Kyle Nicholas, 2025 Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association Rising Star Award Recipient, has seen the effects of good and poor preparation for transport.

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is continuing to strengthen demand and deepen relationships for Australian beef, sheepmeat, goatmeat and livestock across Southeast Asia, supported by strong on ground promotion, senior level market engagement and an expanding footprint in both established and emerging markets.

Rain has boosted cattle producer sentiment, while sheep and lamb markets remain driven by tight supply. With winter approaching, producers are weighing key decisions amid mixed seasonal conditions.

Australian sheep farms have average annual cash costs of around $286,000, making them the least cash-intensive of the broadacre farming sectors. However, while sheep enterprises generally operate with lower overall costs, they can become highly exposed to rising fodder costs during dry years. In 2019–20, sheep farm cash costs rose to approximately $338,000 as drought conditions increased feeding requirements.

Across a reduced yarding, cattle indicators continued to lift off the back of last week’s gains, while all lamb indicators fell except for the Mutton Indicator. Cattle slaughter remains at historically elevated levels.

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has supported a successful Teacher Professional Development (PD) workshop at Boonah State High School, with up to 50 teachers from across the Scenic Rim and across Queensland coming together to strengthen their knowledge of modern agriculture, agtech and career pathways.

Trends & analysis

Buffalo Fly Investment Call 2026-2030 Animal wellbeing,All tenders Buffalo fly (Haematobia exigua) is now the leading cause of economic loss in the Australian beef industry, with estimated annual impacts exceeding $170 million through reduced

Advancing early on-farm detection and real time surveillance Animal wellbeing,All tenders The Australian red meat industry (encompassing cattle, sheep and goat) generated $77.1 billion in turnover and $14.3 billion in exports in 2023-2024,

US grilling season drives beef demand