Being close is best for the west

Why is there a material difference in the price of wheat, barley and canola in WA compared to on the East coast? Part of this is wrapped up in shipping costs and volumes to key destinations, but in big crop years, export capacity congestion can play a role also. In the commodities trade, shipping distances, […]

Lots of lambs left to come

Flock of young lambs and sheep in paddock in NSW

We’ve hit the second month of spring, and the public holidays have come and gone, so it should be time for lamb numbers, and prices, to hit some sort of rhythm. New season lambs are about six weeks later to the party than usual, as was expected, but they’ve started to overtake old lambs in […]