Mar 01, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - A nasty turn around
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, BOM, Mecardo. A fortnight ago the Bureau of Meteorology’s rainfall outlook wasn’t shaping up as too bad at least for the Southern parts of the country – how quickly it can all change. Yesterday’s release…
Mar 01, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - The bears are out for barley
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Mecardo, CME. It’s been a tough month for grain producers both locally and globally, with prices falling dramatically. In this weeks update, we take a look at the December futures contract, basis and potential…
Feb 28, 2019
Who needs science when we have Sharon & John? - By Nathan Scott
I’m sorry, but where the fuck did common sense sneak off to? Is it simply that every flog with an opinion (myself included) now has a platform to share it on social media? Or is it that somehow global brain capacity is diminishing?…
Feb 28, 2019
Wool Market up 6 cents for the day
Karee Wool market report for the South - February 28thSMI: 1987 +618: 2468 +419: 2374 +1620: 2339 +1521: 2333 +1222: 2330 +1528: 1133 -15Merino Cardings: 1176 ucPassed In: 10.1%www.kareewool.com.auAd -Revamp those rusty steel post…
Feb 28, 2019
What Farmers really want
By Scott Mckinnon - Freelance Strategy Consultant working in Agtech/AgribusinessMy family has been farming for several generations, it must be in the blood. So instead of buying a water front investment property, a fishing boat and…
Feb 28, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - EYCI at crucial technical support
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo. In late 2015 Mecardo published a series of three blogs outlining the use of technical analysis tools and how they can help predict when markets are due for a change in direction. This analysis…
Feb 28, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - It’s a close call on wool and lambs
By Angus Brown | Source: LFMP. It has been a long time coming, and it’s taken record prices, but the profitability of wool enterprises has once again moved ahead of prime lambs businesses. However, it is only when rainfall is taken…
Feb 28, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - How to lift Merino prices? Reduce supply
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWTA, AWEX, Cotlook, RBA, ICS. The Merino wool industry is basking in high prices and has been for a number of years although drought does take the shine off things. Success tends to be claimed by many. One…
Feb 28, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Agronomics or price
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Mecardo. In two months’ time the 2019/20 season will commence with seeding. There are still decisions to be made on what to acreages will be planted to each commodity. There is however a trap to avoid…
Feb 27, 2019
Viterra ditches Rail for Road in SA's Eyre Peninsula
Viterra will transition to road transport for the movement of all grain on Eyre Peninsula from 1 June 2019 to ensure the company continues to provide growers and exporters with a competitive supply chain.Viterra Commercial & Logistics…
Feb 27, 2019
Fonterra takes a stake in a US based alternative food ingredient company
Fonterra has taken a stake in Motif Ingredients, a US-based food ingredients company that develops and commercialises bio-engineered animal and food ingredients. Fonterra joins Ginkgo Bioworks, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Louis…
Feb 27, 2019
Abuse - Cotton growers are tough, but how much more can farmers bear?
Tony May - Head of Customer Marketing, ANZ at Bayer Crop ScienceI saw a social media post that I just can’t get past. It was from an anonymous cotton grower battling the dual enemies of drought and misdirected public outrage about…
Feb 27, 2019
Lamb supply doubles at Ballarat this week
Yarding - 29,939 (+8570) .Lambs - 22,792 (+11,334).Sheep - 7147 (-2764). Lamb supply increased to 22,792 head this week at Ballarat, an increase of 11,334 head. Quality covered all weights and grades, with a smaller number of heavy…
Feb 27, 2019
Wool prices tread water yesterday
Karee Wool market report for the South - February 27thSMI: 1981 +218: 2464 +319: 2358 -320: 2324 -921: 2321 uc22: 2315 -823: 2304 -328: 1148 +9Merino Cardings: 1176 +3Passed In: 6.5%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Got Freight to move? Want…
Feb 27, 2019
The Farm Tender Hay Report – March to shape the Hay Season
March to shape the Hay SeasonFor the fortnight up to the 27th of February, 2019 - Volume 27The level of enquiry for Hay has lifted in the last fortnight, however that hasn't really resonated in higher sales volumes at this stage.…
Feb 26, 2019
Wool market takes a hit today
Karee Wool market report for the South - February 26thIND: 1979 -1918: 2461 -2719: 2361 -2320: 2333 -2921: 2321 -2328: 1139 -6Merino Cardings: 1173 +5Passed In: 10.9%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Got Freight to move? Want the best rates?…
Feb 26, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Cattle profitability down for some but still strong
By Angus Brown | Source: LFMP, MLA, Mecardo. The Agriculture Victoria Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) results for 2017-18 have recently been released and the cattle numbers are a good reflection of price movements and seasonal…
Feb 26, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - January records smashed for lamb exports
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: DAWR, Mecardo. Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) trade statistics for January show a 15.6% year on year increase in lamb exports and the gains in mutton export flows aren’t far behind,…
Feb 26, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Alpaca prices going gangbusters
By Andrew Woods | Source: WTiN, RBA. Wool is not the only animal fibre trading at high price levels. Alpaca prices are trading at high levels currently in both Australian and US dollar terms. This article takes a quick look at alpaca…
Feb 25, 2019
Heavy lambs drop $20 at Bendigo on Monday
Yarding - 19,320 (+2520) .Lambs - 12,695 (-305).Sheep - 6625 (+2825). Lamb numbers remained similar while sheep supplies doubled on the low levels of a week ago. More heavy export lambs off feed came forward, while nicely weighted…
