Slaughter lags behind the long-term average
Sucker season is almost upon us, and despite many price indicators reflecting short supply, lamb slaughter has remained historically strong for the year-to-date. Those following along week to week will know that sheep slaughter has of course fallen off a cliff, as diminished flock numbers and improved seasonal conditions impact throughput. Let’s have a look […]
Tighter cattle supply in the south
Cattle supply and slaughter are some of the key drivers of price, and something we like to keep an eye on. This year we have seen somewhat of a return to typical winter slaughter patterns, at least in the south, and it’s helping support prices. Figure 1 is an interesting study. It shows east coast […]
A good start and bullish forecasts
Winter crop plantings are down, but almost ideal conditions in many cropping regions since planting have forecast yields pushing record levels. Wheatcast is the CSIRO’s grain production forecast model. You can find a detailed explanation here (CSRIO Wheatcast explanation available here) but it relies heavily on plant available soil water to make predictions. A new […]
Vegetable fault in the Australian wool clip
Wool quality varies in response to changing seasonal conditions which is one of the challenges wool processors have to cope with. Quality usually has a seasonal pattern of variation as well as variations between seasons. With quality in mind this article takes a look at vegetable fault quality levels in the Australian wool clip. There […]