High Country Times
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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SHEPHERD’S WARNING Bob Carpenter snapped this photo looking east last week - red sky in the morning, and sure enough, the rain soon followed.
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The steaks are rising
Global analyst Simon Quilty delivers a rare thing in tough times - good news for local farmers
By LYNN ELDER The high regard that global meat and livestock industry analyst Simon Quilty is held in by the farming community was evident at the sellout event held in Mansfield last week, where the mood was positive despite the recent challenging dry conditions. Based in Wangaratta, Mr Quilty - a regular visitor to Mansfield for more than six years
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- has developed a loyal following through his regular reports, which track movements in beef and sheep markets and the impact of overseas decisions on producers. The function room at the Delatite Hotel on Wednesday, 30 July, was packed with 100-plus local producers and other farmers travelling from up to two hours away for the dinner with Simon Quilty event Market Outlooks for Cattle and Sheep Producers.
It was also an opportunity for local farmers to catch up with mates and share, with like-minded people, some of their challenges. This event, a project of the Regional Drought Resilience Planning program, was supported by North East Catchment Management Authority through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Victorian Government.
Mansfield’s Up2Us Landcare Alliance worked with Agridome Consultancy in the organisation of the event. With increasing awareness of mental health issues in rural areas, Mr Quilty’s talk was preceded by an address by Mansfield Mental Health and Wellbeing Local’s Eve Williams, who provided a brief overview of walk-in free services and resources available locally. Mr Quilty began the first part
of his talk before dinner by announcing that he would “start today talking about records.” Citing March 2022 as the last time for record prices, he explained why now it is sustainable whereas last time was not. “COVID was the problem – money everywhere, people spending money left, right and centre, but the stimulus dried up,” said Mr Quilty. ■ Continued page 2
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