Cattle

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – July 2020

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for July 2020. Click below to view the latest report Grains and oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an

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Market Comment

Supply up in the North

Another relatively subdued week for prices considering more cattle were on the move in the NSW and Queensland. Larger downside risk is still looming though,

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Market Comment

Domestic market determined to hold

Domestic cattle markets remain very strong. Saleyard prices have managed to again stave off downward pressure from export markets and a rising Australian dollar. The

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Market Analysis

US slaughter recovering

Back at the end of April, we took a look at the cattle processor shutdowns in the US due to COVID-19 and the impact on

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – June 2020

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for June 2020. Click below to view the latest report Grains and oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel   Percentiles are

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Queensland cattle in yard
Market Analysis

Looking for the COVID impact

As we move into the fourth month since the Coronavirus was declared a pandemic, we are beginning to see some data on domestic meat production

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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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