Spring supply questions as lamb slaughter slows down
Spring is right around the corner, and suckers have started to hit the saleyards, albeit in small numbers so far. Seasonal conditions could see significant throughput delays in some areas, but those that are ready have received historically strong prices. We’ve referred to 2019 plenty of times this year, when the sector was last in […]
Young cattle are expensive but might still be cheap
The cattle market is experiencing a throwback year, one where late winter sees prices rally strongly in anticipation of spring growth. This has led to a request for a look at young cattle trading margins, with store cattle suddenly getting expensive. When we say suddenly, the potential for price rises in the young cattle market […]
What do Canada’s canola woes mean for us?
The big news in grain markets last week was China imposing tariffs on Canadian canola. In theory, this should be good for Australian canola prices, but markets are yet to see it that way Long before Trump came in and started toying with tariffs and international markets, China were already wielding their power through trade. […]
The sheep shift hits wool
Wool production remains under downward pressure in the major wool exporting countries as low wool prices struggle to compete with high sheep meat prices and competing non-sheep enterprises such as cropping, beef and forestry. This article updates the latest Australian wool production volumes. The information used in the article is from the analytics web page […]