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The Australian Merino
Queensland –Showing & Displaying • Queensland State
Sheep Show –Pair of the year –Mt Ascot stud
Tasmania –Showing & Displaying
• Georgina WallaceAustralian Association President
Artificial Insemination
Frozen Semen
Embryo Transfer
Australian sheep numbers
6Source: ABS as at 2015/16, Rabobank 2018
13.8m
10.7m
1.8m
25.9m
13m
2m
NSW38%
VIC19%
QLD3%
SA16%
WA21%
TAS3%
Breeding ewe flock
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• October 2017 survey MLA/AWI
• Breeding ewes estimated 40m head
• 52% merino ewes mated to merinos
• 21% merino ewes mated to non-merino sires
• 27% other ewes
Merino52%
Merino Other21%
1st Cross11%
Composite7%
Shedding and
Cleanskin4%
Dual Purpose
3%
Pure Meat
2%
Second Cross
Merino0%
Australian breeding ewe flock profile by mating choice
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS
% merino ewes mated to merinos by state
Source: MLA/AWI Sheep survey, ABS, Rabobank 2018
Sometimes plentiful Sometimes desperate
Pastoral & Marginal Regions of Australia
Australian Wool Production Remains Near Century Lows
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mkg greasy
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee
Based on a season. 2018 = 2017/18
Forecast for 2017/18345 mkg
Australian Wool Production vs Wool Production/Head
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Wool Production Average cut per head
Source: AWI, Rabobank 2018
Total Production has decreased but cut per head has risen
Australian wool clip has gotten smaller and finer
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Distribution of Australian wool clip by micron 1991-92, 2001-02 and 2016-17
Breed More Merino Ewes campaign
South Australia – Showing, Displaying & Selling • Burra March 2018
• Judging line-up
• Elders Merino Ram of the Year - Mulloorie
Victoria – Showing, Displaying & Selling• Bendigo July 2017
Grand champion Merino (Eilan Donan) – Champion Superfine Poll Merino (Wurrook)
New South Wales - Dubbo Ram Sale 2017• Two top priced rams @ $52,500 (Eilan Donan) and $50,000 (Langdene)
Western Australia –Showing, Displaying
& Selling
• Katanning 2017• Top priced ram from Mianelup stud - $28,500
Victoria -Showing, Displaying &
Selling
• Hamilton SheepventionAugust 2017
• Top priced ram & $17,000 - Moorundie
South Australia – Showing, Displaying & Selling
• Adelaide Ram Sale
• Top price at $52,000 - Moorundie
• School wethers - carcase assessment
•Sheep Handling Equipment
Wool Fashions
• Meat Eating Quality
• Quick easy to prepare meals
Well bred – Well fed Australian commercial Merinos
Using actual figures from top producers
• High fertility – ave 100 to 130% lambs weaned• Wool cut of 8kg/hd at $12/kg from ewes• Wether lambs 26kg carcase at $6.20/kg contracted• Lambs shorn and $26/hd for wool• Ewe residual value of $130 or higher• This unit valued at around $450
Major changes over last 50 years
Swing to dual purpose & polled MerinosMore evenness in type over wider environs
Dual purpose Merinos & Poll Merinos
50% wool 50% carcase
Higher Fertility• Lambing percentages increasing with plainer bodied & more open faced sheep• Merino average Australia wide lambing - 87%• Many flocks over 100% & up to 130% lambs weaned
Youth Initiatives – Our future• Associate judges
Youth Initiatives – Our future• Sponsored participation – Angus Ashby & John Dalla sponsored to attend this Conference
As we come to the back end of this presentationThanks to all who contributed photos & charts for this presentation: Rabobank, Poimena Analysis,
Superior Selections, Fairfax Media (Farm Weekly, Queensland Country Life, Stock Journal), Stud Stock Sales, News Ltd (Weekly Times), Andrew Michael & Tourism SA, plus archival Stock photos.
Gracias Uruguay