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Merino sheep continues to be backbone of Australian flock, DAFWA
24 May '07
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“While the current drought has certainly meant that re-building the flock will take a number of years; 72 per cent of all sheep in Australia are ewes which mean the flock could recover relatively quickly.”
AWI General Manager Wool Production, Ian Rogan said the trend toward crossbreeding for prime lamb production appears to have reached its plateau.
“Grower intentions to increase prime lamb production are now almost matched by the intent to increase Merino production,” said Mr Rogan.
“This is possibly due to a combination of recovering wool prices, the desire to maintain the number of self-replacing Merinos and the uncertainty caused by the current drought."
“75 per cent of producers intended to maintain their current mix of wool and prime lamb production, while 11 per cent intended to move more toward prime lamb and 7 per cent toward more wool production. This is a significant change from what we were hearing 2 years ago.”
AWI General Manager Wool Production, Ian Rogan said the trend toward crossbreeding for prime lamb production appears to have reached its plateau.
“Grower intentions to increase prime lamb production are now almost matched by the intent to increase Merino production,” said Mr Rogan.
“This is possibly due to a combination of recovering wool prices, the desire to maintain the number of self-replacing Merinos and the uncertainty caused by the current drought."
“75 per cent of producers intended to maintain their current mix of wool and prime lamb production, while 11 per cent intended to move more toward prime lamb and 7 per cent toward more wool production. This is a significant change from what we were hearing 2 years ago.”
Australian Wool Innovation Limited
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