Mutton and Merinos reach record returns
The split of green and red in our weekly sheep and lamb year-on-year table shows pretty clearly the current supply and demand dynamic in the market. More price records fell this week as lamb yardings fell to their lowest full five-day week figure in at least the past three years, and combined slaughter hit five-year […]
Prices are flying and weaners are on the move
Prices are absolutely flying. Tight supply of ideal feeders and rain have been the key drivers. As far as winter price premiums go its early and steep. Restocking demand has been rampant in winter after this bit of rain. Supply dropped again this week, and whilst the price rise wasn’t as strong as previous weeks, […]
EMI down on another strong offering
Prices declined as the market experienced a rocky start to the 2026/27 wool marketing year. Whether the declines were purely supply driven is yet to be determined but for this week at least, the demand for the wool offered was not strong enough to keep the price momentum going. The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) fell […]
Will Corn be the King maker?
US markets have been tracking along almost blissfully unaware of what has been unfolding across the Atlantic. If anything, US wheat futures have been content to follow global values lower as Northern Hemisphere harvest pressure and sluggish export demand continue to weigh on prices. That changed briefly this week when the USDA released its latest […]