Jan 14, 2021
Steady finish to the first week for Wool
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jan 14th SMI: 1134 uc 18: 1627 +25 19: 1390 uc 20: 1245 -4 21: 1162 -21 22: 1148 -11 28: 471 -2 Mer card: 815 -1 Pass in: 18.2% AUD: 0.78 **List your Sheep, Cattle, Rams, Bulls…
Jan 13, 2021
Wools Southern indicator kicks 16 cents
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jan 13 SMI: 1134 +16 18: 1602 +32 19: 1390 +6 20: 1249 +4 21: 1183 +9 22: 1159 +3 28: 473 +13 Mer card: 816 +18 Pass in: 5.0% AUD: 0.78 **List your Sheep, Cattle, Rams, Bulls…
Jan 13, 2021
Lamb market to a softer trend at Ballarat
Yarding - 44,477 (+11,777). Lambs - 30,891 (+4291). Sheep - 13,586 (+7486) Lamb supply increased to 30,891 yarded, the quality was plain to very good, shorn lambs coming off feed were in demand to again top $270/head. All the…
Jan 12, 2021
Focus turns to moving grain in early 2021
By AWBThe 2020/21 harvest has been littered with delays due to rain events and fire ban days however just prior to Christmas, bulk handlers were reporting the largest ever receivals through their storages and with some NSW farmers…
Jan 12, 2021
Wool market steady on day 1
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jan 12thSMI: 1118 -118: 1570 uc19: 1384 -820: 1245 -321: 1174 -722: 1156 +228: 460 -9Mer card: 798 +20Pass in: 9.9%AUD : 0.77**List your Sheep, Cattle, Rams, Bulls or other Livestock on our…
Jan 12, 2021
The Farm Tender Hay Report - Hay is cheap but grass is cheaper....
Hay is cheap but grass is cheaper.... For the fortnight up to the 13th of January 2021. Firstly here's wishing all our Hay Report readers a Happy New and here's hoping 2021 is a ripper.It's been nearly a month since…
Jan 11, 2021
Grain Report - Indian Farmers fighting government reforms…
By Peter McMeekinMillions of farmers from the Indian food bowl states of Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government since August last year when three agricultural reform bills were introduced…
Jan 11, 2021
Bidding keen at Bendigo
Big jump in supply with 27,000 lambs yarded for an increase of nearly 20,000 head on a week ago. Shorn lambs are now dominating, and there was some impressive drafts showing a lot of weight. The majority of the shorn lambs weighed…
Jan 06, 2021
Panama Canal remains an essential conduit for global Grain trade...
Written by Peter McMeekin for Grain Brokers Australia The Panama Canal is considered one of the most difficult engineers projects ever undertaken and makes the list of the seven modern wonders of the world. It cuts across the narrow…
Jan 06, 2021
Lambs $10-$20 dearer at Ballarat
Yarding - 32,700 (-36,146). Lambs - 26,600 (-30,246). Sheep - 6100 (-5900) Lamb numbers eased with 26,600, yarded for the first sale of 2021. Quality ranged from plain to very good, with several pens of excellent heavy shorn…
Jan 05, 2021
Positive news on Fert - Rabobank
By RabobankAffordable fertiliser prices helped support Australian agricultural producers’ profits through the 2020/21 winter cropping season. And a plentiful global fertiliser supply – along with stable currency outlook – spells further…
Jan 05, 2021
Argentina causing grain market turmoil…
By Peter McMeekinThe crippling strike by Argentina’s port-side oilseed workers was finally resolved midway through last week allowing production at the country’s soybean crush facilities to return to normal and a resumption of port…
Jan 04, 2021
Customer centricity as a business model
By Shannon Beckermann - BushelThere are a couple different strategies that businesses need to balance when they’re setting a budget for their internal departments. Sometimes company leaders might invest more on the production side…
Jan 04, 2021
Prices up in a light yarding at Bendigo
Yarding - 9200 (-19,300). Lambs - 7450 (-11,050) Sheep - 1750 (-8250). Agents yarded 7,450 lambs and 1,750 sheep at Bendigo for the first sale of the new year. The offering of lambs ranged from plain to excellent with the shorn…
Dec 21, 2020
WA Harvest better than average
By CBHPlease note: This will be the final Harvest Report for the 2020-21 harvest. Further harvest information will be available upon request.* Tonnes stated are accurate as of Friday morning, 18 December.CBH Operations UpdateWestern…
Dec 21, 2020
Grain Report - Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart...
By Peter McMeekinAs Christmas approaches and the brumal cold descends upon the northern hemisphere, the winter crop planting campaign across the European Union and the United States has concluded. The juvenile plants are bracing themselves…
Dec 19, 2020
Ag tech Sunday - Breaking into Ag Tech when you’re not from a farm and “don’t look the part”
By Kirsten Diprose, AgThentic GroupCheck out the link to the podcast here.Rayali Banerjee was the only one in her agricultural sciences degree who didn’t come from a farm.“So it was pretty challenging,” she said. “I remember having…
Dec 19, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The farm goes VR: John Deere's pitch that puts you in the Tractor's seat
John Deere is sending VR headsets with virtual tractor demos for CES 2021, as the tech industry tries to figure out how to make virtual product demos feel real.As soon as I hit play, the shed doors bearing the words "John Deere" open…
Dec 19, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Supporting regional Aussies to solve phone and internet problems
By NFFFrom today, regional Australians can access free, independent advice on the best internet and mobile phone connection for their work, study and lifestyle needs.The Regional Tech Hub, which builds on the valuable services delivered…
Dec 19, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Animal Tags, Satellites and the Path of an Aussie Ag Tech Going Global
CEO of Agritech startup CERES Tag, David Smith, talks to CRIISP Media about his journey.David talks about getting into the agricultural sector and taking his agritech international. CERES Tag is utilising Low Earth Orbit Satellites…
