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US beef industry losing money
10:24 AM AEDT | Most sectors of the US beef industry are losing money, which has caused production forecasts for next year to be reduced.  | Wycheproof crossbred ewes to $100 | Weaner steers av 193c/kg at ...
Record November lamb prices
29/11/2008 | Saleyard lamb prices rose again this week, to record levels for this time of the year and 13-23pc above the five year average.  | Rain cuts Narromine store sheep ... | What a contrast: Wool's turmoil ...
Pig prices up 25pc-40pc since June
29/11/2008 | Since the beginning of June, Australian over-the-hooks pig prices have been on an increasing trend, with prices now 25pc-40pc above levels at the beginning of June, squeezed up by diminished supply.
Northern cattle prices lift sharply after rain
28/11/2008 | Prices at the Roma, Qld, store cattle sale lifted sharply this week after the widespread November rain. Its timing couldn’t have been better in setting up the beef industry for the northern summer.  | Herd and flock numbers fall | More evidence of shrinking US ...
Crunch time in Korea: supermarkets resume US beef sales
27/11/2008 | Major South Korean discount retailers E-Mart, Home Plus and Lotte Mart resumed selling imported US beef on Thursday this week.  | New case of BSE in Canada | More evidence of shrinking US ...
What carbon trading will mean for methane
27/11/2008 | Under a compulsory carbon accounting scheme, methane gas promises to be agriculture’s most troublesome gas.   | Nationals to rebel on carbon ... | Soil carbon facing challenges
More evidence of shrinking US beef industry
25/11/2008 | All segments of the United States beef industry are contracting, according to National Cattlemen's Beef Association president Andy Groseta, and the latest US Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report seems to support that conclusion.   | Rain cuts Narromine store sheep ... | Producers secure feed supplies ...
Lamb prices lift as supply concerns mount
21/11/2008 | Lamb prices rose 'significantly' in saleyards this week, according to Meat and livestock Australia, reflecting a 5pc fall in yardings from last week's and mounting concerns over a lamb shortage in the next few months.  | Nervous demand hits lamb market | What a contrast: Wool's turmoil ...
Rain cuts Narromine store sheep numbers by more than half
21/11/2008 | Rain put more than a dampener on the expected 30,000 sheep for Narromine, NSW, special store sheep sale on Wednesday this week.  | Animals Australia accuses MLA & ... | What a contrast: Wool's turmoil ...
21/11/2008 | Australian producers are protecting their bottom line with simple biosecurity practices to safeguard their feed supplies and livestock against diseases, pests and weeds.  | CommentsComments (1)
20/11/2008 | The latest study into the viability of breech clips to replace mulesing suggests the clips could do the job. Australian Wool Innovation commissioned the study, which was conducted by a team of veterinary scientists at the University of Sydney
Animals Australia accuses MLA & LiveCorp of deceiving farmers
20/11/2008 | Claims and counter claims of deception are flying between Animals Australia, MLA and LiveCorp over why Bahrain's livestock importer has decided to ban the transport of Australian sheep in car boots during the pending Eid - Festival of Sacrifice.   | CommentsComments (12) | Industry gets tough on animal ... | $130 top for crossbred Edenhope ...
What a contrast: Wool's turmoil vs sheepmeat's progress
20/11/2008 | Heading up the Sheepmeat Council of Australia for the last two years has been anything but a chore for Chris Groves.  | CommentsComments (1) | Challengers shoot down ... | Nervous demand hits lamb market
Industry gets tough on animal welfare
19/11/2008 | Locals purchasing Australian sheep in Bahrain during the Eid Al Adha festival will be told "no truck, no sheep" under an initiative being implemented by Bahrain Livestock Company.   | CommentsComments (10) | Trial targets better use of ... | Animals Australia launches ...
New case of BSE in Canada
18/11/2008 | The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that a seven-year-old dairy cow in British Columbia has been confirmed to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease).   | CommentsComments (2) | Nervous demand hits lamb market | Mt Gambier weaner steers up to ...
New perennial grasses stay green in drying climate
17/11/2008 | Breeding new perennial grasses varieties to boost productivity in the drier parts of southern Australia is the focus of a Future Farm Industries CRC workshop being held this week.  | Mt Gambier weaner steers up to ... | New data shows profitability of ...
New data shows profitability of Australian beef industry
15/11/2008 | Australia's beef producers have modest levels of debt, relatively strong operating profitability and good prospects for the future, according to National Australia Bank agribusiness general manager, Khan Horne.   | CommentsComments (2) | Crossbred ewes to $160 at ... | Crossbred ewes to $160 at ...
Strong US beef exports offset domestic downturn
14/11/2008 | A shift occurring in the US, with greater demand for lower-cost beef items, has pushed the price of beef cattle down over the past several weeks, but a positive in the US beef market is that exports are improving.  | Canada trying to regain beef ... | How stem cells will ...
Young cattle firm, but over-the-hooks prices slide
14/11/2008 | The weak and uncertain export market, combined with high cattle yardings, caused a significant downward move in over-the-hooks cattle prices in Queensland and, to a lesser extent, NSW this week.  | New role for cattle stars from ... | Canada trying to regain beef ...
Lamb prices maintain 15-30pc lift on last year's
14/11/2008 | Saleyard lamb prices appear to have reached their seasonal base for now, with a 16pc lift in yardings this week failing to dislodge recent prices – which are holding around 15-30pc above those of this time last year.  | CommentsComments (1) | Stem cell research could turn ... | Muchea saleyards finally get ...
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