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Saleyard survey confirms herd and flock rebuilding

THE MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) 2021 saleyards survey has revealed saleyard transactions made across both livestock species were down 10.2 per cent.

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 Herd and flock rebuilding has been confirmed with a drop in saleyard transactions, according to MLA.

Herd and flock rebuilding has been confirmed with a drop in saleyard transactions, according to MLA.

The drop in transactions (17 million in 2020/21) compared to 2019/20 (18.9 million) has reinforced the industry view that both sheep flocks and cattle herds are in a rebuilding phase. Sheep made 79...

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