Jan 10, 2019
Cotton Australia statement on fish deaths at Menindee
Statement attributable to Michael Murray, Cotton Australia General Manager:“New South Wales is in the grips of a long and devastating drought. This drought is impacting all agricultural sectors, including the cotton industry where…
Jan 10, 2019
Domestic Livestock Feed Markets the key to Grain Prices - Rural Bank Outlook 2019
CroppingIn 2018 we saw a 30 per cent increase in the value of Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures in Australian dollar terms and domestic values have responded with Newcastle APW wheat firming 60 per cent year-on-year. Strong…
Jan 10, 2019
Mainland Growers watching the Tasmanian "Hyper-Yielding Cereals Project"
By Sharon Watt A unique high-yielding cereal grains project in Tasmania is expected to generate a ripple effect across Bass Strait to where mainland grain growers are following the project’s progress with interest.The Grains Research…
Jan 10, 2019
Dearer first up Sheep and Lamb market at Ballarat this week
Yarding - 32,357.Lambs - 18,257.Sheep - 14,100. The first lamb and sheep sale for 2019 saw a reduced number of 18,257 lambs and 14,100 sheep yarded. Quality was mixed, and ranged from average to very good, especially across the shorn…
Jan 10, 2019
Milk production in Australia could hit a 20 year low
A decline in the national dairy herd could lead to milk production being reduced to a 20 year low, according to a report released this month by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).ABARES’…
Jan 10, 2019
Wool SMI has a break even day today
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 10SMI: 1887 unchanged18: 2415 +619: 2291 -720: 2254 +121: 2240 -522: 2204 -523: 2145 +328: 898 +14Merino Cardings: 1178 +9Passed in: 8.9%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Get your Seeder set…
Jan 10, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Merino micron at a low point
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, BOM, ICS. Wool production depends on the flock size, flock demographics and the average production per animal. Seasonal conditions profoundly affect the flock size and per animal production. In the…
Jan 10, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - What can go right, or wrong for lamb?
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The lamb market has opened relatively steady and at similar levels to this time last year. In early 2018 however, the market was hitting a peak, while it is currently close to a financial year…
Jan 09, 2019
BOM - Deficiencies persist in many areas, but ease somewhat in the Southeast
December overview. * December rainfall below average for much of northern Australia, southern Queensland, northern New South Wales, and northeastern to central South Australia * Rainfall above average for December across northern…
Jan 09, 2019
Milk price could climb higher - Rural Bank Outlook 2019
Dairy. Australian milk supply is down four per cent due to dry seasonal conditions and high input prices. We expect 2018/19 milk production to finish at nine billion litres. Production in most states will be lower this season. However,…
Jan 09, 2019
Lamb and Mutton to continue their good run - Rural Bank Outlook 2019
Sheep. Australian lamb and mutton prices continued their exceptional run in 2018. Lamb prices averaged higher for a sixth consecutive year, and mutton recorded a fifth year of growth. The value of Australian sheep meat exports is…
Jan 09, 2019
GRAF to provide vastly improved forecasting
Weather influences what people do--where we travel, what we eat, even how we feel. Weather is arguably the single most important external swing factor in business performance, potentially responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars…
Jan 09, 2019
Famous Merino Stud Haddon Rig launches its own Merino Meat website
Haddon Rig's branded Merino meat website is live! In 2018 they launched a branded Merino product, specialising in dry-aged sheep meat. They are very proud to have our entire supply chain located in Central-Western NSW and are delivering…
Jan 09, 2019
We haven’t left the starting line for Murray Darling Basin Plan - By Robbie Sefton
As a small population in a big country, Australians have long enjoyed the idea that we have enough natural resources to go around – enough for agriculture and wilderness, and everything in between.That notion has been challenged over…
Jan 09, 2019
Another good day for the Wool market as the SMI increases 25 cents
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 9thSMI: 1887 +2518: 2409 +819: 2298 +2220: 2253 +1921: 2245 +3722: 2209 +3228: 884 +8Merin Cardings: 1169 +23Passed in: 4.5%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Got Freight to move? Want the best…
Jan 08, 2019
Prices up across the board for the first Wool sale of the year
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 8th. SMI: 1862 +2818: 2401 +3019: 2276 +2820: 2234 +4621: 2208 +5222: 2177 +2223: 2142 +2128: 876 +13Merino Cardings: 1146 +8Passed in: 4.3%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Pepperton Poll Dorset…
Jan 08, 2019
Tough gig - Mark Harvey-Sutton named new CEO of Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC)
Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council independent chairman Simon Crean has today written to ALEC members and industry stakeholders to announce the organisation has appointed a new chief executive officer.With incumbent CEO Brett…
Jan 08, 2019
A new year starts with the same old stories … By Peter McMeekin
Worldwide Grains update.The New Year celebrations are now behind us and 2018 has been happily farewelled by many growers across the globe, particularly by a vast majority of eastern Australia’s winter crop farmers. Nonetheless, many…
Jan 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Wool supply trends continue
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWTA. The latest (December 2018) AWTA core test volumes show a continuation of recent trends. Under-supply remains a big issue for the broader Merino micron categories through the supply chain, while sub-17…
Jan 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Steady as she goes for weaner steers but heifers providing opportunity
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The annual Victorian Weaner festival is off and running, with sales at Naracoorte, Mortlake and Yea last week. This week sees the Hamilton and Casterton sales kick off, and unfortunately for…
