Sep 06, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Rainfall and fibre diameter
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, AWTA, BOM, ICS. Swings in fibre diameter for the Australian wool clip cause greater supply volatility than is indicated by changes in total volume. The prime cause of year to year changes in fibre diameter…
Sep 06, 2018
Kamballie Merinos to $13,000 tops
Kamballie Merinos and Poll Merino Stud, North Tammin, WA, held their inaugural on-property Ram Sale yesterday.The entered 172 Rams and sold the lot at an average of $2174.Lot 1 made $13,000 and was sold to Kim and Jennie Whitechurch,…
Sep 05, 2018
Banquet Angus top of $32,000 at Spring Bull Sale
Banquet Angus Stud, Mortlake, Vic had their Annual on-property Spring Bull Sale on Wednesday. They offered up 44 Bulls and sold 43 to an average of $6767.Lot 11, Banquet Nixon N099 was the top priced Bull making $32,000 and was sold…
Sep 05, 2018
Gearing up for BeefEx 2018
The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) is proud to present an exceptional array of international and Australian speakers for the grain fed beef sector’s premier event, BeefEx 2018.BeefEx is the grain fed beef industry’s major…
Sep 05, 2018
NSW Irrigators need more Water to finish Crops
Southern Riverina Irrigators, Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, Murray Valley Private Diverters and Murray Irrigation are continuing to work with the Federal and NSW ministers, governments and their agencies to source water for…
Sep 05, 2018
Keeping glyphosate highly effective
Keeping glyphosate highly effective is the aim of an upcoming free-of-charge glyphosate management workshop at Cascade.With Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment, the Esperance port zone Regional Cropping Solutions…
Sep 05, 2018
Coles won't back 10 cents a litre drought levy on Milk - Already donated $11 million it says
Coles supermarkets is refusing to increase its $1 a litre house-branded milk price by 10 cents a litre to help drought affected dairy farmers, despite reports its rival Woolworths is willing to back a 10 cent levy.The Weekly Times…
Sep 05, 2018
Dairy processors and supermarkets have a clear and urgent role to play
Dairy processors and supermarkets have a clear and urgent role to play in underpinning the financial future of dairy producers nationally.Retail prices for dairy products must be increased and processors must guarantee that price…
Sep 05, 2018
Restriction on felling Mulga trees in Queensland needs a rethink says AgForce
AgForce is calling for a rethink on land use laws that have made it more complicated and difficult for farmers to feed their animals during times of drought.AgForce General President Grant Maudsley made the comments after the Queensland…
Sep 05, 2018
Mecardo Insights - The state of farm management deposits
From the Mecardo Blog (viewed by all) - Posted by Andrew WhitelawUp, down, up, down, down, down & up. Farming is one of the most variable occupations in the world. Our profitability is determined by several factors including drought,…
Sep 05, 2018
Mecardo Insights - Leadership and other musings
From the Mecardo Blog (viewed by all) - Posted by Robert Herrmann - Mecardo. Leadership is often sought as some sort of pinnacle in a chosen field, something to be aspired to when seemingly other more humdrum accomplishments have…
Sep 05, 2018
Big job ahead for new ALEC boss Brett Pointing
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has unveiled plans for leadership succession in the peak industry organisation, with current Chief Executive Officer Simon Westaway (pictured) to step down in the coming weeks.Former Queensland…
Sep 05, 2018
Felix Rams Poll Dorset Rams average $1451
Felix Rams Poll Dorset and White Suffolk Studs, Greenthorpe, NSW had their Ram Sale on TuesdayThey offered 141 Poll Dorsets and sold 125 to an average of $1451. They sold 45 of the 46 White Suffolks offered at an average of $1224Overall…
Sep 05, 2018
Minister Littleproud's statement on milk prices
If retailers get to a point where they support a ten cent levy on each litre of milk to go directly to farmers, I am happy to try and help to facilitate it as a temporary measure while structural reform happens in the industry. I…
Sep 05, 2018
Gippsland multi-vendor sell 183 at $2497 average
The Gippsland Merino Breeder Group held their Ram Sale on Tuesday at Bairnsdale, Vic.The group which consisted Bindawarra, Nicholson River, Pendarra, Round Hill, Stockton and The Fringe Merinos Studs offered up 184 Rams and sold 183.…
Sep 04, 2018
Hazeldean Spring Bull Sale average of $6704 for 71 sold
Hazeldean Angus Stud, Cooma, NSW held there Spring Bull Sale on Tuesday. They offered up 82 Bulls and sold 71 to an average price of $6704.Lot 8, Hazeldean M584 was the top priced Bull making $15,000.The Sale grossed $475,984 for…
Sep 04, 2018
Ask an Expert: what happens to fertiliser in a drought year?
If you are a grain grower struggling with drought conditions and wondering what happened to the fertiliser you applied this season on a crop that failed, the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has experts to answer…
Sep 04, 2018
Some handy opportunities in Grain futures
By Samuel Reichstein - AWBThe last few weeks have seen volatile grain markets as talks of Russia restricting exports, then not and back to restricting exports again has caused some swings and roundabouts in global futures and cash…
Sep 04, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A review of combing Merino wool supply
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICS.In April and June Mecardo looked at the supply of Merino combing volumes, highlighting the drop in broad Merino volumes in 2018. With seasonal conditions moving to extremes in many eastern Australian…
Sep 04, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly wool offerings and the EMI
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA, ICS. With reported wool stocks in the supply chain at very low levels, logic suggests that fluctuations of greasy wool offered for sale at auction in Australia will play a greater role in price…
