The numbers deteriorate

Bag of wool

It is now almost a weekly theme for the wool market to post lower prices, with high pass-in rates and pre-sale seller withdrawals contributing to low volumes purchased by exporters. Much of the blame this week can be sheeted home to the strong Au$ however this was no consolation for growers who again witnessed a […]

Cattle off highs but far from disaster

Angus cattle in fog

After battling with drought for over two years Australian cattle producers are currently the envy of global cattle producers. In the US most notably, but also in South America and Europe cattle prices are tanking, while ours remain in the upper echelon. Earlier in the week we looked at US cattle values, with bottlenecks depressing […]