Wheat has firmed in response to thin selling from growers, while barley has traded sideways to lower as packers call for containerised sorghum…Read More
Beef Central, 18/03/2024Prices have plumbed new lows for the season as thin export demand allows values to sink in line with hefty falls overnight in futures values…Read More
Liz Wells, 11/03/2024Western Australia’s 7000-head Kylagh Feedlot is a testament to how best practice management to create a low-stress environment for cattle delivers results – with shade one of the key ingredients…Read More
Beef Central, 04/03/2024A young Western Australian feedlot feed manager says the west is watching the east closely, while working through some of its own unique challenges, as the local grainfed scales up…Read More
Eric Barker, 29/02/2024Grower selling of wheat and barley has slowed to a crawl as the southern market plumbs new lows for the current crop year, and the northern market’s attention turns to sorghum…Read More
Liz Wells, 24/02/2024Cattle numbers on feed across the grainfed beef industry have set a new record, with the December quarter feedlot survey showing just short of 1.3 million head. The result was up more than 36,000 head or 3pc from the September quarter, and 150,000 more than this time last year…Read More
Beef Central, 23/02/2024A softening in global values has seen eastern Australian feedgrain prices ease in the past week amid subdued demand from export and domestic customers…Read More
Beef Central, 19/02/2024The grainfed beef industry’s showcase biennial conference event, BeefEx 24, returns to Brisbane in October this year…Read More
Beef Central, 16/02/2024A softening in feeder steer prices over the past week has pushed margins on 100-day grainfed cattle a little closer to breakeven – but the numbers remain mostly in the red, for the timebeing…Read More
Jon Condon, 14/02/2024The Australian Lot Feeders Association has launched its latest educational resource – a virtual feedlot tour – that promises to deliver an immersive ‘on farm’ experience of feedlot operations and..Read More
Beef Central, 12/02/2024Growers with wheat and barley to sell are watching bids drift lower in a bearish global market, and ample coverage on the domestic front…Read More
Liz Wells, 12/02/2024Interest in Australian wheat has increased as Asian consumers and global traders react to uncertainty about getting southbound wheat safely through the Suez Canal…Read More
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