Ken Wilcock notes that beef exports dropped from 83,000 tonnes to just 72,502 in April.

Supply chain monitoring targets indirect cattle suppliers involved in illegal Amazon land clearing.

HEAVY lambs were $5 to $8 easier at Ouyen Livestock Exchange on Thursday last week, while trade lambs were firm to $5 cheaper.

ROBUST COMPETITION for heavy steers was evident at the Naracoorte store cattle sale on Thursday last week, with prices firmly up on the previous market.

Ken Wilcock notes that Argentina looks set to re-establish a meat export registration system.

Despite the small yarding of cattle at Mount Pleasant last week, what was on offer was met with good demand, while the sheep market was on par with the market a fortnight beforehand.

There is still a chance the EU-Mercosur trade agreement might not get across the line, writes Ken Wilcock.

Crossbred lambs sold to $274 at a newly-upgraded Ouyen Livestock Exchange in Vic on Thursday.

IT WAS Groundhog Day again on Friday, with another cracking store sale at Mount Gambier, where prices showed no signs of easing.

Ken Wilcock notes that beef export tonnage for March was the lowest seen since 2012.