Cattle

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – September 2022

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for September 2022. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

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Market Comment

Prices supported by lower supply

On the surface, the advances in cattle prices seen this week look encouraging, but indications are that support is coming not from strengthening demand but

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Market Comment

A weaker undercurrent

The cattle market was relatively stagnant this week, with prices sliding backwards only marginally in most cases, despite some mild support from reduced supply. The

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Market Comment

True market recovery in sight

Prices advanced this week, but the exciting point of difference is that volumes in the yards have returned also, pointing towards underlying strength in demand

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Market Analysis

Cattle slaughter on the turn

The quarterly Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data has been released for the June quarter and while the trend is still lower, we might be

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Market Comment

Light at the end of the tunnel?

Three consecutive weeks of price advances on Aussie cattle markets causing the EYCI to bounce a total of 15% provide the impression that confidence is

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – August 2022

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for August 2022. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock

In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making. 

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