Jan 21, 2025
Row-crop production concerns build in Argentina…
By Peter McMeekin The rainfall across much of Argentina’s summer cropping belt has been well below average since November, and the country’s farmers desperately require substantial widespread falls to boost soil moisture…
Jan 21, 2025
Heavy Lambs stronger at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,000 Smaller yarding of lambs, partly reflecting the dip in price a week ago but also influenced by the looming long weekend for Australia Day. There was a few more lines of better presented fed lambs available - including…
Jan 15, 2025
Most Lambs and Mutton cheaper at Ballarat
Yarding: 46,953 Lamb numbers dropped considerably to 33,600 penned. Quality varied throughout the yarding, a large portion were lighter weights and plainer secondary types, however there were large runs of very well bred light store…
Jan 14, 2025
US farmers increase winter Wheat plantings…
By Peter McMeekin Among the many reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture last Friday was the national Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings update. This report tallies the state planting estimates from the autumn…
Jan 14, 2025
Mostly a softer market at Bendigo
Yarding - 27,190 Lamb numbers remained similar to a week ago at 15,740 head, while sheep supply nearly doubled to 11,450. It was a softer lamb market again for all but the very best heavy export and trade lambs which retained their…
Jan 08, 2025
Lambs down but Mutton gains at Ballarat
Yarding: 61,215 Almost 50,000 lambs were penned, one of the biggest yarding’s for the first market back in January. Again a large portion of the yarding were lighter weights and plainer types with limited well finish lambs offered.…
Jan 07, 2025
Russian wheat crop extremely vulnerable…
By Peter McMeekin. The condition of Russia’s recently planted winter wheat crop was in its worst shape for decades leading up to Christmas, and with the calendar now rolled over to the New Year, the situation is forecast to…
Jan 07, 2025
All over the shop at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,336 For the first sale of the year agents penned 15,500 lambs, quality had a wide range with limited well finished lambs with good weight and shape offered. All the usual buying group attended, the market opened softer…
Dec 20, 2024
Half a market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 32,400 In the final lamb sale of the year, numbers saw a decline. There was a noticeable decrease in quality, prompting buyers to increase their bids for well-presented lambs. Shorn lambs were particularly in demand. Despite…
Dec 18, 2024
Bidding electric at Ballarat
Yarding: 53,342 For the last sale for the year, Lamb numbers remained similar to last week with 40,000 drawn for. Quality again had a wide range, with a large portion of lighter weights and plainer secondary types. There was a limited…
Dec 17, 2024
Row-crop production outlook bright for Brazil in 2025…
By Peter McMeekin As the soybean and first crop corn planting programs wind down in Brazil under generally favourable seeding and plant establishment conditions, the 2024/25 season production outlook is pointing toward a huge harvest…
Dec 17, 2024
Some pre Christmas joy at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,162 Heavy sheep gave the Christmas joy at Bendigo for the last sale of the year, gaining $10 to $20/head with big crossbred ewes to $164 and young Merino ewes to $180/head. Lamb price varied depending on quality, buyers…
Dec 13, 2024
Big prices gains across the board at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 62,000 On the back of last weeks dearer market numbers lifted for both sheep and lambs. The standout of the yarding was the lack of weight with agents offering very few lambs over 26kg cwt. This set the stage for a robust…
Dec 11, 2024
Hay Report - Saving Hay for Ron
For the fortnight up to the 11th of December 2024. By Dwain Duxson The Hay job is a bit all over the shop right now. It can get like that sometimes, and it does because there is never any handle on the job at any one…
Dec 11, 2024
The trajectory up continued at Ballarat
Yarding: 59,708 Lamb numbers jumped this week to 40,000 drawn for. Quality had a wide range from plain to excellent with limited extra heavy lambs offered, however, shorn young lambs presented very well and were in high demand. All…
Dec 10, 2024
Mixed fortunes for Canadian Farmers in 2024…
By Peter McMeekin Statistics Canada's final field crop survey for 2024 reveals a season of mixed fortunes for Canadian farmers, with wheat, oats, soybean and pulse production showing robust growth alongside output declines in…
Dec 10, 2024
Mostly dearer at Bendigo
Yarding - 31,830 More numbers in the countdown to the Christmas break, with just one more sale left at Bendigo for this year. There was 20,300 lambs yarded and 11,500 sheep to be up nearly 10,000 head on a week ago. Aside from the…
Dec 06, 2024
$10/kg barrier broken at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 48,000 The market dynamics showed stronger competition among buyers, particularly in a smaller yarding where the pressure to secure heavier lambs became evident. With each agent offering a limited selection of heavy lambs,…
Dec 04, 2024
Strong right across at Ballarat
Yarding: 55,296Lamb numbers slipped by 10,000 this week to 31,000 penned, quality was similar to a week ago, with a limited offering of heavy lambs with good weight and finish. All the usual buying group attended in a stronger market…
Dec 03, 2024
Russia announces wheat export quota…
By Peter McMeekin With domestic food inflation rising and wheat stocks rapidly dwindling, the Russian government has announced a significant reduction to its 2025 wheat export quota and increased export duties to preserve domestic…
