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Beef 2024 excitement spills over into bidding
All eyes are on beef this week with over 100,000 people descending on Rockhampton for the triennial Beef Week. Buyers leaned into the momentum with
Winter lamb cool down
Lower throughput for lambs indicates the approach of winter. Whilst lamb indicators were lower, mutton markets found some favour this week, improving week on week
Ambushed by the US dollar
When wool buyers walked into selling centres to start the week, Australian wool was more expensive for exporters before bidding began. This set the tone
Weather bingo card
After the relatively quiet last few months where the ag commodity markets have drift-ed lower, the establishment of the weather market has seen a welcome
Getting good prices while avoiding volatility
Grain and oilseed markets are showing some good old-fashioned spring (in the northern hemisphere) volatility. We know that springtime dryness can grow into real production
Mutton market still out of step
The mutton market has held fairly steady throughout the autumn, but it hasn’t experienced the same rebound as lamb in recent weeks. The national mutton
Crossbred wool update: volume, price and value
In November Mecardo looked at crossbred wool volumes, price and gross sale value which showed an increased volume of wool sold at auction accompanied by
A good time to trade cattle?
While much of NSW and Southern Queensland has received above-average rainfall in April, some key cattle areas in Western Victoria, South Australia and WA have
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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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