Rural

MORTLAKE agents yarded 625 head on Monday representing a decrease of 180 head on last week’s market.

HAMILTON agents yarded 2150 lambs alongside 800 sheep at Wednesday’s market.

A NEW report has found Victorian dairy farmers enjoyed one of their most profitable 12 months in the last 17 years.

HUGE disparities in the price of red meat through the livestock exchange compared to the price consumers are paying at supermarkets has been reported by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

THE residential vacancy tax previously limited to Melbourne only has been extended to regional areas, immediately provoking strong reactions from the State Opposition, the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and other housing industry stakeholders.

AUSTRALIAN barley exporters are re-entering the Chinese market after China removed the 80.5 per cent duty on the product in early August, benefiting both Australian producers and Chinese consumers.

MORTLAKE agents yarded 700 head on Monday representing a decrease of 270 on the previous market.

LAMB numbers more than halved on Wednesday at Hamilton decreasing to 2250 and sheep numbers were also light at 330 head. Half the lambs were neatly shorn displaying good cover and quality with the balance of longer shinned lambs tailing off quickly in value.

GLOBAL dairy prices took a dramatic tumble in mid-August, with 7.5 per cent slashed off the average sale price at the mid-month global dairy trade auction. This brought global dairy prices to lows not seen since 2018.

HAMILTON agents yarded 5000 lambs and 800 sheep at Wednesday’s market being an increase of over 2200 on the previous weeks market.

LIVESTOCK and Rural Transporter Association of Victoria (LRTAV) executive officer, Alina Hawkins has been honoured with the Australian Trucking Industry’s 2023 Woman of the Year award.

AS farmers scramble to obtain late winter fertiliser for their crops, the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has announced amendments will be made to the standard form fertiliser contracts, to come into effect on November 10.