https://www.wool.com/globalassets/wool/news--events/2024/why-stay-in-wool-sheep/why-say-in-wool-sheep---report-by-john-francis-of-agrista.pdf 

They discuss store lamb trades, merino wether opportunities, and the current state of the market.

We discuss the benefits of the Indian trade agreeent for Australian Wool, the economic feasibility of domestic wool processing, traceability, and the education of international processors through the Trust in Australian Wool Program.

You can check out Eric's latest fortnightly weather forecast for Australia here, https://youtu.be/xX_QL0aiWwA

Ally plays a key role in the NSW SMBA Southern Tablelands flock ewe championship and joins us to discuss what farmers are getting out of the competition.  We learn how benchmarking, networking, and the sharing of knowledge are driving excellence in Wool.

In this week's episode, Robert Herrmann catches up with Kris Nelson, General Manager of Insurance for Nutrien Ag Solutions to talk about what options there are for growers wanting to mitigate their risk, as well as how parametric weather insurance works.

Read the report here https://mecardo.com.au/reports

Dr Ainsworth has 40 years plus working as a vet with large animals, mainly in the live export business in Northern Australia. Dr Ainsworth gives a concise summary of the Indonesian authorities response to the recent outbreaks, the reality of the practical challenges facing them as well as the ongoing threat to the Australian livestock industry, with some advice for producers to keep on the front foot in terms of protecting their properties and the industry.  

You can also read Angus Brown's take on the lamb supply situation here at Mecardo:

https://mecardo.com.au/will-old-run-in-to-new/

Key topics:

• Quality issues and an extended season  put pressure on ovine markets
• Bullish fundamentals for grain & oilseed remain
• Cattle market falls from its peak
• Weaker AUD supporting demand for wool

For a copy of the full report click here:

Quarter 2 Mecardo report 2022

Sally has 30+ years of experience working in the sheep industry and knows well the complexities involved in managing a farm business. Her method of assisting farmers on the non-mulesed journey is considered from each farms unique perspective.  Sally is passionate about using science & data to make informed decisions and today she shares some sound insights and advice for wool producers.

Sheep Metrix are currently working in partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia on a producer demonstration project supporting sheep producers transition to non-mulesed sheep which you can read more about here:

https://www.sheepmetrix.com.au/initiatives#transition-non-mules

This episode is split over two weeks, with the first episode the two discuss more of the big picture topics, followed on by next week where the two get down into the nitty gritty of the key commodity markets relevant to Australian farmers.

About Virbac:

Virbac (Australia) Pty Ltd is a specialist animal health company with its core business in sheep and cattle products, veterinary pharmaceuticals and vaccines, a wide range of petcare products for dogs and cats, plus a broad range of products for horses.

Virbac has operated in Australia for over 30 years. With a team of over 200 personnel Virbac is one of the top 3 animal health companies in Australia.

Virbac takes pride in its ability to develop and manufacture products in Australia, for Australia. The company has 4 sites in NSW with 3 of these dedicated to manufacturing.

Virbac strives to develop and maintain close relationships with its customers. This is delivered by a team of over 60 personnel in sales, marketing and customer service.

Source: https://au.virbac.com/

 On this episode we’re fortunate to have AuctionsPlus’ chief economist Tim McRae on to give his perspective on why the platform has grown so much in the past few years, as well as the innovative ways the data is being used by producers and stock agents.

David is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College with over 30 years experience in Agricultural finance. In his spare time, he is involved in a family farming operation based at Casterton in Western Victoria. 

Take a look at the full list of episodes on AgTalk - link here

We hope you enjoy the episode and from the team at Mecardo we wish you have a safe and happy holidays and we’ll see you in 2022 for more episodes of Commodity Conversations.

The supply chain also has some big questions about wool quality schemes and supply, which we shed some light on in this episode, comparing Australia to South Africa. Responsible Wool Standards, otherwise known as RWS, was set up by Global not-for-profit group the Textile Exchange, which you can read more about at https://textileexchange.org/.

For the first time, that we know of,  PTIC’s were sold, with knowledge of the sex of their foetus/s, via the AuctionsPlus online market place. 

Join us to hear how this came about and what the results were, with Ken and Robert Herrmann, Managing Director of Mecardo.

On Commodity Conversations you'll hear about what records have been broken again - it feels like we have been saying this a lot at Mecardo, but agricultural commodities keep going from strength to strength at the moment, in the middle of a world wide pandemic which is hard to believe. This week we have the full team from Mecardo giving you a breakdown of key movements in the markets this week. 

Roberto chat's with our Roberto, Mecardo's Managing Director, Robert Herrmann, to help understand the possible reasons for and impacts of the ban, as well as give an overview of the main challenges of being a livestock/grains producer in Argentina today and South America more broadly. 

This week, Mecardo's wool analyst, Andrew Woods, Director of Independent Commodity Services, joins us to chat about wool price drivers, the flock rebuild and the market outlook for the rest of 2021. We hope you enjoy the episode. 

Mike shares some of the learnings of his research and talks about what can be done to allow owners to hand on a viable business, have sufficient funds for retirement and ensure the self interest of other family members is catered for.

Thank you from the team at Mecardo, we always welcome sharing this podcast around and appreciate any feedback. We look forward to you tuning into Commodity Conversations in 2021. 

This week Olivia Agar and Robert Herrmann discuss the weather that's driving uncertainty in grain markets, recent moves in wool, and sheep crossing the Nullarbor.

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Host: Olivia Agar

Guest: Nick Booth

Audio Production: David Myers

This week we have Olivia Agar and Mecardo's newest commentator Adrian Ladaniwskyj discussing the latest developments in the local and international grain market, the latest lamb market figures and also an interesting discussion about the relationship between cattle and the search for a covid-19 vaccine. 

This week we have Olivia Agar and Mecardo's resident grain commentator, Nick Booth from Next Level Grain Marketing discussing the latest developments in the local and international grain market.  

This week we have Olivia Agar and Robert Herrmann discussing trends in the local wool market and it's trajectory compared to apparel fibres, overseas grain market movements particularly the strong Chinese demand for wheat, and the lamb and cattle trading scenarios.

This week we have Olivia Agar and Robert Herrmann discussing trends in the local wool markets, overseas grain market price signals and the disconnect between local and global cattle prices.

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In this podcast Robert Herrmann is joined by David Deutscher. David is a surgeon with experience working in rural areas, and also the chair of the Committee for Ballarat. 

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• What the deal is (in layman terms)
• Our opinions on the likely impact to Australian agriculture
• The commodities most likely to be impacted.

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Topics covered include:

• The drivers of the last years weather and what caused it to be so bad.
• The creation of models to forecast weather
• His research into weather patterns moving due to changes in climatic conditions. 

Agrometeorology: Agromet.com.au

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• Fertilizer & grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher)
• Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : ballarat_matt)

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In this podcast the Mecardo team look beyond the current drought and have a chat about some scenarios for when the drought breaks. What are the challenges and opportunities? We discuss cropping, cattle, sheep and wool.  This podcast includes Matt Dalgleish, Andrew Whitelaw & Robert Herrmann. 

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• Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher)
• Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : ballarat_matt)

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• Pigs & wheat by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher)
• Wool by Robert Herrmann (Twitter : robertherrmann1)

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• Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher)
• Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : Ballarat_matt)

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NB. This podcast was recorded in advance on Thursday 24th October. 

• What did he think of the event
• The $100bn plan
• The new NFF advert 'We are Australian farmers

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• Wool by Olivia Agar (Twitter: Olivia_Agar)
• Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher)
• Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : Ballarat_matt)

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In this podcast Mecardo market analysts Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish discuss the African Swine Fever outbreak and the impact that it is having on Australian agricultural markets.  Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. 

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• The wheat market has fallen but uncertainty continues.
• The end of the Grainpro saga.
• The wool market gets it's mo-jo back
• Lamb prices crash in Tasmania and WA. 

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• Will grain prices rise above last year?
• How is the live export moratorium impacting upon WA sheep pricing (hint: It's big)
• How does the rise in the wool market compare to previous rallies?

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• Corn might meet USDA expectations
• Opportunity for hedging on ASX?
• Cattle price forecasts

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• BOM outlook
• WA Crop
• Drop in demand for wool

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• The removal of the South Australian moratorium on genetically modified crops
• Processor margin update
• Mutton export values

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• Summary of the plan and its importance to the industry
• The five pillars of the plan
• After a couple of years, how well is the plan being adopted?

We encourage you to read the NFF 2030, and read the full report (click here)

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• Telecommunications and black spots
• Crop insurance
• The importation of whole grain wheat into Australia
• The innovation generation conference held in Ballarat during July.

Our sponsor for this update was Livestock Pricing - the new app for Apple and Android to give transparency of the livestock markets. 

Grain

-The situation for the global crop

-The continued divergence between global and domestic markets.

Cattle

-The unsustainable slaughter of female cattle.

-The worlds major wheat producers are in good form

-Swine fever and its potential impact on Australian meat pricing

-Rainfall analysis on the Mecardo website

• Alternative origins for live sheep
• The economic impact to Western Australian farmers and why Animals Australia were incorrect in their assessment. 
• Paying for footage
• Value of live export to the agricultural industry

• The high global wheat stocks and pricing
• Sheep meat demand into China
• Crossbred wool values

Cattle: How much money are the meat processors making?

Sheep: The lamb trade into the US increases dramatically. 

Grain: We look into the evolving situation for canola imports from Canada into China.  

Wool: What impact does the dry have on wool quality. 

Cattle: We put our head on the line and called for the EYCI, why were we right?

Sheep: What risks are in place for sheep farmers in Western Australia due to changes to regulations. 

Grain: Positive demand for barley from Saudi Arabia. Rain on the way for the north, too much rain for the US. Mid-tier Victorian grain trader Lempriere grain goes into administration.    

• The buzz/hype around agtech.
• Innovation in ag from outside, what do these new entrants need to learn?
• The value of failure in improving your business. 

Wool: In response from a request from a listener we talk about demand for wool. 

Livestock: This week we cover both cattle and sheep, and discuss our new model for lamb pricing.

Grain: The market has fallen through the past six weeks, however short sellers have closed their positions and prices have jumped dramatically.  

Cattle: How will the floods in northern Queensland impact upon the wider cattle market?

Grain: Will China punish Australian barley producers for alleged dumping practices, and what would the retribution be? 

In the the inaugural episode we discuss the buzzword of the moment, 'social licence'