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Australian sheep farmers are set to benefit from strong global demand for lamb thanks to tighter supplies from New Zealand.

National Lamb Day will be held next Sunday, February 15, with this year marking the 133rd anniversary of one of the most significant milestones in New Zealand's sheep meat industry.

Early arrival of the dry period in the lower North Island has ‘subdued’ sales of store lambs in the past week or so.

BEEF + LAMB New Zealand (B+LNZ) is working together with its sheep farming counterparts from the US and Australia to get Americans eating more lamb.

NEW ZEALAND farmers are eyeing the highly regarded title of the nation's most tasty and tender lamb.

NEW ZEALAND meat exports reached a record high of $5.3 billion in 2013-14 – up $480m on the previous season - driven by high average values.

MEAT COMPANIES that supply supermarkets and sell New Zealand lamb as a loss leader in the United Kingdom should lose their access to this valuable quota market, says Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor.

While dairy prices continue to slide, beef and lamb prices are firming.

BEEF + LAMB says the number of lambs tailed across New Zealand is down by 4.7% compared with last spring.

CANTERBURY FARMER Mike Ryan has taken out the 2013 Mint Lamb Competition, producing the country's best lamb from paddock to plate.