Grains & Oilseeds

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Market Analysis

Canada is crushing it

Despite the severe drought that devastated the Canadian canola crop in 2021, confidence in the oilseed industry reigned. Several major companies announced their plans for

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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 Analysis

Production forecasts on the rise

It is usually better to be too wet rather than too dry, and the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has

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Market Comment

The Devil in the detail

The world has had a very sharp reminder of the power one man wields. Vladimir Putin has in the past week flexed his autocratic muscle

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Market Analysis

High protein hurdle ahead

Globally, wheats can be separated into three very broad end uses. The hard wheats tend to have good dough strength, good elasticity and high proteins

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Market Comment

Corn feeding the bulls

Over the past week, the wheat market welcomed a rally of 64US¢/bu on the back of some bargain buying but also a deteriorating corn production

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Market Analysis

Wet weather masks for wheat

Recent good rainfall and favourable conditions in many areas of Australia have caused grain crop forecasts to be upgraded significantly, contributing to domestic price declines.

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Market Comment

Wheat looking for peace

The wheat market has been looking decidedly sick over the past few trading sessions. The Dec ’22 wheat contract has lost 77ȼ/bu for the week.

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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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