Will the US have beef with the beef trade?
Donald Trump will soon be back in the White House, and while we won’t know until the new year the extent and timeline of his campaign claims being actioned, his proposed trade policy changes are front of mind for Australia’s agriculture industry. The US is Australia’s largest export market for beef at the moment, taking […]
Are we sending the flock to China?
There was a massive spike in mutton exports in October. The confluence of weaker lamb supply, increased slaughter space, and a wide gap between lamb and sheep values at the saleyards saw a lot of sheep head overseas. This begs the question in the title, are we liquidating the flock and sending it to China? […]
Tightening WASDE but Canola comes up Trumps
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report late last week, and Donald Trump was elected President. While these two events are not directly related, both are moving markets here and overseas. Since we last had a close look at the WASDE the USDA has […]
Whats changing with crossbred wool?
In May,Mecardo looked at crossbred wool, noting how record volumes continued to put downward pressure on price, although the supply chain was absorbing the high levels of supply. As the crossbred market comes up to its peak part of the season in terms of supply, we update our take on crossbred volumes and prices. Australia […]
