US Tariff’s back on the agenda
Another interesting week in global markets and politics. After making oddly specific threats of tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico in Trump’s first few hours of coming to office, the lack of news since then gave hope that any immediate action might be watered down. However, as of this morning, on the eve of the […]
Slump in supply supports pricing
The Australian wool market has continued its relatively positive start to 2025, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) rising again this week. Sellers benefitted from lower supply, a shorter selling week and a further decline in the Australian dollar. Overall, the market has started 2025 on a positive note, with the EMI currently trading 38 […]
The Cattle Market’s January Joyride
The final selling week of the month had one less day with the Monday Australia Day public holiday. Value and volume took a dive this week compared to the week prior, with a significant reduction in yardings. When looking at January as a whole, 2025 has made an impressive start. Yardings for the week fell […]
Lambs steady on the grill
Since the initial price reset at the start of January, movements in the lamb market have settled into a more stable range. While plenty of lambs were hitting the BBQ over the weekend, a sharp contraction in saleyard throughput due to the public holiday didn’t drive much of a rally, as may have been hoped. […]
