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Prices slipping despite the positive outlook
Despite an encouraging price outlook for late Autumn and Winter, the market continues to slide lower. It isn’t surging saleyard throughput that’s to blame. The
Buyers chasing quality over quantity
All indicators took a dive this week, as saleyard reports from major selling centres mention buyer behaviour as selective in what they were after. Despite
Russia ramping up exports
Wheat has trended sideways for the week as the market looks for future direction. The general consensus is for continued pressure as Russia amps up
Cheaper Tuesday halts market gains
The Sydney pass in rate for the week averaged 2.1% in an indication that buyer demand is strong at this level of supply and sellers
Slaughter is up but cattle still too cheap
With Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Cattle Industry Projections dropping last week it gives us our first look at what cattle supply might look like
Plenty of Lamb, many a market
With Meat & Livestock Australia’s Sheep Industry Projections indicating 2024 will be the peak supply for this cycle of flock growth, it will come as
Better than expected Sorghum crop to pressure prices
The March Crop Report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) rarely changes much from December for winter crops,
Apparel fibre price update
Merino wool prices, except for the very fine micron categories, continue to drift along. Crossbred prices also continue to drift, at very low levels. This
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