Lamb of the free, home of the trade
Trump and his reign of tariffs are dominating discussions at the moment, both in the party room and at the dinner table. In case you’ve had your feet up at the beach or been busy waiting for rain the past few weeks, US President Trump has been throwing more than a few spanners into the […]
RWS Premiums on the Rise
Premiums for RWS-accredited wool have been increasing this season, which is a welcome change after a lacklustre run through 2023 and 2024. This article takes a look at where these premiums are up to. RWS premiums exploded onto the Australian wool market in the spring of 2021, not long after Cape Wools began publishing RWS […]
Grain options as a hedging tool
After spending much of the three months over harvest doing very little, volatility is back in the wheat market. Canola has been on a rollercoaster for the best part of a year, with little price certainty going forward. This week we look at alternative price protection tools for producers. While there are a number of […]
Some economic theory applied to beef tariffs
With US tariffs still firmly on the agenda, and with beef and lamb possible targets, the question now is what would this do to our export volumes and price? It’s hard to know, but we’ll dive into a bit of economic theory and come up with some possible scenarios. Writing this took a bit of […]