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CONSUMER PRICESStaple foods rise the most in latest ABS CPI data

The cost of basic staple foods such as bread and milk has risen between 9.6-10.9 per cent in the past 12 months with dairy products topping the Consumer Price Indicator with a rise of 10.9 per cent

Aidan Smith

WA DAIRY SNAPSHOTWA’s dairy industry ‘positive’ as value hits $233 million

The outlook for the WA dairy industry “remains fairly positive” as farmers maintained 4 per cent of national production with more than 338 million litres of milk produced valued at $233 million in 2022-23

Aidan Smith

DAIRY FORUMWA dairy farmers to gather for annual Spring Forum event

West Australian dairy farmers are set to gather together at Bunbury for the industry’s annual Western Dairy Spring Forum.

Aidan Smith

‘EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH’Aussie goatmeat exports up 60 per cent in 2023

Demand for Australian goatmeat has skyrocketed over the past year, with export volumes increasing by about 60 per cent thanks to a surge in demand from China. 

Adam Poulsen

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONSNew role will ‘improve transparency’ in live export sector

Australia’s Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports has been granted expanded powers of oversight in an overhaul of the role the Albanese Government claims will ‘strengthen’ animal welfare.

Adam Poulsen

ProcessPremiumGreen light for Coles’ $105m buy of milk processing plants

Competition watchdog gives supermarket giant Coles the go-ahead to buy two milk processing plants in the eastern States despite farmers’ fears about how it could use its power.

Adrian Lowe

MARKET SPOTLIGHT: ISRAELIsrael’s demand for live animals increases

Feeder cattle exports from Australia to Israel have risen 187 per cent compared to 2022 results with 51,345 head live shipped from January 1 to October 31 — making up 10 per cent of total cattle exports.

Aidan Smith

‘EXCITED TO SERVE’Bindi Murray reappointed to Sheep Producers Australia board

Woodanilling woolgrower Bindi Murray has been reappointed to the board of Sheep Producers Australia for a third and final term.

Adam Poulsen

ELDERS ACQUIRES EUREKA!Elders acquires Eureka Group to strengthen supply chain

Elders Limited has acquired the assets of the Victorian based Eureka! Group in an effort to provide Elders with flexibility and control of its crop protection supply chain. 

Aidan Smith

‘POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION’Meat and Livestock Australia top boss Jason Strong resigns

Meat and Livestock Australia is looking for a new managing director as Jason Strong prepares to step down next month after five years in the role.

Adam Poulsen

WILSON SPEECHPremiumCall for Government to ‘sever all official ties’ with AA

Cash for cruelty allegations made against Animals Australia have hit the spotlight after Rick Wilson MP used parliamentary privilege to read a letter into the official Hansard.

Aidan Smith

Huge buyCommentsForeign buyers snap up $300m Kimberley cattle portfolio

An overseas investment company has swooped in to snap up the Kimberley Cattle Portfolio from Australia’s 19th richest person, Hui Wing Mau.

Aidan Smith

MID WEST ABATTOIR RECRUITS New Geraldton meatworks owners on recruitment drive

A recruitment drive is under way in order to get the Geraldton Meat Exports facility up and running again after its new owner Al Qudsi Agri Group took over the unused premise in August.

Aidan Smith

Gandy Angus SalePremiumGandy Angus kicks off the bull season with $15,000 top

A Manjimup-bred Angus bull sold to a top of $15,000 at the Gandy Angus Annual Bull Sale that brought 57 registered buyers to the first seedstock sale of the 2023-24 bull selling season.

Bob Garnant

MLA AGMHogan elected to MLA board as ad campaign launched

A newcomer has been elected to Meat and Livestock Australia’s board of directors as the company prepares to launch a one-off advertising campaign to boost beef and lamb sales this Christmas.

Adam Poulsen

FAMILIAR FACESLucy Morris and Amanda Moohen set to continue on ALFA board

Two familiar faces of WA’s cattle industry have retained their spots on the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association’s board of directors, in a 2024 line-up dominated by Queenslanders. 

Adam Poulsen

RECORD EXPORTSRed meat exports reach four-year high as demand increases

Meat and Livestock Australia is predicting record high lamb exports by the end of the year after demand from North America, China and Saudi Arabia pushed total red meat exports to a four-year high in October.

Aidan Smith

DONATION PremiumZoetis donates $100,000 to Beyond Blue

Zoetis has reached a major milestone in its support for regional mental health by raising $100,000 for the Beyond Blue Support Service this year.

Aidan Smith

WAPPA LEADERSHIP CHANGEBatt picks up the bat as WA pork industry leader

West Australian pork producers have a new leader in Corrigin based Black Label Berkshire co-owner Linton Batt who was elected president of the WA Pork Producers Association at the end of October.

Aidan Smith

PIGGERY INVESTIGATIONPremiumPiggery investigation still underway after four months

The details of how 500 pigs died on a wheatbelt farm are yet to be revealed after a four month-long investigation has not reached a conclusion, leaving the State’s $130 million pork industry none the wiser.

Aidan Smith

SAUDI SHEEP TRADEPremiumEmanuels plans first shipment to Saudi since 2012

The first delivery of live sheep to Saudi Arabia since it stopped importing from Australia in 2012 is expected to take place in December by Emanuel Exports. 

Aidan Smith

LIVE EXPORTSLive sheep trade on track to reach three-year high

Live sheep exports have bucked the trend in 2023 and are on a trajectory to reach a three-year high by the end of the year.

Aidan Smith

SHOCK ALLEGATIONSCommentsYeeda Pastoral Company at centre of DWER probe

The pastoral company that owns northern WA’s only major abattoir has been accused of negligence leading to the deaths of more than 400 cattle, and of illegally dumping tonnes of slaughtered animal waste.

Adam Poulsen

‘EMBRACING ANIMAL WELFARE’Vietnam adopts new welfare standards for cattle

Vietnam has implemented new animal welfare standards for cattle in a bid to bring its fast-growing beef industry in line with Australia’s. 

Adam Poulsen