Better things to come for beef exports

Australian beef export volumes in 2021 were lower than any other year in the past three decades, and more than 30% below the most recent high hit in 2014. However strong export returns meant the overall value of beef exports only fell by 4% last year. And despite being off to a slow start in […]

Fine merino micron premiums

Wool bales

The greasy wool market covers a wide range of constituent wool markets ranging from the rarefied 12 micron wool, which is rarely seen at auction, through to the big 38-39 micron carpet categories of New Zealand. In the current market fine merino wool is outperforming its “wool cousins”. This article takes a look at fine […]

Forward selling looking good

grain harvester combine work in field

There is likely plenty of grain still to be sold from the crop which has just been harvested, but it would be remiss to not start looking at new crop values and assessing value. Traditionally the first quarter of the year is the best time to forward sell, and we’re nearly halfway through it. The […]