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…
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…
