What's Hot in Farming

By Dwain Duxson

It's an interesting Hay market right now. Check out the latest Hay Report here, hot off the keyboard.

We've been away for a few weeks, so we're a bit out of the loop with a few of the finer details, but from what the guys have told me, things have quietened slightly for obvious reasons. Harvest and Livestock Gear are still the items in demand, and as the Hay Report points out, demand for Hay this week has been strong. Yesterday we wrote a lot of sales contracts, mainly for smaller items.

We wish everyone all the best who is experiencing floods affecting their houses, infrastructure, Livestock and Crops. Stay safe, and we can only hope the overall damage will not be as bad as it currently looks.

The trends for the week just gone include Vetch Hay, Oaten Hay, Feed Mixer Wagons, Woolpresses, Cultivators, Livestock Handling Equipment, Augers, Tyres, Tractors, Headers, Grain Bag Inloaders, Draper Fronts, Pick-up Fronts, and Fuel Tanks.

As far as Grain sales were concerned, we sold some Soybeans for $605 a tonne, Faba Beans for $345 and $380 a tonne and Feed Oats for $200 a tonne. All prices are Ex Farm. 

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This is what the sales guys said happened this week:

Shane said - Still seeing plenty of Harvest Gear change hands even with the uncertainty of the weather that is currently dominating the headlines. Hoping all that are affected by the rain and floods are safe and well, and let's hope that things will subside and settle down in the coming weeks.

Paul said - Is sandbagging at Kerang at the time of writing.

Mike said - There was strong demand for Headers, Header Fronts, Pick-up Fronts, Augers and Grain Storage. Livestock Handling Equipment sales have been strong for several months now. A little bit of interest is starting to be generated on Seeding Bars.

We have been lucky enough to be able to travel through northern parts of Queensland up in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is quite dry, and the Livestock are just hanging on there. As we moved further south, the season started picking up from Bourke and Wills Roadhouse south, the condition of Livestock picked up dramatically, and there was plenty of feed around. 100 km north of Winton, the grass started to show a green tinge where all the water courses are full, and it looks like shaping up to be a pretty handy year for those guys.

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Keep those listings coming and see what else sold here.

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