Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "WAFarmers"


3 mentions found


The Australian government has pledged to end the live export of sheep but has yet to give a timetable about when that will happen. A long journeyThe MV Bahijah left the port of Fremantle in Western Australia on January 5 for the Middle East, according to a statement from the Australian government. The photos, shared with CNN, show cattle with tags on their ears, sitting and standing and sheep standing in a ventilated area. An image of sheep aboard the MV Bahijah taken said to have been taken a few days ago after the ship's arrival back in Australia. The RSPCA has requested permission for an independent veterinarian to board the ship to assess the animals.
Persons: Bahijah, , , John Hassell, ” Hassell, he’d, Suzanne Fowler, they’ve, Mark Harvey, Sutton, Fowler, it’s, Alex Stambaugh, Akanksha Sharma, Robert Shackelford Organizations: Australia CNN, of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Animal, Western Australian Farmers Federation, CNN, Royal Society for, Animals, Australian Livestock, , RSPCA Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Red, Fremantle, Western Australia, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Africa, Perth, WAFarmers, Australian
Australia's mutton glut sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are culling or giving away their sheep to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm. Mutton prices have slumped 70% over the past year to $1.23 per kg, data provided by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) showed. Driving the large sheep flock were three years of above-average rainfall in Australia's sheep regions, such as New South Wales and Victoria. "Farmers have [since] seen a massive fall in profitability … Many sheep may not have a market which could lead to farmers destroying animals," Steve McGuire, vice president of agricultural advocacy group WAFarmers, told CNBC. He added that farmers would much rather give the animals away than cull them, but there hasn't been many takers for the free sheep.
Persons: Tim Jackson, Andrew Spencer, Steve McGuire, hasn't Organizations: Meat, Livestock Australia, Sheep Producers Australia, CNBC, Farmers Locations: Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
The Australian sheep industry is facing a crisis as farmers cull and give away sheep for nothing. AdvertisementAustralian farmers have more sheep than they can cope with and are culling livestock or giving them away for nothing, CNBC reported. With some slaughterhouses at full capacity, farmers are now culling or even giving away sheep for nothing to try to reduce the cost of rearing their flocks. Australia is one of the world's leading exporters of lamb and the current crisis has pushed global wholesale meat prices down. However, sheep ranchers from 15 states have recently moved to limit imports, arguing that Australian lamb has "decimated the United States commercial sheep industry."
Persons: , Steve McGuire Organizations: Australia, Service, CNBC, Livestock, Bloomberg, Livestock Australia, Guardian, United Locations: Livestock Australia, El, Australia, United States
Total: 3