Jul 08, 2020
Grain market awakens from seasonal slumber
By James Massina - AWBAfter a month of declining US futures, the market finally awoke on the last day of June sparked by the USDA’s acreage and stocks report. The published numbers surprised most in the market as they came in lower…
Jul 08, 2020
Wool SMI up 22 cents today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jul 8thSMI: 1108 +2218: 1434 +4119: 1274 uc20: 1253 +3421: 1253 +5128: 564 +8Mer card: 832 +8Pass in: 6.7%
Jul 07, 2020
Numbers down dramatically at Ballarat
Yarding - 8297 (-12,854).Lambs - 6536 (-9959).Sheep - 1761 (-2895).6,500 lambs yarded, around 10,000 down on last week's numbers. The quality was mostly plain with a small selection of well-presented trade weight lambs and extra heavy…
Jul 06, 2020
Grain Report - USDA takes some comfort out of global grain balance sheet
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its June Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Report last week, and for the second consecutive year, the numbers blindsided the market.As expected, the stocks numbers were…
Jul 06, 2020
What does living in a free country actually mean?
John Gladigau - Executive Director at Bulla Burra Operations Pty LtdAustralia is the greatest country in the world, at least in my opinion. I have been fortunate to travel many places overseas and have loved every moment - but there…
Jul 06, 2020
O'Connors profile Corowa Branch Manager Allan Turner
By O'ConnorsFast facts: Role at O’Connors? - Branch ManagerWhen did you start with O’Connors? - 8th Oct 2019Three words to describe the company? - Professional, passionate, enthusiasticFamily? Pets? - I have a cat & dog at home &…
Jul 06, 2020
"Significantly cheaper market" for both Sheep and Lambs at Bendigo
Yarding - 10,600 (-1200).Lambs - 8,300 (-700).Sheep - 2300 (-500).Another slight reduction in both lamb and sheep supplies this week. Quality was plainer, with more winter clean-up lots evident and less weight overall. But demand…
Jul 06, 2020
Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish join Elders to launch Thomas Elder Markets
By EldersElders is pleased to announce the launch of its newest business unit, Thomas Elder Markets (TEM), to expand the business’s service offering to clients across Australia.The new business will offer independent agricultural…
Jul 05, 2020
Ritchie Bros sells 35,000 items for US$295 million in a week
By Ritchie Bros - North AmericaThe online strength and global network of Ritchie Bros. was on full display last week as the company set a new record, selling 35,000+ equipment items and trucks in 29 online auctions across five countries…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AXIchain delivers the next-generation digital “mobile” NVD
By David Picker - AXIchainAustralian Technology Company AXIchain is releasing the most sophisticated digital mobile National Vendor Declaration to help improve Australia’s livestock traceability system. This is a key piece of software…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Remote, portable system can ‘weigh’ Cattle while unattended
By OptiweighAs you know, you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Ask yourself, do you really know if you’re producing live-weight gain like you think your are?With OPTIWEIGH you could be getting accurate weight readings all the time…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Digital, Fin Services and Ag...what's ahead?
By Kelsey Miller - DelayPayNot long before Covid hit I went in to catch-up with my financial advisor for my yearly check in. As usual, it was not a very exciting meeting as nothing much had changed. There isn't much spare cash, my…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - GRDC backs startups for grains innovation
By Julia Waite - SproutXThe Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has thrown its support behind Australian agtech founders by partnering with SproutX, Australia’s leading food and agtech accelerator program.The partnership…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Farmers Edge Announces New Automated Hail Detection and Reporting Technology
By Farmers EdgeFarmers Edge™, a global leader in digital agriculture, today announced a new severe weather detection, notification, and reporting tool. Available through FarmCommand®, a comprehensive digital platform, the tool delivers…
Jul 04, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Bushel, Bringing Business to the Next Level
By BushelCustomer-focused, member-owned is a sentiment well versed within CoMark Equity Alliance(CEA). The four-word mantra defines how CEA finds opportunities to ensure lasting success for their member-owners.CEA understands the…
Jul 03, 2020
Wagga Wagga Lamb market struggled to find a base price causing enormous price spreads
Yarding - 27,700 (-10,800).Lambs - 24,000 (+8000).Sheep - 3700 (-2800).Lamb supplies reduced on the back of last week's price correction. Quality once again was very good over trade and heavy lamb categories, with most lamb’s grain…
Jul 03, 2020
JLL Weekly Agribusiness News Recap
Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLLThe JG Boswell Company has announced it is seeking expressions of interest for its vertically integrated cotton company, Auscott Limited. The north-western New South Wales agribusiness…
Jul 03, 2020
A victim of our own success?
By Matt Dalgleish Despite the ban on four Aussie meat works and Covid19 disruptions our beef exports to China remain strong. Indeed, we have now reached the CHAFTA threshold at nearly 180,000 tonnes this season so the tariff moves…
Jul 02, 2020
AWB's WA Market Wrap for June
By David Cripps - AWBThankfully for WA growers most of the state has received some very welcome rain over June to get the crop out of the ground, hopefully setting it up for an average or above average season. Warm conditions in early…
Jul 02, 2020
The slight gains continue for the Wool market
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jul 2ndSMI: 1088 +418: 1409 +1419: 1291 +220: 1219 uc21: 1194 +128: 564 ucMer car: 826 +1Pass in: 3.4%AUD:69.2
