Finding a wheat pricing starting point
There has been plenty of talk about the tightening global supply of wheat, and how this could see some volatility hit the market during the northern hemisphere spring. Here we take a look back for a guide to the sort of price target wheat growers might be setting for locking in some better prices on […]
Southern seasons supports a strong FSR
The Australian beef herd remains in a destocking phase. The latest livestock data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics was released last week, showing actual cattle slaughter didn’t reach a new high, but beef production did. It also gives us the female slaughter rate, which was 51.8% for the December 2024 quarter, down just marginally […]
RWS premiums persisting
Amongst some of the pessimism and frustration with the wool market currently , there are some bright lights, such as prices at the very fine end of the merino market and premiums for quality schemes, which this article takes a look at. Mecardo last looked at premiums for wool which was non-mulesed and accredited to […]
Australian lamb slaughter hits new highs
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their quarterly slaughter and meat production data last week. There were some records broken in the annual numbers, but the headline figures somewhat mask the data which gives us some ideas of how supply might play out over the coming months. Lamb slaughter reached a new record in […]
