After years of lean returns and uncertainty, Far West goat producers are finally seeing light at the end of the dust storm, with a sharp rebound in global demand driving prices to their highest levels in years.
For Coonamble producer James Nalder, the turnaround comes after a long stretch of difficult decisions brought on by dry conditions and depressed markets.
Recent figures from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) show over-the-hook goat prices climbed dramatically from 296 cents per kilogram carcase weight in the first half of 2025 to a peak of 557 cents . . .
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