Feb 28, 2025
Grain fed Lambs all the rage at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 57,000 Numbers lifted significantly and quality was mixed, with good numbers grass finished in varying shape and fat cover. A big field of buyers made it to the sale and all were competing if the article suited. The market…
Feb 26, 2025
$5 each way at Ballarat
Yarding: 38,939 Lamb numbers remained similar with 27,100 penned. Quality varied throughout the yarding, light lambs had a range from very good to plainer secondary types. Trade weight categories became patchy and had limited well…
Feb 25, 2025
Pace of Brazil’s Soybean Harvest and safrinha corn planting accelerating…
By Peter McMeekin While widespread rains may still be posing a problem for this year’s soybean harvest in Brazil, considerable progress has been made throughout February, almost catching up to the long-term average and allowing…
Feb 25, 2025
Slightly easier at Bendigo
Yarding - 25,587 Modest lift in supply with both the lamb and sheep yardings lifting by about 2000 head each for a total offering of 25,587. Stock quality again varied, ranging from a small lead of hard-fed lambs before a rather quick…
Feb 21, 2025
Stronger sale at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 49,008 Agents penned 792 less sheep and 13000 less lambs. Quality overall was very good with additional weight on offer. An excellent run of heavy export lambs pulled buyers to the rail with prices jumping up to $300/head.…
Feb 19, 2025
Hay Report - It's not always an easy sell.....
For the fortnight up to the 19th of February 2025. By Dwain Duxson The past fortnight has been a full-on one for Hay inquiry and sales. I'd go so far as to say it's the busiest it's been since the drought broke…
Feb 19, 2025
Mutton stronger at Ballarat
Yarding: 32,545 Lamb numbers dropped to 26,442 yarded. Quality improved over the trade and export weight categories, the lighter weights became patchy ranging from plain to very good. All the usual buying group attended in a market…
Feb 18, 2025
Drought engulfing Turkiye’s primary Grain production regions…
By Peter McMeekin Winter cereal production in Turkiye contracted last year after drier-than-normal weather conditions during the growing season, depressed yields and limited rainfall over the past four months may again have a strong…
Feb 18, 2025
Market up at Bendigo
Yarding - 20,925 Lamb supply held at 15,000 head but sheep numbers nearly halved down to 5900/head. The lamb market was erratic, some sales $15 to $30 dearer than a week ago but other lambs just holding firm in a sale which was difficult…
Feb 12, 2025
Market proved erratic at Ballarat
Yarding: 48,462 Lamb numbers increased to 32,057 penned. A large portion of the yarding were plainer secondary types lacking condition. Well finished lambs with good weight and shape and finish were in limited supply and very much…
Feb 11, 2025
Saudi unlikely to be the saviour for Australian Barley…
By Peter Mc Meekin Bulk shipments of Australian feed barley to Saudia Arabia have resumed, with the Middle East destination appearing in the Australian Bureau of Statistics barley export data for December last year, the first time…
Feb 11, 2025
Competition weak for Light Sheep at Bendigo
Yarding - 26,295 Few less lambs at 15,140 head but a better lead with more grain fed export weights starting to appear. The usual orders attended but not all were active in a sale that opened soft before gaining some traction late.…
Feb 07, 2025
Heavy Mutton on the rise at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 55,000 Lamb numbers remained similar to previous week, and the quality of the trade, particularly in the heavy lamb classes, was excellent. All major exporters attended the sale and were actively operating; however, key…
Feb 05, 2025
Hay Report - An old fashion summer
For the fortnight up to the 5th of February 2025. By Dwain Duxson Many in the South of the country who had a tight season last season are now getting an old-fashioned hot and dry summer. But the old-fashioned summer sees these…
Feb 05, 2025
Softer Lamb market at Ballarat
Yarding: 40,339 Lamb numbers remained similar with 28,575 penned, with over 70% of the yarding are presenting shorn. Quality ranged from plainer secondary types lacking muscle and fat cover to lambs presented in excellent condition…
Feb 04, 2025
China’s Grain production continues to rise…
By Peter McMeekin This season’s grain output in the People’s Republic of China appears to be on track for a new record as higher yields on top of an expanded planted area drive the nation’s production higher, maintaining…
Feb 04, 2025
Rise in Mutton prices at Bendigo
Yarding - 24,400 Increased yarding of 17600 lambs after Bendigo skipped a market due to the Australia Day holiday. There was a short lead of very good heavy fed lambs in each agents run before quality slipped down into a mixed run…
Jan 31, 2025
Slight dip in prices at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 53,100 Lamb numbers increased moderately, with buyers offered a very good yarding. The market was solid due to the exceptional heavy export classes, with grain-fed lambs providing buyers with substantial yield potential.…
Jan 29, 2025
Lamb erratic but Mutton rises at Ballarat
Yarding: 37,301 Lamb numbers increased to 29,000, quality again varied over the yarding, trade weights ranged from plain to very good with a large portion of the yarding plainer light weights lacking finish. There was a limited offering…
Jan 28, 2025
Ukraine’s buoyant export volumes slowing…
By Peter McMeekin Ukraine’s total cereal and legume exports are significantly higher in the current marketing year relative to the 2023/24 program, despite the pace slowing dramatically since the beginning of December following…
