Grains & Oilseeds

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Market Analysis

Barley finds it’s level

We know there is plenty of feed grain around this year. The wet harvest has downgraded plenty of wheat, to go with what is expected

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Market Analysis

Rouble rises from the ashes

When Russia invaded Ukraine, global outrage meant that the action would not go unpunished. While Ukraine begged for no-fly zones and military aid, the rest

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – January 2022

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for January 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

January WASDE spooks the Bulls

This week the wheat market has ground lower as first, the anticipation of the Jan WASDE report saw market participants take to the sidelines, and

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Market Analysis

Big cut to Brazilian beans

A raft of report releases by the USDA have done little to stir up grain and oilseed markets. Changes to forecasts were largely in line

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Market Comment

New Year, old themes

The wheat market began the new year with more of a stagger than any kind of billion-dollar strut. We suspect the losses in market prices

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – December 2021

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for December 2021. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy* Fuel *Dairy data unavailable for

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Market Comment

WASDE, La Niná and an Elephant

Last night the USDA released their December WASDE (World Agricultural S&D Estimates) report. In short, there was little for the wheat bulls to get excited

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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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