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.
Thomas Foods International (TFI) purchased and opened an abattoir and processing facility in Bourke in . . .
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