May 23, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Wool prices from a domestic Chinese perspective
This article is bought to you by Wormhit. By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA. International commodity prices tend to follow similar cycles and trends in different currencies. Which exchange rates are important to the price of a commodity…
May 23, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Restocker Lambs hitting records for a reason
This article is bought to you by Fundit Finance. By AB | Source: MLAAll lamb prices are streaking upwards, but some are higher than others, in a relative sense. This year, restockers have some serious confidence in where prices are…
May 23, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Deciles: May 2019
This article is bought to you by GE Silos. By Andrew Whitelaw & Matthew McAdam | Source: Various sourcesDeciles are an important tool in your marketing toolbox, to provide a view for strategic decisions. Our collection of updated…
May 22, 2019
Fonterra closes its Dennington site
This article is bought to you by Macarthur Stockfeed and Rural Supplies. Fonterra has made the decision to close its Dennington site in South West Victoria, with the site to cease operations by the end of November 2019. Ad - Macarthur…
May 22, 2019
Domestic wheat cash markets firm
This article is bought to you by Reading Transport. By Matt Wallis - AWB After some busy weeks of burning diesel in the paddock, this year’s autumn sowing program is now approaching the finishing line, bringing with it a bit more…
May 22, 2019
Water quality critical in farm spray application
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. By Toni Somes - GRDC. New South Wales and Queensland grain growers and spray operators are being encouraged to test water quality before using it for the application of herbicides and pesticides.Ad…
May 22, 2019
$3500/acre at Mundulla, SA
This article is bought to you by Stocka. CBRE has sold a privately listed farming aggregation in South Australia’s Mundulla, with the best cropping land achieving close to $4,000 per acre. Ad - Want payment protection when selling…
May 22, 2019
Manildra's open letter to Grain Growers
This article is bought to you Loadshift. An open letter to grain growers from John Honan, Managing Director of Manildra Group regarding the Australian Government granting of Manildra Group’s Shoalhaven Starches facility, a bulk grain…
May 22, 2019
Wool market on the slide
This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos. Karee Wool market report for the South - May 22ndSMI: 1816 -4818: 2257 -4219: 2159 -5920: 2148 -4121: 2145 -5522: 2141 -3628: 1099 -81Merino Cardings: 1031 -8Passed In: 28.4%www.kareewool.com.auAd…
May 21, 2019
Lambs to $300 again and Sheep $10-$20 dearer at Ballarat
This article is bought to you by Wallaloo Park Merinos. Yarding - 31,421 (-1616) .Lambs - 21,420 (-2007).Sheep - 10,001(+391). Lamb numbers eased a little to 21,420 this week at Ballarat. Quality was good, with an excellent penning…
May 21, 2019
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Hay demand depends on the situation
Hay demand depends on the situationFor the fortnight up to the 22nd of May, 2019 - Volume 33. This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Follow up rain has been patchy and lacking in many areas, and yet other areas are starting to…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - US Farmers might need hovercrafts to seed
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, CME, ASX. The Bureau of Meteorology have forecast large parts of Australia to be dry over the June to August period. It is quite the opposite if…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Mutton leading the charge to new heights
This article is bought to you by GE Silos.By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, MecardoThis time of the season we expect to see sheep and lamb prices testing higher and the National Mutton Indicator (NMI) hasn’t disappointed, reaching…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Fibre price perspectives
This article is bought to you by CommStream Capital. By Andrew Woods | Source: AWC, AWRAP, AWEX, Cotlook, PCI Wood MacKenzie, Emerging Markets, RBA, ICS. Wool is a group of fibres (think Merino and crossbred, combing and carding,…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Building a backlog in the 1st quarter
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, ALFA, ABS. The end of March brought with it another record for cattle feedlots, with numbers on feed hitting a new all-time high.…
May 21, 2019
Bidding intensifies as all categories rise $5 to $20/head at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk StudYarding - 14,180 (+3310).Lambs - 11,516 (+3516).Sheep - 3294 (-206). Ad - Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk Stud at Elmore, Vic. Rams available now, check…
May 20, 2019
Revenue and profit slide for Elders but outlook positive
This article is bought to you by Plastag. 2019 first half financial results. * On track to deliver FY19 guidance * Return to average winter cropping conditions are expected * Statutory net profit after tax of $27.4m, down $14.0m…
May 20, 2019
Croppers, focus on micronutrients for macro returns
This article is bought to you by Air Seeder Consulting Services. By Natalie Lee - GRDCDry periods during the growing season in Western Australia’s grainbelt in recent years have heightened grower interest in improved diagnosis and…
May 20, 2019
Call it crisis or a tipping point - Here is your chance to change the Dairy Industry for good
This article is bought to you by Reading Transport. Watch the video here. Ad - Looking to cart Grain, Hay, Machinery, General Freight and Wide Loads - Give Reading Transport a call - AdThe future of dairy is in your hands:This is…
May 20, 2019
How to have a "Thriving Rural Town"
This article is bought to you byBy Kerry Anderson - Author of Entrepreneurship It's Everybody's BusinessAs another rural community leader laments on national media this week their declining population and empty shop fronts, I am compelled…
