Apr 02, 2025
Hay Report - Prices maxed out
For the fortnight up to the 2nd of April 2025. By Dwain Duxson The demand for Hay continues to roll along, and what we have noticed in the last fortnight is that rather than buyers operating on a load-by-load basis,…
Apr 02, 2025
Electric Mutton market at Ballarat
Yarding: 31,371 Lamb numbers remained similar with 23,900 penned, quality varied with heavy trade and extra heavy lambs off supplementary feed presented in exceptional condition. The light and medium weight lambs ranged from excellent…
Apr 01, 2025
Turkiye drops wheat import restrictions…
By Peter McMeekin While the details are sketchy, intense lobbying from Turkiye’s milling industry appears to have won out, with the government reported to have officially removed all wheat trade restrictions, allowing the resumption…
Apr 01, 2025
Mutton surges at Bendigo
Yarding - 18,950 Similar supply at 12850 lambs and 6100 sheep. Start the report with sheep as heavy mutton surged in price to give the market something we haven’t seen for a couple of years now - ewes over $200/head. A pen of…
Mar 28, 2025
Mutton on the rise at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 59,000The lamb market saw a notable lift in numbers this week, driven largely by dry conditions that have prompted producers to offload plainer light lambs. The influx of supply was met with a large field of buyers, although…
Mar 26, 2025
Much better market this week at Ballarat
Yarding: 30,386 Lamb numbers slipped to 23,150 penned, quality varied through the trade and store categories with a range from plain to excellent, well finished lambs in short skins with good weight and shape were limited and in demand.…
Mar 25, 2025
Rice induced food inflation cooking the Japanese economy…
By Peter McMeekin A record surge in the domestic price of rice has held Japan’s core consumer price index above three per cent for the third consecutive month in February. This has forced the government to take unprecedented…
Mar 25, 2025
That's better at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,330 Numbers wound back to 12,530 lambs to be down nearly 6800 head on a week ago. Quality was mixed and from a broad viewpoint plainer than a week ago, with less weight at the top end of the exports and limited neat trade…
Mar 21, 2025
Off a bit at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 40,000Both lamb and sheep numbers have dropped back notably, reflecting a shift in supply dynamics. The quality of the lambs presented varied, with some very good while others were deemed average. Processors have increasingly…
Mar 19, 2025
Hay Report - The road less travelled suits
For the fortnight up to the 19th of March 2025. By Dwain Duxson The top end of the Hay and Straw market, where all the best quality product sits, has taken a price rise over the last fortnight. For example, (All…
Mar 19, 2025
Positives - Mutton much dearer at Ballarat
Yarding: 39,474 Less lambs at 27,000 and less quality, the yarding dominated by store, feeder and MK processing lambs under 21kg cwt. There was a noticeable drop in the number of heavy lambs over 30kg cwt after some price gyrations…
Mar 18, 2025
Canadian planting intentions expected to change as trade tensions intensify…
By Peter McMeekin Canada’s grain industry is caught in a geopolitical tsunami as trade tensions with China and the United States leave the country’s grain farmers, who are already facing rising input costs and changing…
Mar 18, 2025
Scratch your head day at Bendigo
Yarding - 27,885 Lamb supply lifted to 19,285 to be up nearly 8000 head as Bendigo came off a public holiday and skipped market last week. Quality ranged from a lead of very good grainfed lambs down to the usual mixed quality trades…
Mar 12, 2025
Dearer Mutton at Ballarat
Yarding: 42,712 Lamb numbers increased to 33,844 penned, there was an exceptional run of extra heavy export lambs yarded, lambs became patchy through the trade and store categories, with a range from plain to excellent. All the usual…
Mar 11, 2025
Pressure mounts to cut Indian Wheat import duty…
By Peter McMeekin Amid conflicting concerns around the upcoming wheat harvest, the Indian wheat flour milling industry has urged the government to cut or abolish the wheat import duty to boost domestic inventories at their lowest…
Mar 07, 2025
Mutton kicks at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 39,400 There was a notable decline in the numbers of lambs and sheep. The overall yarding quality ranged from fair to very good. Grain-fed lambs attracted strong competition, while grass-finished lambs were sought by a smaller…
Mar 05, 2025
Hay Report - Cyclones bring hope for some
For the fortnight up to the 5th of March 2025. By Dwain Duxson Cyclones can bring hope, just so long as you aren't under the real windy bits and the extreme rain. We hope those close are going to be ok. This one looks…
Mar 05, 2025
Red skinned Lambs top out at $333 at Ballarat
Yarding: 36,600 Slight increase in lamb numbers to 28,300 head, and there was some exceptional quality on offer in the trade and export sections. The yarding included a run of very heavy ‘red skinned’ lambs off potato…
Mar 04, 2025
European winter Crops in reasonable shape as spring approaches…
By Peter McMeekin Winter crops in most parts of the European Union are in fair to good condition entering March, but irreversible yield losses have occurred in some regions due to both excessive rainfall and soil moisture deficiencies,…
Mar 04, 2025
Around $10 dearer at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,284 Big drop in lamb numbers down to 11,400 head or 600 less, while sheep similar remained similar at 7866 head. It was a stronger lamb market, led by rises of $10 to $20/head for some categories. The stand-out improvers…
