Jul 04, 2025
Trade and Merino Lambs surge at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 47,000 In the wake of last week’s upward trends, market numbers have seen a significant lift. The market has demonstrated stronger performance, buoyed by increased demand from both domestic and export processors. This…
Jul 02, 2025
White hot market all round at Ballarat
Yarding: 20,621 The number of lambs penned decreased to 14,971. Quality varied, as a significant portion of the yarding comprised plainer types that lacked weight and shape. Lambs that were supplemented with feed were in excellent…
Jul 01, 2025
Canadian Farmers favour Wheat over Canola and Barley…
By Peter McMeekin Statistics Canada updated this season's planted area estimates for the nation’s principal field crops on Friday of last week, with grain growers reporting an increase in wheat, oats, soybeans, lentils,…
Jul 01, 2025
Lamb supply declines at Bendigo
Yarding - 13,820Pressure is increasing on meat buyers as both the numbers and quality of available lambs continue to decline. Today, only 7,870 lambs were yarded in an unseasonably wintry offering, with high-quality hard-fed crossbred…
Jun 27, 2025
Heavy Crossbred Ewes sought after at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 38,000 Lamb numbers saw a significant decline this week, reflecting a fair to very good overall offering. Most trade and heavy lambs benefited from grain assistance, although the market notably lacked the large heavy lambs…
Jun 25, 2025
Hay Report - We talk to industry pioneer Jim Hoffmann
For the fortnight up to the 25th of June 2025. By Dwain Duxson We did a Farmers Club podcast recently, and our guest was Hay industry stalwart Jim Hoffmann from Green & Gold Contractors. For anyone involved…
Jun 24, 2025
$428 record at Ballarat
Yarding: 26,449 The lamb supply decreased to 19,951 head, with well-finished types featuring the best weight and fat cover becoming harder to find. As a result, buyers had to remain competitive for the leading lambs, leading to a…
Jun 24, 2025
Indian Grain production sets new record…
By Peter McMeekin India’s winter crop harvest appears to have defied sustained dry periods in some regions throughout the growing season and above average spring temperatures, with the government now expecting record wheat and…
Jun 24, 2025
Grain-fed Lambs lead the way at Bendigo
Yarding - 14,275 The supply of lambs declined to 9,575, and the overall quality of lambs was also lower, with more winter-type lambs presented in smaller pen lots. Two major exporters were absent, along with a top-end domestic buyer…
Jun 19, 2025
Bit down at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 58,000This week, the lamb market experienced a significant adjustment following last week’s exceptional highs. Prices declined from the peak of $424 recorded in the extra heavy lamb sale. While the overall market sentiment…
Jun 17, 2025
The Train keeps rolling at Ballarat
Yarding: 33,344 Lamb numbers surged to 26,400 penned, following last week’s buoyant market, setting another sales record for extra heavy lambs in Ballarat. The quality of the lambs varied, with some plainer types lacking condition,…
Jun 17, 2025
Romania expecting record Wheat and Rapeseed Crops…
By Peter McMeekin Romania, one of the European Union's biggest grain producers, is expecting a record harvest this year, with abundant spring rainfall and favourable temperatures helping the Black Sea nation rebound from last…
Jun 16, 2025
Record Day at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,200 Bendigo experienced a record day as export lambs sold for a top price of $426, with five pens exceeding $400 per head in the strongest lamb market the selling centre has ever recorded. A total of 15,400 lambs were…
Jun 13, 2025
$424.20 Lambs, $320 Xbred Ewes and $284 Merino Ewes at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 52,860 Lamb numbers increased slightly, and the overall quality improved, with more heavy and extra-heavy lambs coming off the feeders. Trade weights were well supplied, and there were reasonable numbers of lighter lambs,…
Jun 11, 2025
Hay Report - Still hope for the new season
For the fortnight up to the 11th of June 2025. By Dwain Duxson Some Farmers in the parched South of the country were lucky enough to get a drop of rain last weekend. It varied quite a bit, and I won't get…
Jun 11, 2025
Buoyant market at Ballarat
Yarding: 23,627 The lamb and sheep market reopened after the wet weekend with higher prices, particularly for neat and shorn heavy trade pens, which sold for exceptional carcass money at times. The total yarding included 17,681 lambs…
Jun 10, 2025
Spring planting campaign winding down in Ukraine…
By Peter McMeekin Amid the turmoil and disruption of the ongoing war with Russia and extremely testing weather conditions, Ukraine’s farmers have effectively completed this season’s spring planting campaign in most regions,…
Jun 06, 2025
Bloody strong at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 49,700 Lamb numbers have decreased this week, and the quality is not as high as last week's offering. There is an abundance of lighter store lambs, with the bare-skinned lambs attracting a premium price. While trade…
Jun 04, 2025
What. Did I read $12:50/kg at Ballarat?
Yarding: 29,714Lamb numbers decreased this week to 21,000, following last week's extremely strong market. There was less weight yarded, and the quality also declined, with the leading run presenting excellent supplementary feed…
Jun 03, 2025
The changing landscape of global Wheat trade.
By Brendan Dart Australian wheat exports are a major component of our agricultural landscape, and we contribute significantly into global trade flows. Australian farmers are helping to feed the world. There are many contributors to…
