23 Oct Markets primed for rain
Measures of cattle supply across the east coast probe lows not seen in many months and prices across categories are mixed on the week. The reduced supply points to a...
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22 Oct All red for sheep and lamb
Seeing all red on the Eastern States Daily Indicator Report for weekly sheep and lamb movements has been a rare occurrence recently. This week finally saw enough stock come to...
18 Oct Early flush soaked up by offshore players
Lamb yarding numbers are starting to climb across the east coast fueled by lifting Victorian throughput as the spring flush gets underway. However, prices are yet to dampen as a...
17 Oct It’s a rollicking ride for wool
It concerns me that we are starting to get accustomed to the “roller-coaster” ride that has become the wool market. The wild fluctuations are causing sellers a headache, deciding whether...
16 Oct Delayed planting leads to delayed harvest.
It’s roughly four weeks until harvest starts in earnest. We will then truly get a good indication of how much the crop has fallen since the ABARES report in September...
15 Oct Do we need a long moratorium?
The Department of Agriculture is taking submissions until October 28th that will help determine the future regulation of the live sheep export trade, including the proposed moratorium during the northern...
14 Oct A new record for the 90CL
Cattle markets continued to track sideways this week, with very little in the way of major movements in most indicators. We did see the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) update their...
11 Oct The market giveth, and the market taketh
The concerns we expressed last week about the weak finish to sales in Fremantle came to fruition, with the Melbourne and Sydney markets quickly adjusting down on the opening day. This...
11 Oct Swine fever forces China sheepmeat demand lift
In the last month, African Swine Fever (ASF) has extended its reach to the Philippines, Korea and most disturbingly to Australian borders at Timor Leste. Additionally, official Chinese acknowledgment has...
10 Oct A tale of two yardings
It was the best of yardings, it was the worst of yardings...