Spinning the yarn on Alpaca prices
Given 2024 has been designated as the year of the camelids by the United Nations and a year has passed since the last article it seems a good time to check how alpaca prices have been going. Mecardo last looked at alpaca prices in May 2023. A good primer on the alpaca supply chain is […]
Summer rains impact cattle slaughter
The quarterly Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Livestock Products report was released last week. Livestock Products is where we get our official slaughter numbers for the quarter, and despite the quarter finishing six weeks ago, it’s worth a look. March is traditionally the weakest slaughter quarter of the year, with a slow start and public […]
Another year, another increase in oilseed production.
The world is seemingly producing more oilseeds every year. At least for the last six years, the upward trend in oilseed production has been in place, and the United States Department of Agriculture are forecasting yet another record in 2024-25. The year on year changes in wheat and corn world production were relatively small, at […]
