Bold upside prediction? – not here sorry

It’s that time of year when the bold predictions for 2025 are released. You can find them for everything from Bitcoin to who wins the Brownlow. You don’t come to Mecardo for that, but we can provide some educated opinions on what the cattle market will do in 2025. For what it’s worth I’m predicting […]

Plenty left in the price tanks for lambs in 2025?

Producers that have fat lambs in the paddock, or who have feed that will grow in the summer after December rainfall, will be heading into the festive season with some pep in their step. The heavy and trade lamb market has been on the rise of late, pushing prices to the second strongest levels on […]

Big WA crop could be priced better next year

It’s the last grain analysis article for the year, so we’ll provide a short harvest update, and take a look at the crystal ball to see how things might pan out in 2025. We are halfway through December and harvest appears to be winding down.  WA has produced a massive crop, while the east coast […]

Wool production changes across Australia’s sheep regions

With the eternal battle between enterprises for farm resources continuing, it is interesting to stand back and see what has changed and what hasn’t between regions when it comes to wool production during the past two decades. For merino wool, the change in volume and change in fibre diameter have been the two big trends […]