Business | Tasmanian Country Newspaper

Cattle prices hold despite quotas

ALTHOUGH there has been some commentary around filling beef quotas to China and South Korea, cattle markets right up and down the East Coast have been resilient with prices holding at high levels.

Aussie steak

Wool market finds its base

10th July 2026 AS expected, the Australian wool market found a base this week and firmed up slightly.

Processing wool tops

EID: it’s all about performance

FOR most producers, EID started as something that simply had to be done. It was about getting tags in, meeting requirements, and making sure everything lined up properly. Once that was sorted, the expectation was that the system would just take care of itself.

Tagging sheep

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Restockers push up cattle prices

PROBABLY one of the biggest drivers of the current cattle market is the strength of restockers and feeders and we see this not only in store sales but also prime saleyards.

Powranna saleyard

Wise woolgrowers wait out dip

THE Australian wool market was once again the only centre selling wool in a formal auction last week, however, even this was not quite enough to arrest the correction which we all thought had been necessary, although it does now appear to have run its course.

Wool on a weaving machine

Halter takes next step

AG-TECH company Halter has launched a new product designed to take Australian beef producers beyond virtual fencing and into active farm performance management.

Halter’s virtual fence

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Mutton highlight in strong market

ONE of the highlights of recent sales has been the prices paid for bulls, cows and mutton, all stock that have served their purpose and need to be replaced by younger stock.

Aussie steak

Correction we had to have is no surprise

THE Australian wool market surprised quite a few pundits last week by easing half a dollar – although there had been a bit of a feeling that it was getting ‘toppy’.

Carding wool

Confidence in cattle industry

THE shortest day has come and gone and it is all cruising from here.

Powranna sale

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Sticky solution to beat mildew

GRAPE growers in cooler climate regions are starting to switch from using powdered sulphur fungicide to a new liquid option to provide protection against powdery mildew.

Agronomist Charlotte Youngman