Apr 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - ESTLI back through 700¢ but only catching OTH
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. This article is bought to you by Mobile Plunge Dipping Services. Lamb prices have had another positive week, with the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) heading towards Easter above 700¢. As…
Apr 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Crossbred fibres on trend
By Olivia Agar | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. This article was bought to you by GE Silos. The wool market has progressed through another week sitting firm. The Merino market saw slight declines in the east and west but it’s the Crossbred…
Apr 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards for week ending 12th April 2019
By Matthew McAdam | Source: Riemann, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos. Last week, only two wool trades were agreed, and the relative quiet continued this week. Only four trades were dealt, with two…
Apr 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - The market is still bearish overseas
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, CME. This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. In this weeks’ market commentary we take a look at the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, and the lacklustre market.Ad…
Apr 12, 2019
One mans pursuit of Flood and Drought insurance for Livestock
Dear Fellow Australian Farmers,My name is Brett O’Brien – I am Fellow of the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and 4th generation Australian Farmer.My story is here: https://www.obaconsulting.com.au/gallery/I…
Apr 11, 2019
28 Micron up 63/cents clean yesterday
This article is bought to you by Plastag. Karee Wool market report for Thursday the 11th April.SMI:1910 -417: 2375 -718: 2334 -1619: 2271 -1420: 2238 -1021: 2238 -1022: 2226 -1328: 1268 +63Merino cardings: 1100 -23AUSD: 71.6www.kareewool.com.auAd -…
Apr 11, 2019
Cattle on feed remains above 1 million
This article is bought to you by Loadshift. Cattle on feed for the October – December 2018 quarter decreased by 15,977 head, or 1.4% from the record set in the September quarter, to finish the year at 1,110,689 head according to the…
Apr 11, 2019
Is it time for the Red Meat industry to take the next step?
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. By Don McKay. In the past weeks we’ve seen increased criminal activity by extremist groups targeting feedlots and processing plants across the country; and hyperbole and speculation of a…
Apr 11, 2019
GrainGrowers 7 point wish list for the upcoming Federal Election
This article is bought to you by Orange Truck & Ag. As Australia heads to the polls in May, GrainGrowers has outlined key priorities for the grains sector that will help enable the industry to continue to thrive, underpinning the…
Apr 11, 2019
Australia’s new definition of lamb is on track to take effect from 1st of July 2019
This article is bought to you by Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk Studs. Australia’s new definition of lamb is on track to take effect from 1 July 2019 with legislative changes registered this week by the Australian Government.Sheep…
Apr 11, 2019
Cautious Optimism after the Rain in NSW
This article is bought to you by C Pearce Contracting. By Angus Groves - AWB. It has now been well over a week since NSW saw some handy rains through north-eastern New South Wales and the Hunter Valley. Whilst this rain was very…
Apr 11, 2019
Drought sends growers back to the fertiliser planning table
This article is bought to you by Fundit Finance. Desperately dry conditions across southern New South Wales during 2018 followed by a hot dry 2019 summer have sent growers back to the planning table on fertiliser budgets for the upcoming…
Apr 11, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Charged up and ready to go
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Mecardo, CME. This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. The northern hemisphere weather risk market is now upon us. In recent years this has provided ample opportunity to…
Apr 11, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Chinese beef demand pulling prices higher
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Steiner, ABS, Stats NZ. This article is bought to you by McGuckin Transport. Earlier in the week, Mecardo looked at beef exports and growing demand from China. It appears the stronger Chinese demand is…
Apr 11, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Crossbred prices are high but not in a relative sense
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICS. This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. Australian crossbred prices (as opposed to the broader New Zealand crossbred categories) are trading at or close to record levels. The 28 MPG finished…
Apr 11, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Year of the pig, decade of the sheep
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: DAWR, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Reading Transport. Last month we focused on the growth in demand for Aussie lamb from the USA. This piece looks at the current strength in lamb and mutton…
Apr 10, 2019
Eucalyptus Trees: Five things you might not know about these flowering giants
This article is bought to you by Fundit Finance. They might have lucked out in the stakes to win the tag as Australia’s floral emblem, in favour of the showy wattle. But eucalypts do have their own national day—March 23. And for good…
Apr 10, 2019
Drought continues to impact Australian wool production
This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has revised its forecast of shorn wool production for the 2018/19 season to 298 million kilograms (mkg) greasy,…
Apr 10, 2019
Twenty-five passionate rural leaders are set to embark on their director journeys
This article is bought to you by Air Seeder Consulting Services. An agtech incubator, a precision weed control scientist, an insect farmer and a logistics officer from the Air Force who now tracks soil health. These are just some…
Apr 10, 2019
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Straw sales lift dramatically as buyers look for cheaper alternatives
Straw sales lift dramatically as buyers look for cheaper alternativesFor the fortnight up to the 10th of March, 2019 - Volume 30.This article is bought to you by Elmore CompostDemand for Hay and Fodder reached "full noise" in the…
