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…
Apr 10, 2019
Lighter and Trade weight Lambs up in price at Ballarat Market
This article is bought to you by Mulcahy & Co Agri Solutions. Yarding - 44,991 (+2395) .Lambs - 27,812 (+1008).Sheep - 17,179 (+1387). Lamb supply was similar this week, with 27,812 head yarded. Quality varied from average to good…
Apr 10, 2019
The Power of Early Weaning
This article is bought to you by Bruce Robertson Transport By David McLean - RCS ChairmanIn any breeding herd or flock, the timing of weaning is a major determinant of profit. Weaning is our major tool to maintain body condition score…
Apr 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Sheep continue to the slaughter
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, ABS. This article is bought to you by Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk StudLate last week the Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) released the February slaughter data. As suspected, a few more lambs…
Apr 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Should we be selling new crop wheat?
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Mecardo, CME. This article is bought to you by SST GPS. It’s too early to call the season, with the majority yet to sow their first seeds for the year. In this update I examine pricing for the new season.…
Apr 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Merino supply & price
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICS. This article is bought to you by Post Straightening Service. Prices for greasy wool are excellent for 30 micron and finer, and they have even started to improve for broader than 30 micron. Conditions…
Apr 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - China maintains the bronze medal
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: DAWR, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Feedworks. The release of Department of Agriculture and Water Resources trade statistics for March shows that China continues to outperform South Korea in…
Apr 08, 2019
World Grain Report - The northern hemisphere winter crop ticks along nicely…
This article is bought to you by Mulcahy & Co Agri Solutions. The global grain trade has been sweating on a resolution to Don’s Party (the United States-China trade war) for many months now, and they are continually disappointed.…
Apr 08, 2019
Nicoletti sale receives approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
This article is bought to you by Lawless Lasers. Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) has purchased Australia’s largest single parcel of broadacre agricultural land – the Nicoletti family’s 200,000ha portfolio.…
Apr 08, 2019
Price increase for Heavy Lamb at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Wormhit. Yarding - 23,340 (+2058).Lambs - 15,589 (+3827).Sheep - 7751 (-1769). Bigger yarding of 16,000 lambs or 4,000 more, although much of the increase was from smaller Merino's to suit MK bag lamb…
Apr 08, 2019
People must come first in the great red Meat debate
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. By Don Mackay - RMAC chair. When we talk about regional and rural crime for the Australian red meat and livestock industry this conjures up images of cattle rustling; and when we talk…
Apr 08, 2019
What can you do if you can’t make it rain?
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. By Charlie Blomfield - General Manager at Haddon Rig Pty LtdSocial, local and national media and even TIME magazine are covering the drought conditions in Australia…
Apr 08, 2019
Three strategies to supercharge communities right across Australia
This article was bought to you by Entegra Sheds. By Marnie Baker - Managing Director at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Last week, I spoke to attendees at the inaugural Regional Australia Institute’s Regions Rising event series at Old…
Apr 08, 2019
New state-wide Merino Field Day concept at Marnoo
This article is bought to you by Wallaloo Park Merino Stud. Merino studs from across Victoria will compete for an inaugural and exclusive state title at Marnoo in August.The Marnoo Merino Field Day will expand from a regional to a…
