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Title:
Australian lamb: financial performance of slaughter lamb producing farms, 2010-11 to 2012-13
Series:
Australian Lamb
Publication Date:
26/06/2013
Description:
Around 18 800 Australian broadacre farms sell more than 200 lambs for slaughter. These farms are classified as slaughter lamb producers in this report. Most of these farms are mixed enterprise, deriving a substantial proportion of their receipts from cropping, beef cattle, sheep and wool, as well as from the sale of slaughter lambs. The average financial performance of Australian slaughter lamb producing farms is expected to weaken in 2012-13 but remain above the long-term industry average. This is due to significantly lower prices received for slaughter lambs, sheep and wool despite increased turn-off as seasonal conditions become drier. Average farm cash income for Australian slaughter lamb producing farms is projected to decrease from an average of $172 000 per farm in 2011-12 to $139 000 per farm in 2012-13, still around 13 per cent above the average for the 10 years ending 2012-13 in real terms. Australian slaughter lamb producers are estimated to be in an above average financial position in 2012-13. Improved seasonal conditions in 2010-11 and 2011-12 have resulted in increased sheep and lamb numbers. High farm cash incomes in these years have resulted in record investment in land, vehicles, plant, machinery and improvements in recent years. This should provide a basis to further increase farm productivity and, together with strong farm equity, underpin farm financial performance over the medium term despite dry seasonal conditions and lower prices in 2012-13
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ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
Author:
CABOCHE Tim

THOMPSON Therese
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Other constraints: All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, save for content supplied by third parties, logos and the Commonwealth Coat of Arms

Other constraints: This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: Caboche, T & Thompson, T 2013, Australian lamb: financial performance of slaughter lamb producing farms, 2010-11 to 2012-13, ABARES research report 13.7, Canberra, June. CC BY 3.0
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ISBN 978-1-74323-131-9

ISSN 1447-8358
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