Apr 21, 2021
Wool up yesterday then down today
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South 21st of April SMI:1258 -10 18: 1916 +15 19: 1576 -30 20: 1315 -25 21: 1239 -22 22: 1179 -64 28: 528 +3 MC: 910 +7 AUD:77.2 20th of April SMI: 1268 +18…
Apr 21, 2021
A record year for canola?
By Angus Groves - AWB As we approach the Anzac Day holiday many farmers across the state are taking advantage of fantastic sowing conditions for early sown crops such as grazing wheat and barley, and of course the…
Apr 21, 2021
Sheep and Lamb market slightly easier at Ballarat
Yarding - 42,338 (-11,084)Lambs - 35,324 (-3913)Sheep - 7014 (-7171) Lamb numbers decreased to 35,000, the quality was plain to very good, the heavy export lambs were exceptional to the plainer unfinished trade and light weight lambs.…
Apr 20, 2021
Farm Tender Hay Report - A cloud hangs over China's renewal of Export permits
A cloud hangs over China's renewal of Export permits For the fortnight up to the 20th of April 2021. The non-renewal of Export Hay permits from China continues to make headlines, as outline in this article…
Apr 20, 2021
Nigeria’s people to pay for poor government policy…
By Peter McMeekin Nigeria’s Central Bank took to Twitter last Friday to announce the extraordinary step of cutting off the supply of foreign currency to importers of wheat and sugar. The embattled country is attempting…
Apr 20, 2021
The general trend for Lambs was $3 to $10/head dearer at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,500 (-1500).Lambs - 19,000 (+0).Sheep - 4500 (-1500) Similar sized offering of lambs to a week ago, but less sheep. There was more weight and finish in the lead run of export and trade lambs, however quality across the…
Apr 18, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Why CHINA Spells Success for Agri-Food Tech
By Aidan Connolly - Chief Executive Officer at Cainthus, President of AgriTech Capital. This article was first posted on LinkedIn - See here. With a population of just over 1.4 billion, dwindling arable land and an exploding…
Apr 16, 2021
Up and down Lamb sale at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 44,000 (+1500).Lambs - 37,000 (+3000).Sheep - 7500 (-1500) Numbers jumped significantly with producers continuing to sew or preparing paddocks for cropping. Trade weight lambs 21kg to 24kg were well supplied and quality…
Apr 15, 2021
Good gains in finer microns
Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool report for the South - 15th of April SMI:1250 +818: 1871 +3719: 1557 +2220: 1336 +1521: 1245 uc22: 1226 -228: 526 ucMer card: 895 +3 AUD:77.2 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle, Rams or…
Apr 15, 2021
Grain exports moving at a good clip
By Tyson Hosie - AWB Fresh data released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) highlighted the strong grain export program being executed around the…
Apr 14, 2021
Prices eased for Sheep and Heavy Lambs at Ballarat
Yarding - 53,422 (+16,396)Lambs - 39,237 (+9001)Sheep - 14,185 (+7395) There was a lift in lamb numbers to 39,237 at Ballarat which was 9,001 head more then last week. Quality varied from average to very good with a mix of well presented…
Apr 14, 2021
Wool down 8 cents in the South today
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool report for the South - 14th of Apr SMI:1242 -818: 1834 +219: 1535 -4420: 1321 -2321: 1245 -1822: 1228 -2028: 526 ucMer card: 892 -4 AUD:76.7 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle, Rams or Bulls…
Apr 13, 2021
Wool SMI down 6 cents
Digital Livestock Exchange Wool report for the South - 13th of Apr
SMI:1250 -618: 1832 +119: 1579 -620: 1344 -2221: 1263 -722: 1248 -628: 526 ucMer card: 896 +2
AUD:76.0
Apr 13, 2021
NAB Ag Equipment finance up 130 percent YOY
By NAB Data released today by NAB shows businesses across Australia are purchasing new equipment and vehicles in record numbers as companies embrace the strongest market conditions seen in years. Following…
Apr 13, 2021
15,000 New Tractor sold in the last 12 months
By TMA March has delivered another stellar month for sales of agricultural tractors with a 64% rise on the same month last year. The last 12 months have now seen in excess of 15,000 tractors sold in…
Apr 13, 2021
Lower new crop wheat price regime confirmed…
By Peter McMeekin Global wheat offers have been on a slippery slide over the last month as confidence grows around new crop northern hemisphere production. This is especially the case in the Black Sea region, where early season…
Apr 13, 2021
O’Connors expands dealership network in Central and Western Victoria
By O'Connors O’Connors, Australia and New Zealand’s largest Case IH dealer, continues to strengthen its place within the Australian agricultural machinery industry, with further expansion into Central…
Apr 13, 2021
Competition from exporters remained subdued at Bendigo
Yarding - 25,000 (+4000).Lambs - 19,000 (+2000).Sheep - 6000 (+2000) A slightly larger yarding of 19,000 lambs following the Easter break. Quality was generally plainer, with a lot of lambs off stubble and dryland pasture now lacking…
Apr 11, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Evolution not Revolution – the next seven years for Ag
Mark Suthern, national head of agriculture at Barclays Business Bank, looks ahead to the ‘critical’ next seven years as agriculture faces a period of major change The agriculture sector is a hotbed of innovation.…
Apr 11, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - What's the [soil carbon] incentive?
By Agthentic Drivers and barriers to turning soil carbon into a commodity Soil carbon is shaping up to be a commodity- a digital crop in its own right, as some call it. But the landscape is confusing and rapidly…
