Dec 07, 2018
EMI down 11 cents for the week, finishing at 1849 cents per kilogram clean
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe wool market held reasonably stable for the Merino wool categories this week, somewhat assisted by a slip in the Australian Dollar to trade below US 73 cents.The benchmark Eastern Market Indicator (EMI)…
Dec 07, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Canada up, world down
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, Mecardo, StatsCan, FAO. Overnight there were some production estimate revisions by stats Canada and the FAO. In this week’s market comment we look at pricing both locally and globally.Overnight Statistics…
Dec 07, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Holding pattern continues
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. Cattle markets continue their holding pattern this week as all eyes are on the forecast, looking for the season breaking summer rains. Finished cattle supplies appear to be easing ever so slightly, and…
Dec 07, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Flush nearing completion
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. Victorian lamb numbers continue to swell, hitting levels similar to last year’s peak and pushing East coast lamb numbers to levels not seen since January 2018. Sheep numbers at the sale…
Dec 07, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards for week ending 7th December 2018
By Trent Severin | Source: Riemann, Mecardo. Increased activity noted in the wool futures market this week with seven contracts traded in total through mid and course fiber categories.The 19 micron fibres had one contract traded…
Dec 07, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Merino carries on but crossbreds concede
By Olivia Agar | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. Last week we saw the wool market settle and this week was much the same for the Merino market. Although, that can’t be said for the whole wool market, the crossbred section ran to it’s tipping…
Dec 06, 2018
AWI to spend $2.5 million trialling a flystrike vaccine
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has announced a $2.5 million investment in flystrike vaccine investigation.The $2.5 million four-year research investment is a collaboration between AWI, the University of Melbourne and CSIRO to undertake…
Dec 06, 2018
Soil organic matter ebook launched on World Soil Day
Western Australian growers and industry representatives can access the latest information about soil organic matter in a new digital publication to be launched at an event in Perth today (December 5) coinciding with World Soil Day.The…
Dec 06, 2018
Wool Market SMI down 14 cents yesterday
Karee Wool market report for the South - November 5SMI: 1817 -1418: 2306 -919: 2198 +320: 2139 -1321: 2129 -922: 2136 -528: 895 -51MC: 1168 -13AUD: 72.9www.kareewool.com.auAd -The best Sheep pregnancy scanner in the country - Simon…
Dec 06, 2018
Don’s party adjourned Azov the weekend …
By Peter McMeekin - Consulting to the agricultural commodity sector in AustraliaTensions continue to simmer in the Black Sea region after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels attempting to enter the Sea of Azov on the 25th…
Dec 06, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A crude harvest present
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, ASX, MecardoThose who are lucky enough to be still harvesting are receiving an early Christmas present in the form of a reduced fuel bill. Diesel is one of the biggest costs on farm, so it’s worthwhile…
Dec 06, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Merino prices following the general price cycle
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA, Wood Mackenzie PCI, Emerging Markets, ICS. The major apparel fibres most recent peak in price was in the middle of 2018, which in US dollar terms is also when the Merino market peaked. This article…
Dec 06, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Rising grainfed beef values propping up lotfeeders
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. Last week we took a look at the record numbers of cattle on feed in Australian Feedlots, a remarkable feat given the price of feed. This week we take a look at the market dynamics for lotfeeders…
Dec 05, 2018
Fair-go Dairy contracts a ‘breakthrough’
Advocacy group Dairy Connect today welcomed the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission’s breakthrough in effectively re-writing future supply contracts between farmers and dairy processors.Big name processors Brownes Foods,…
Dec 05, 2018
Part 3 - The importance of live cattle exports to our customers
By Matt Dalgleish - MecardoThis is the third installment of a three-part blog series which summarises the importance of the live cattle trade to Australia. The information contained within this blog was sourced from a Mecardo report…
Dec 05, 2018
Part 2 - The importance of live cattle exports to employment
By Matt Dalgleish - MecardoThis is the second installment of a three-part blog series which summarises the importance of the live cattle trade to Australia. The information contained within this blog was sourced from a Mecardo report…
Dec 05, 2018
Part 1 - The importance of live cattle exports to regional Australia
By Matt Dalgleish - MecardoThis is the first instalment of a three-part blog series which summarises the importance of the live cattle trade to Australia. The information contained within this blog was sourced from a Mecardo report…
Dec 05, 2018
Why Australia needs to make soil sexy
By Sam Duncan - Founder at FarmLabToday is world soil day, so I thought I might get my hands dirty (ha-ha) and write about our most important agricultural resource, our soil.Soil is usually a boring subject, but I’ve made my goal…
Dec 04, 2018
Rebranding Set to Take Herefords Australia Into Genomics Era
Herefords Australia is rolling out new branding to cement the breed’s position within the genomic era.The new Herefords Australia logo incorporates a white stylised Hereford head on an ochre background.The makeup of the face is an…
Dec 04, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - AWTA volumes falling early and heavily
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWTA, ICS. While broad Merino production has been well below year-earlier levels from most of 2018, the core Merino categories are starting to fall. This article takes a look at the supply pattern around…
