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While the lowest lamb crop in 60 years should support prices, the market is being swamped by other factors at present, says the ASB in its weekly commodities report.

Beef + Lamb NZ estimates 23.9 million lambs were tailed this spring – the smallest lamb crop since 1953.

New Zealand Wool Services International's chief executive John Dawson says the North Island auction received mixed support with the stronger NZ dollar having a limited impact in some areas.

Andrew Sidey took out the 2015 Mint Lamb Competition at the Canterbury A&P Show.

A global approach to positioning beef and lamb as premium consumer products is a step closer, with Australian research attracting new international collaboration.

The humble hotpot has been the catalyst for phenomenal growth of the red meat market in China, Silver Fern Farms (SFF) chief executive Dean Hamilton says.

Alliance Group has reported a pre-tax profit of $7.9 million on the back of challenging sheepmeat markets.

The sheep production research team at Massey University is busy this spring doing lots of studies on Massey University's agricultural experiment stations.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IARC) recent classification of red meat likely being carcinogenic could benefit New Zealand meat exports.

Roger Tweeds runs 2300 Romney ewes and 200 hoggets on his 300ha farm near Lawrence, Central Otago.