albanese Government's announcement of a 12-month delay to its implementation of increases to fees and charges associated with its export regulatory services. The Australian Meat Industry Council expressed its appreciation…...