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…
Jan 24, 2025
Tough week continued at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 51,100 Leading into the Australia day holiday, numbers declined. However, quality improved notably, with plenty of grain-finished lambs across trade and heavy export classes. There was a good supply of secondary lambs, but…
Jan 22, 2025
Hay Report - Hay heading South
For the fortnight up to the 22nd of January 2025. By Dwain Duxson It was before Christmas when we put out our last Hay Report, so welcome back. A little bit has changed since we last wrote. Post Harvest has allowed Farmers…
Jan 22, 2025
Mainly cheaper at Ballarat
Yarding: 36,691 Lamb numbers dropped to 26,600, around 8,000 less to last week. Quality slipped over the yarding with a large portion plainer secondary types, however large lots of better quality light weights suiting store buyers…
Jan 21, 2025
Row-crop production concerns build in Argentina…
By Peter McMeekin The rainfall across much of Argentina’s summer cropping belt has been well below average since November, and the country’s farmers desperately require substantial widespread falls to boost soil moisture…
Jan 21, 2025
Heavy Lambs stronger at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,000 Smaller yarding of lambs, partly reflecting the dip in price a week ago but also influenced by the looming long weekend for Australia Day. There was a few more lines of better presented fed lambs available - including…
Jan 15, 2025
Most Lambs and Mutton cheaper at Ballarat
Yarding: 46,953 Lamb numbers dropped considerably to 33,600 penned. Quality varied throughout the yarding, a large portion were lighter weights and plainer secondary types, however there were large runs of very well bred light store…
Jan 14, 2025
US farmers increase winter Wheat plantings…
By Peter McMeekin Among the many reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture last Friday was the national Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings update. This report tallies the state planting estimates from the autumn…
Jan 14, 2025
Mostly a softer market at Bendigo
Yarding - 27,190 Lamb numbers remained similar to a week ago at 15,740 head, while sheep supply nearly doubled to 11,450. It was a softer lamb market again for all but the very best heavy export and trade lambs which retained their…
Jan 08, 2025
Lambs down but Mutton gains at Ballarat
Yarding: 61,215 Almost 50,000 lambs were penned, one of the biggest yarding’s for the first market back in January. Again a large portion of the yarding were lighter weights and plainer types with limited well finish lambs offered.…
Jan 07, 2025
Russian wheat crop extremely vulnerable…
By Peter McMeekin. The condition of Russia’s recently planted winter wheat crop was in its worst shape for decades leading up to Christmas, and with the calendar now rolled over to the New Year, the situation is forecast to…
Jan 07, 2025
All over the shop at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,336 For the first sale of the year agents penned 15,500 lambs, quality had a wide range with limited well finished lambs with good weight and shape offered. All the usual buying group attended, the market opened softer…
Dec 20, 2024
Half a market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 32,400 In the final lamb sale of the year, numbers saw a decline. There was a noticeable decrease in quality, prompting buyers to increase their bids for well-presented lambs. Shorn lambs were particularly in demand. Despite…
Dec 18, 2024
Bidding electric at Ballarat
Yarding: 53,342 For the last sale for the year, Lamb numbers remained similar to last week with 40,000 drawn for. Quality again had a wide range, with a large portion of lighter weights and plainer secondary types. There was a limited…
Dec 17, 2024
Row-crop production outlook bright for Brazil in 2025…
By Peter McMeekin As the soybean and first crop corn planting programs wind down in Brazil under generally favourable seeding and plant establishment conditions, the 2024/25 season production outlook is pointing toward a huge harvest…
Dec 17, 2024
Some pre Christmas joy at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,162 Heavy sheep gave the Christmas joy at Bendigo for the last sale of the year, gaining $10 to $20/head with big crossbred ewes to $164 and young Merino ewes to $180/head. Lamb price varied depending on quality, buyers…
Dec 13, 2024
Big prices gains across the board at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 62,000 On the back of last weeks dearer market numbers lifted for both sheep and lambs. The standout of the yarding was the lack of weight with agents offering very few lambs over 26kg cwt. This set the stage for a robust…
Dec 11, 2024
Hay Report - Saving Hay for Ron
For the fortnight up to the 11th of December 2024. By Dwain Duxson The Hay job is a bit all over the shop right now. It can get like that sometimes, and it does because there is never any handle on the job at any one…
Dec 11, 2024
The trajectory up continued at Ballarat
Yarding: 59,708 Lamb numbers jumped this week to 40,000 drawn for. Quality had a wide range from plain to excellent with limited extra heavy lambs offered, however, shorn young lambs presented very well and were in high demand. All…
