At the recent AAABG conference held in Queenstown. Kathryn McRae presented a paper high lighting that genetic research into improving NZ lamb survival was estimated to have contributed to an extra 337,000 lambs were weaned in 2023 worth $54 Million to the NZ economy and the

The paper also identified several opportunities to improve lamb survival more rapidly. For those wanting to read the full paper follow this link researchgate.net/publication/39…

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A satire 1984 sand art piece appeared on Scarborough beach, UK. Minutes later the police arrived. The jokes write themselves.

INJECT THIS SHIT

That seems to have been pretty quick - I wonder if an unintended consequence of the alternative proteins bubble was to focus consumers on protein itself? newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/22/mea… "The proportion identifying as vegan fell from 3% to 2%; vegetarian dropped from 9% to 6%"

New Zealand's provisional 2025 road toll of 272 was the second-lowest since 1952. The per capita fatality rate was the lowest in over 100 years. Australia has had a lower fatality rate than NZ since the early 1980s, but the gap is now the smallest in 43 years.

Chart of the day

Today's chart: the share of export value (FOB - Free On Board value) of New Zealand lamb that goes to farmgate price. beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/…

Today's interesting image: The share of export value ('Free On Board') that goes to farmers (farmgate price) for NZ beef beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/…

Stats NZ has again revised down their estimate of the number of New Zealanders that left the country in the last year permanently. They actually went on holiday. Those with the doomer narratives need a reality check.

Update on the strong wool indicator price chart

Where does Aotearoa New Zealand send it's beef? And how has that changed in the last 5 years?

Time for another interesting chart - where New Zealand is sending its lamb exports From Beef + Lamb New Zealand's 'New Season Outlook 2025/26' beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/…

Today's chart - hopefully sheep have a future as a dual-purpose breed still. PGG Wrightson wool reports: pggwrightson.co.nz/our-services/w…

Long term trends in real (inflation adjusted) Farm Profit before Tax for NZ sheep & beef farms. (From this, farms need to cover principal repayments, tax, personal drawings, capital expenditure & farm development) beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/… Look forward to this year's update

This week's wool price indicator chart from PGG Wrightson. Through the 550c/kg clean mark now. Hopefully no bust ahead

Image for today: increases across the board once more at the North Island wool sale. pggwrightson.co.nz/sites/default/…

New Zealand lamb export value over recent years ($/tonne F.O.B.) 25/26 is YTD, $15736NZD/t Check out real time export stats from Beef + Lamb New Zealand here: tools.beeflambnz.com/meat-export-to…

Average export value of NZ beef ($NZD/tonne F.O.B.) over recent years $12,828 NZD/t so far in the 2025/26 year You can explore the stats for yourself on Beef + Lamb New Zealand's interactive, near real-time tool: tools.beeflambnz.com/meat-export-to…