Sanctions on seed another blow to Russian yields
The invasion of Ukraine has had far reaching consequences for the world’s food supply, and sanctions upon Russia are set to have the impact of reducing Russian crop yields by stifling the supply of quality seed required to produce high yields Russia is a major producer and exporter of wheat, sunflower seed products, and canola. […]
Production and sales on the bleeding fine edge of the merino fibre diameter distribution
In May of 2021 Mecardo looked at the production and auction sales volume of 14 micron and finer wool in the Australian clip. In this article we update the data and have a look at how prices have tracked during the past year. Bob Couchman (Capronex Consulting), a long-term wool metrologist, says that the effective […]
