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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 26 July 2023

Several cold fronts brought showers to south-western Western Australia, south-eastern South Australia, Victoria, southern New South Wales and Tasmania during the week. Easterly on-shore airflow and a low pressure trough close to the coast resulted in showers for parts of the New South Wales and Queensland coasts and adjacent inland areas. Weekly totals greater than […]

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Roma sale 25 July 2023: Rain halves yarding

Yarding 4375 Change – 4275 Isolated falls of rain across parts of the supply area reduced the number of cattle at the Roma store sale to half of the previous weeks level at 4,375. A good panel of buyers was present and all were operating with stronger support from local and interstate processors. Young light […]

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Littleproud calls for govt to settle live ex class action

LEADER of The Nationals David Littleproud has called on the Federal Labor Government to end 12 years of anguish for cattle producers impacted by the live export ban of 2011 and reach an appropriate settlement. The call comes after the government’s most recent settlement offer of $215 million in damages was denounced by industry bodies […]

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Food inflation slows in CPI’s June 2023 quarter

THE latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, released today, shows food inflation slowing in the June quarter. Rabobank senior food retail analyst Michael Harvey said “Food inflation is at 1.6 per cent for March to June (unchanged from the last quarter), and 7.5 per cent year-on-year – slowing down […]

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