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NSW Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Dr Joanne Coombe gave cattle producers some good news when attending a recent Farm Writers' Association of NSW event.  

Rabobank is reporting that good seasonal conditions are buoying producer confidence,  underpinn...

Australia’s farm, fisheries and forestry sectors are set to rebound in 2024-25, with the gross value...

After three years of consecutive growth, the Australian sheep flock is set to decrease by 2.9% to 76...

Australia’s cattle herd has entered a maintenance phase underpinned by above-average female retentio...

Australia’s sheep and lamb production figures have reached new highs, as data released this week by the Australian Bureau of St...

Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024, with producers and processors needing to adapt to s...

Beef production volumes in the southern hemisphere continue to increase against a global trend of production decline. 

The record highs seen for global food commodity prices over the past three years are not expected to continue into 2024, with a...

If you're looking for the perfect example of a perfect storm in Australian agriculture, then look no further than the current h...

United States meat producers are expected to begin limiting the amount of new supplies hitting the market, in an effort to guar...

Global cattle prices are now very much a tale of two markets, with those in North America and Europe holding up, while the rest...

Rabobank says restocker cattle throughput has been high but good seasonal conditions have kept producers in the market and happy to be spending.
Australia’s farm, fisheries and forestry sectors are set to rebound in 2024-25, with the gross value expected to be the third highest on record, all while exports are forecast to decline.
After three years of consecutive growth, the Australian sheep flock is set to decrease by 2.9% to 76,500,000 in 2024, according to the latest Sheep Industry Projections from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).  
Australia’s cattle herd has entered a maintenance phase underpinned by above-average female retention according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Cattle Industry Projections released today. 
Australia’s sheep and lamb production figures have reached new highs, as data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that slaughter of lambs also increased 16.38% year-on-year to almost 25 million lambs, delivering another record.
Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024. Producers and processors will need to adapt, according to Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Outlook.
Rabobank believes cattle prices have now found a floor and levelled out, and expect slaughter numbers to increase in the first quarter of 2024. 
The outlook for inflation in agricultural commodities is far more positive than in previous years, but it's not yet time to toast a recovery, according to Rabobank.
RaboResearch senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird believes there is "a slightly brighter light at the end of a slightly shorter tunnel for the cattle industry compared to the sheep industry at the moment".

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