Victoria Nugent

1 week ago | farmonline.com.au | Victoria Nugent

Mutton prices have fluctuated in recent weeks, with great variation across the country. Picture by Alison Paterson. Mutton prices have surged post-Easter, driven by tightening supply and competitive bidding as processors move to fill kill space amid rising lamb prices.

1 week ago | farmonline.com.au | Victoria Nugent

Campaigners to keep the live sheep trade will reassess the way forward after the election result. Photo supplied by the Livestock Collective. Labor's landslide election win over the weekend has locked in the end date for the live sheep trade, with industry now looking at what else can be done to secure the future Western Australia's sheep industry.

1 week ago | farmonline.com.au | Victoria Nugent

The latest wool production forecast tips that volumes will decline even further. Australian wool production is set to topple even further next season amid a quagmire of low prices, tough seasonal conditions and decreasing numbers of sheep shorn across all states, reflecting levels last seen around a century ago.

2 weeks ago | farmonline.com.au | Victoria Nugent

A leaked document reveals details of some of the proposed transition measures for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea. Picture by The Livestock Collective. The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has said a leaked document detailing proposed assistance measures for the transition away from the live sheep trade only represented early planning.

2 weeks ago | farmonline.com.au | Victoria Nugent

Retail lamb and goat prices have risen 19.7 per cent year-on-year. Photo by Victoria Nugent. Continued strength in the sheepmeat market is flowing through to the retail shelves, with lamb prices up almost 20 per cent.