Oct 25, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Global beef on the rise, despite fall in Oz
By Angus Brown | Source: USDA, MLA, Mecardo.Last week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their ‘Livestock and Poultry: World Market and Trade’ report which details supply and demand figures for 2018 and forecasts…
Oct 25, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Trade lamb price and the exchange rate
By Andrew Woods | Source: MLA, RBA, ICS.Earlier this week Mecardo looked at the relationship between the 19.5 MPG wool price and the Australian-US dollar exchange rate, showing how the relationship varied with the amount of time considered.…
Oct 24, 2018
AWI Report - Price rises are clearly demand-driven and a result of AWI’s success in marketing
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has today published its 2017/2018 Annual Report, reporting a year highlighted by solid results with wool prices reaching record highs and strengthening demand for the natural fibre.Outlining the journey…
Oct 24, 2018
John Deere releases new CommandPro™ Control multi-function joystick
John Deere is updating its line-up of 82- to 186-kilowatt (110 to 250 hp) 6R Series Tractors with features that will transform the way producers operate tractors. The updated tractors include the 6110R, 6120R, 6130R, 6145R, 6155R,…
Oct 24, 2018
New wheat genes for dry conditions
Wheat growers who have struggled with dry conditions across vast tracts of Queensland and New South Wales during the winter cropping season, will be heartened to know research is underway to develop new genetics for wheat varieties…
Oct 24, 2018
Former Rugby League star turned Winemaker is about to tackle the Indian market
Former rugby league star turned Orange winemaker Peter Mortimer is out to tackle global markets after taking part in a successful trade mission to India with the NSW Government.Minister for Trade and Industry, Niall Blair said Peter,…
Oct 24, 2018
MD of OBE Organic Dalene Wray receives Advance award
Dalene Wray has received the 2018 Advance Food & Agriculture Award at a gala event in Sydney.The Advance Awards recognise global leadership by some of Australia’s most talented people in their chosen field. They celebrate international…
Oct 24, 2018
Rural Funds Management buys Australian cattle property in $9.7m deal
By Andrew Starr - Co-Director (New South Wales) at Ray White Rural and LivestockThe manager of RFG has acquired its third property in a month Down Under amid what it deems a positive outlook for cattle in the country.Rural Funds Management…
Oct 24, 2018
SA Grain Farmers investing in their own R & D
By Belinda WillisGrain farmers are growing increasingly resilient in South Australia as they continue to plough their own funds into cutting edge research, says industry chief Caroline Rhodes.Caroline, who took over the reins at Grain…
Oct 24, 2018
Wool Market down sharply today
Karee Wool market report for the South - October 24thIND: 1866 -7218: 2418 -7219: 2258 -6620: 2162 -7621: 2157 -5122: 2154 -4928: 804 -42MC: 1196 -108PI: 16.6%www.kareewool.com.auAd - After a successful Ram Sale, Wallaloo Park now…
Oct 23, 2018
Top four Profit Drivers for Prime Lamb Enterprises
By Brian Ritchie - Head of Growth at AgriWebbThe average cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms was projected to be 25% higher in 2016-17. That average, up to $265,000 per farm, was the highest in over 20 years.However, it…
Oct 23, 2018
Smallest Winter Crop in ten years - Rabobank
A combination of extreme dry weather and damaging frost will deliver Australia its smallest winter crop in 10 years, according to Rabobank in its just-released Winter Crop Production Outlook.In Rabobank’s Australian 2018/19 Winter…
Oct 23, 2018
FBN disrupting the US Seed Market
In 2008, Aaron Combs diversified his corn lineup by including one hybrid from a large national seed company and a lower-priced hybrid from a smaller regional company. Including these hybrids along with others helped slice his agronomic…
Oct 23, 2018
71,000 Tree SA Olive Grove listed for Sale
A large-scale olive grove in South Australia’s upper south east has been listed for sale.Coonalpyn Olives, situated about 16km from Coonalpyn and 169km from the Adelaide CBD, has a total land area of 1,232ha.The asset offers approximately…
Oct 23, 2018
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Volume 18 - Sellers willing to wait, Buyers willing to wait, therefore it's a stand-off
Sellers willing to wait, Buyers willing to wait, therefore it's a stand-offThe feedback from the Farm Tender sales guys is that there is a little bit of a Mexican stand-off going on right now. Some sellers are happy to sit out the…
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…
