The wool market had a good week, as buyers stepped in to a large offering bidding spiritedly. It seems that efforts to refill the wool
With improved seasonal conditions come higher vegetable fault levels, as Mecardo assessed in January. This article takes a further look at vegetable fault in the
While the issue of mulesing continues in Australia, there is something like one third of the world Merino clip produced outside of Australia which is
The wool market had an air of confidence over it as this week’s sale built on the previous sound results. A large clearance and sound
Mecardo’s Percentiles update for February 2021. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important
Earlier this week Mecardo looked at the typical breakup of clips of different breeds in Australia. Like all averages, the typical breakup of merino clips
The shrinkage in discounts for poorer specifications in the past decade has taken pressure off clip preparation in terms of maximising the proportion of fleece
A steady result over the two-day sales after the strong January open to wool sales was observed this week, with AWI calling the week a
Seasonal price patterns are useful guideposts when making short-term selling decisions for commodities, although they do change with time. In response to a reader’s question
As changes in the relative supply of different micron categories play a big role in the changes in the relative prices of the different categories,
While the fine end has been outperforming the market recently, in a week where all of the market lifted it was the medium Merino and
The strength of fine merino prices in January have continued on their trend which began in mid-2019. The old saw says that a picture is
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