Record-breaking global export demand might be driving a regional market shift in the Far West goat market, moving the local industry from opportunistic wild rangeland harvesting and increasingly toward managed farming operations.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) figures show on-the-hook goat prices surged from 296¢/kg cwt to a peak of 557¢/kg cwt in 2025.
Price surges in recent years has altered how processing plants source their numbers, prompting broader investments across the region…