Dec 11, 2020
The outlook for Australian agri in 2021
By Mark Bennett & Madeleine Swan - Head of Agribusiness & Associate Director Agri Research, ANZThe COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on supply chains, retail spending, travel and work life in general has been the defining feature of…
Dec 10, 2020
Optimism in the agricultural sector lifts new Machinery Sales
By Mim Monkivitch - TMA Sales of Agricultural Equipment, particularly tractors, continued at record levels with November delivering sales 38% above the same month last year and are now up 23% year to date. 2020 is now on…
Dec 10, 2020
Plenty of restocking orders in play at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 34,000 (+7700). Lambs - 22,000 (+2000). Sheep - 12,000 (+5700). Lamb supplies declined with harvest still taking precedence for many producers. The quality of the new season trade lambs improved. Young lambs shorn…
Dec 09, 2020
Ripper day for Wool
Karee Wool market report for the South - Dec 9th SMI: 1161 +30 18: 1638 +45 19: 1454 +33 20: 1290 +24 21: 1235 +34 22: 1164 +2 28: 503 +20 Mer card: 763 +20 Pass in: 5.4% AUD: 0.74 **List your Sheep, Cattle,…
Dec 09, 2020
Bidding was spirited for the better quality trade weight Lambs at Ballarat
Yarding - 66,555 (+4035). Lambs - 50,000 (-448). Sheep - 16,555 (+4483) Lamb supply remained at 50,000, the quality was very good to excellent. All the usual buying group were in attendance, with extra store buyers present…
Dec 08, 2020
Christmas comes early for Grain Growers on the east coast
By Nick Robertson - AWBFor most farmers across the east coast, Christmas came early this year. The build up to this year’s crop was highly anticipated and so far, it hasn’t disappointed. Grain continues to fly into bulk handlers and…
Dec 08, 2020
Positive Wool market today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Dec 8th SMI: 1131 +27 18: 1593 +19 19: 1421 +48 20: 1266 +25 21: 1201 +32 22: 1162 +19 28: 483 -1 Mer card: 743 +12 Pass in: 5.5% AUD:0.74 …
Dec 08, 2020
Faba Bean prices subdued
Information source Farm Trade AustraliaThis year's production of Faba Beans is estimated to be 600,000 tonnes. The average annual exports is 337,000 tonnes. Egypt takes 75 percent, with competition from Lithuania.So, with approximately…
Dec 08, 2020
WA Harvest Report - This years Harvest is already better than last years
By CBH* Tonnes stated are accurate as of Friday morning, 4 December.CBH Operations UpdateWestern Australian growers have delivered more than 10 million tonnes of grain into the CBH network after an additional 2.5 million tonnes were…
Dec 08, 2020
Grain Report - A mixed bag for Canadian farmers in 2020…
By Peter McMeekinThe final winter crop production numbers for 2020/21 are in, and it was a bit of a mixed bag for Canadian farmers according to the latest Production of Principal Field Crops report from Statistics Canada (StatCan).…
Dec 07, 2020
Confidence among Australian farmers has rallied to above pre-COVID levels
By Rabobank• Australian farm confidence has rebounded strongly and is now back at historically-high levels• Improved farm incomes push business viability reading to all-time high• Confidence strongest among cotton producers, followed…
Dec 07, 2020
Plainer yarding but competition strong at Bendigo
Yarding - 25,000 (+1000). Lambs - 17,500 (+800) Sheep - 7500 (-300). Similar supply of lambs, however, there was less weight and finish in a plainer yarding compared to a week ago. Export buyers competed harder on the smaller…
Dec 05, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - In 2020, primary production is no low-tech affair
By NABPathway to profit: how Australia’s agri operators can boost their bottom line through smart thinking and easily achievable changes.As any experienced agribusiness operator knows, there are many factors beyond their control,…
Dec 05, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Raven Industries Opens Pre-Order for Driverless Chaser Bin
Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company; NASDAQ:RAVN) announced today that it is accepting pre-orders for its first commercially-available Driverless Ag Technology: AutoCart®. Part of Raven Autonomy™, this autonomous grain cart solution…
Dec 05, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AI will enable the most positive transformation that Farming has ever seen
By Sam Watson Jones - Co-Founder at Small Robot CompanyThe widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in broadacre arable farming will be the most significant transformation to the arable industry since the adoption of the tractor.…
Dec 05, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Grant Broadcasters invest in Livestock Feed start-up ProAgni
By Grant Broadcasters.Australian AgTech company ProAgni today announced that it had secured Series A investment from established regional media entity Grant Broadcasters.ProAgni was established in 2018 to provide antibiotic free animal…
Dec 04, 2020
Fluctuating market for Lambs at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 26,300 (-6200). Lambs - 20,000 (-3000). Sheep - 6300 (-3200). There was a drop in lamb supply to 20,000 which was 3,000 less. Quality varied from good to plain with many lambs showing signs of more dryness in their…
Dec 02, 2020
Small gains in the Wool Market today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Dec 2ndSMI: 1104 +818: 1574 +219: 1373 +1920: 1241 +2821: 1169 +2322: 1143 +428: 484 +13Mer card: 731 +1Pass in: 11.6%AUD: 0.74
Dec 02, 2020
Rising Victorian Land Values – What on Earth is Going on?
By ORM Rising Land ValuesWhether you’re at the local pub or having a yarn with your neighbour, chances are that the topic of land values will come up in conversation. The rising value of Victorian farmland continues to catch many…
Dec 02, 2020
Lambs firm in large yarding at Ballarat
Yarding - 62,520 (+12,271). Lambs - 50,488 (+13,977). Sheep - 12,072 (-1706) Lamb supply jumped to 50,400 yarded, 14,000 more than last week. The quality was excellent across all weights and grades. All the usual buying group…
