Nov 01, 2018
Australia’s grain supply chains: costs, risks and opportunities
Australia needs to continue to reform its export grain supply chains to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging global grain market, according to a new report from the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC).The…
Nov 01, 2018
12,000ha Darran Aggregation at St George is on the market
The Darran Aggregation – spanning more than 12,000ha in south-west Queensland – has been listed for sale. After two decades of ownership, the Lindores family has engaged CBRE Agribusiness to market for sale the large-scale mixed farming…
Nov 01, 2018
4630ha Macleods Creek Station is up for sale
A substantial cattle station in one of New South Wales’ historic alluvial gold mining regions is for sale, offering significant diversification opportunities. Spread across 10 freehold titles, Macleods Creek Station is located 10km…
Nov 01, 2018
Wool SMI down 13 cents for the day
Karee Wool market report South. November the 1stIND: 1830 -1318: 2343 -2119: 2221 -1220: 2141 -2321: 2126 -3022: 2169 +123: 2117 -128: 778 -8MC: 1116 -14PI: 16.2%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Used Machinery buying opportunities at Orange…
Nov 01, 2018
Growth Farms extend closing date on fund and reduces the size of the investment
Growth Farms Australia is pleased to announce that the close date for investor participation in our new Fund, the Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, has been extended to 21st December 2018. The reason for the extension is based on…
Nov 01, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Canola and Rape futures
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, ASX, Mecardo. Canola is starting to be harvested but a cloud hangs over the industry. With a massive hay program and dry finish, what will happen to yield and oil content? In this analysis, we take…
Nov 01, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Victorian yarding levels spring into action
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. Since the middle of 2018 Victorian lamb yarding levels have been elevated, with average weekly throughput since July running 48% above the seasonal five-year average levels. Into early…
Nov 01, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Projections suggest 2018 a blip in rebuild
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, ABS. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have released the October update of their industry projections. The updated estimates of herd, slaughter, beef production and exports are basically trying to put…
Nov 01, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Lamb price and average wages
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. Many years ago, a smart farmer mentioned to me how a sheep cost half a week’s wages in the 1950s. He was thinking that meat prices (this is the early 1980s) were cheap in relation to…
Oct 31, 2018
Wool SMI slightly down for the day
Karee Wool market report South. October 31stIND: 1843 -618: 2364 -1819: 2233 -820: 2164 +621: 2156 -722: 2168 +323: 2118 -528: 786 +10MC: 1130 -26PI: 16.4%www.kareewool.com.auAd - For the very best Agricultural Analysis commentary…
Oct 30, 2018
A little research can make a big difference
By Kelsey Miller - StockaRecently I wrote about how to get a sense of the impact your selling costs have on profit. Working out how to recoup some of that cost without losing hard-won revenue is the important bit. When it comes to…
Oct 30, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - The Tyranny of distance discounting lambs
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The spring flush and resultant low lamb prices seem to have been and gone. The last fortnight has seen lamb markets in NSW, Victoria and SA rally strongly as the supply at the yards has failed…
Oct 30, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - How much is the wool levy worth to you?
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: AWEX, AWI, Mecardo. In five days’ time, voting will close to determine the levy paid by wool producers for the next three years. Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is the only major industry RDC which provides…
Oct 30, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Beef prices and exchange rates
By Andrew Woods | Source: MLA, RBA, ICS. In line with recent articles on the relationship between wool and lamb prices with the exchange rate, this article takes a look at the relationship of beef price with the Australian to US…
Oct 30, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Deciles: October 2018
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Various sourcesDeciles are an important tool in your marketing toolbox, to provide a view for strategic decisions. Our collection of updated deciles include dairy, wool, livestock, grain & inputs.To view…
Oct 30, 2018
Lamb price correction in large yarding at Bendigo
Yarding - 45,000 (+8753). Lambs - 30,000 (+7753). Sheep - 15,000 (+1000). 29/10/2018Lamb numbers increased to 30,000 head, drawn out by strong saleyard prices late last week. The yarding didn't have the overall quality of the previous…
Oct 29, 2018
Rabobank - The “sheep is back”
By Georgia Twomey - RabobankThe “sheep is back”, according to a recently-released report, with demand for Australia’s sheep products – meat and wool – set to remain strong. However, the strength of this demand hinges on the industry’s…
Oct 29, 2018
AWI provides detailed implementation plan for all 82 Review of Performance recommendations
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has today detailed its Review of Performance (ROP) implementation plan for all 82 recommendations in the independent ROP.AWI CEO Stuart McCullough highlighted that AWI’s implementation plan specifies…
Oct 29, 2018
Hyper yielding cereals to supply Tassie with quality feed Grain
Hagley in northern Tasmania will next month be the centre of attention for high yielding cereal crop enthusiasts from across the State and beyond.A field research site dedicated to assisting Tasmanian grain growers in their quest…
Oct 29, 2018
AgForce survey reveals the impact the drought has caused in Queensland
A survey of Queensland farmers has revealed about half had lost more than half their annual income due to drought and about 60 per cent had less than half their potential water supply.Releasing the results of its 2018 drought survey…
