Roma Store Cattle Sale 9 January 2024 Kicks Off 2024 with Notable Market Gains
The Roma Store Saleyard commenced its first sale of 2024 with an offering of 2,713 head of cattle, a decrease from the previous sale’s total by 4,666. The cattle primarily originated from Cunnamulla, Western QLD, and nearby districts. This event witnessed the presence and active participation of all regular buyers, along with some new operators. […]
Robust Start to 2024: Increased Yarding and Strong Markets at Dubbo and Bendigo Saleyards
Dubbo Saleyard Report: Significant Increase in Yarding At the Dubbo saleyard, there was a noteworthy increase in total yarding, reaching 21,230, which is 5,470 more than the previous sale. The sheep yarding stood at 9,500, up by 2,980, while lamb yarding was 11,730, an increase of 2,490. The first sale of the year saw a […]
Wagga and Tamworth Cattle Sale Report 8th Jan 2024: New Year’s Cattle Market
Wagga Saleyard Report: Positive Trends Amid Limited Buyer Options At Wagga’s new year sale, a total of 2,100 cattle were yarded, showing an increase of 100 from the previous sale. This included 475 cows. Notably, domestic processors faced a scarcity of suitable cattle, directing the sale’s focus towards feedlots. Feedlots demonstrated a strong demand for […]
FSANZ Sets Conditions for Australian Cultured Quail Product
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has recently imposed specific conditions on an Australian company’s application to use a cultivated quail product as a food ingredient. Simon Eassom, Executive Director of Food Frontier, an Australian alternative protein think tank, shared insights on this development in a LinkedIn post at the end of December. FSANZ has […]
Meat & Livestock Australia Seeks Goat Producers for Advisory Committee
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is currently inviting applications from both rangeland and commercial farmed goat producers to join the Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC). This initiative presents a unique opportunity for industry professionals to contribute to the strategic direction of the Australian goat meat and livestock sector. GIRDAC, an advisory group […]
Australian Goatmeat’s Global Appeal Escalates, with South Korea Leading the Charge
Recent data from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has shed light on the burgeoning global demand for Australian goat meat, highlighting South Korea’s significant role in this upward trend. US Market: A Steadfast Consumer The United States remains the stalwart consumer of Australian goat meat. In the January to October 2023 timeframe, Australia’s exports to […]
Advancing Environmental Stewardship in Goat Farming: Australia’s Innovative Approach
In a significant stride towards environmental sustainability in agriculture, Australia has embarked on a novel three-year initiative, the Goat Sustainability Project. This venture, a collaboration between the MLA Donor Company (MDC) and the University of Queensland (UQ), is pioneering in its focus on the goat sector, particularly targeting extensive and rangeland goat farming systems. Under […]
Strategic Interventions Set to Elevate Australia’s Goat Meat Industry
Australia’s goat meat industry stands on the brink of transformation, thanks to strategic interventions identified in a new report. The study, titled “Developing a sustainable high-value market driven goat supply chain,” was funded by MLA Donor Company (MDC) and led by Greenleaf Enterprises’ Dr Janine Teese and Ken Bryan, in collaboration with Cedar Meats. It […]
Australia and New Zealand on the Cusp of Approving First Cultivated Meat Product
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has taken a significant step towards approving a cultivated quail product by Vow Food as a food ingredient. This development, as reported by Food Frontier, an independent think tank focusing on alternative proteins in Australia and New Zealand, marks a pivotal moment in the food industry of these two […]
Negotiations Continue for Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement Amid Red Meat Industry’s Push for Market Access
In a recent development concerning the Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA), representatives from the Australia-EU Red Meat Market Access Task Force joined Trade Minister Don Farrell in Osaka, Japan, in October 2023. This meeting, aimed at finalising the FTA, unfortunately, did not yield the desired progress, as stated by Minister Farrell. Despite this […]
