India to the rescue, maybe…..
A few weeks ago, we wrote that the world will need to re-imagine trade flow routes in order to keep the world fed. While Russian wheat is flowing freely and the massive Australian crop is flying out the export door, the disruption to Ukraine’s export pathways – not to men-tion the ability to get the […]
USD merino fleece prices
Before Easter, Mecardo published 10 year percentile tables for merino combing fleece prices, ranging from 14.5 to 23 micron. Our readers in South America have asked for a similar article in US dollar terms, which is what follows. To recap, AWEX Micron Price Guides (MPG) run from 16.5 micron to 32 micron, reflecting prices for […]
Beef winning meat price inflation
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released yesterday, and as all the commentary has stated, it’s not pretty for those hoping the Reserve Bank would leave interest rates on hold for a bit longer. Our interest lies in the retail prices of meat, and it is beef which has by far outstripped inflation in general, […]
