Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Survey results defying the drought
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, AWI. We’ve had plenty to write about in sheep and lamb markets lately. Hence it has taken a couple of weeks to take a look at the June MLA and AWI wool and sheepmeat survey report. This survey is used…
Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Restocker behaviour and the cattle cycle
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The proportion of female cattle slaughtered as a percentage of the total cull provides a reliable indicator as to the status of the herd rebuild or liquidation. However, the female slaughter…
Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wool price and exchange rate
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA, ICS. A common perception is that Australian commodity prices have a strongly negative correlation with the Australian dollar-US dollar exchange rate so that when the exchange rate moves in one…
Oct 22, 2018
New age agronomy - Biologicals are slowly making inroads into the Crop protection market
Farmers are showing increased interest in input products made from naturally occurring chemicals or live organismsBiologicals are slowly making inroads into the crop protection market.“They’re growing by double digits, but it’s still…
Oct 22, 2018
Better quality Southern Lambs help to lift prices at Bendigo
Yarding - 36,247 (+5008). Lambs - 22,247 (-1853). Sheep - 14,000 (+6861). There was just a slight dip in lamb supply down to 22,000 head, 1,800 less. Quality was very good across the young lambs as first draft stock from areas south…
Oct 22, 2018
New dual purpose and longer season Wheat variety Illabo an improvement on Wedgetail
Recently launched Illabo (tested as V09150-01) is the first variety to come out of AGT’s dedicated long season and winter wheat breeding program at Wagga Wagga, which was released to benefit the mixed farming sector.Dual purpose wheats…
Oct 22, 2018
Sticking it to the weed pest Noogoora burr
A naturally occurring fungus is being harnessed to tackle Noogoora burr, an invasive weed which causes major impacts on agriculture and the environment in eastern Australia.NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) research agronomist,…
Oct 22, 2018
Gerogery Farmer Tony Chaston win Crop comp with Accroc Wheat
Riverine Plains Inc is pleased to announce Tony Chaston of Gerogery as the winner of this year’s inaugural Riverine Plains Inc Crop Competition, with his outstanding paddock of RGT Accroc wheat.Tony was announced as the winner at…
Oct 22, 2018
Laucke Flour Mills passionate about ensuring customers get the best possible product
The Laucke Flour Mills tagline is “good grains, great flour” and it excellently summarises the philosophy the family business which has been operating in South Australia since 1899.Its flour mills are located in Strathalbyn and in…
Oct 21, 2018
Is Ag ready for what transparency means?
By Sarah NoletLast week, Canberra hosted a series of ag-related events, including the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Awards Gala, the National Farmers Federation National Congress, and the Australian Farm Institute Roundtable. I wasn’t…
Oct 21, 2018
Brendan Taylor new Grains leader at AgForce
Better transport networks and freight facilities, maintaining agriculture’s social licence and drought assistance for grains producers will be key priorities for Western Downs farmer Brendan Taylor in his new role as AgForce Queensland’s…
Oct 21, 2018
NFF release policy roadmap propelling Ag towards $100 billion by 2030
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has released a new policy roadmap aimed at propelling agriculture towards $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030.The 2030 Roadmap, released today at the NFF’s National Congress in Canberra,…
Oct 20, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Small Robot Company Our Vision For A Better Future For Farming
By Sam Watson JonesSince January 2017, we have spent a lot of time talking to farmers, to people involved in farming and to people who are interested in how food is produced.Ad - Control those lice with Mobile Plunge Dipping Services - AdUnderstandably,…
Oct 20, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - By 2025 Blockchain could be everywhere
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute today reveals that blockchain could become ubiquitous by 2025, entering mainstream business and underpinning supply chains worldwide.Through investment and partnerships, the distributed…
Oct 19, 2018
Wool EMI down 53 cents and dips under 2000 cents
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe solid gains that were received on the wool market last week were only short-lived, as the market retracted this week with the benchmark Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) falling 53c/kg clean to finish…
Oct 19, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A royally good down pour is the Prince-iple talking point in the market
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, ASX. Grain producers in NSW and QLD have been constantly harried this season, as promising weather forecasts fizzled to nothing. So far October has received the crown for rainfall in many places which…
Oct 19, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Manna from heaven
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, BOM, Mecardo. Well it doesn’t rain grass, but it was great to see reasonable falls across much of the country this week. It’s not going to green up the pasture right away, but it was enough to…
Oct 19, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Rising supply but demand is matching
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. Sheep and lamb slaughter has been on the rise, but so have prices. Both lamb and mutton values rallied this week with significant rain falling just as processors seem to be increasing kills and…
Oct 19, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Pass-in rates rise as market falls
By Robert Herrmann | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. This week’s market posted a timely reminder that wool markets are not one dimensional, that is less supply does not always equate to increasing price. Supply fell and at the same time, prices…
Oct 19, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards – week ending 19th October 2018
By Nathan Denny | Source: Mecardo, Riemann. This week showed a few trades on 18 and 21 micron fibres. Trades were down this week with a total of seven contracts being traded. The Aussie dollar remained fairly steady this week staying…
