In January of this year, we reported that the price of 250 to 300kg Autumn drop steers at the Western Victorian weaner sales traded in
Another week of extraordinarily tight supply has sent the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) surging to an all-time record high of 907¢/kg cwt, mostly driven
We have been saying for a while that export beef markets will need to rise to sustain current cattle prices when supply improves. It might
Coming out of Easter this week, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) held its ground, still supported by tight supply stemming from continued low yardings
Australian beef exports continue to track well below both year-ago and five-year average volumes so far for 2021, primarily due to a lack of supply.
There has been plenty of talk about rainfall in NSW and Queensland and the subsequent drop in supply. There has been less talk, at least
The combination of the recent east coast downpour, transport challenges and the upcoming Easter break has seen yardings plummet for the week ending 26th March
The young cattle market headed in one direction this week, up. The rain-driven rally saw the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator tack on another 32¢ to
It’s felt like slow going, but females are finally staying on the farm. Female slaughter rates for two of the three big processing states are
Last week we looked at how sheep gross margins had fared in Victoria during the last financial year, and it was a very profitable time.
The cattle market continues to track along lethargically, supported by tight supply; indicated by the stubbornly low slaughter rate. The EYCI has slipped slightly, however,
As the herd rebuild has taken hold, cattle slaughter has slumped to extremely low levels in the first quarter of 2021. After such low numbers
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