Export demand and limited grower selling are helping to support prices this week as the market heeds a dry and extremely hot week ahead for south-eastern Australia which may prompt some harvest bans. ..Read More
Liz Wells, November 30, 2020
Prices in the latest Saudi tender have supported barley values, while wheat prices have softened in the south but firmed in the north…Read More
Liz Wells, November 23, 2020
Queensland lotfeeder Mort & Co is in an expansionary mood, launching a campaign this morning to unearth a site for a new feedlot somewhere in eastern Australia to complement existing operations at Grassdale on Queensland’s Darling Downs, and Pinegrove, near Millmerran…Read More
Jon Condon, November 19, 2020
A recently completed expansion of Smithfield Cattle Co’s Sapphire feedlot near Goondiwindi is a good example of the long-term confidence being shown in grainfed operations in Eastern Australia, despite difficult trading conditions over the past couple of years…Read More
Jon Condon, November 18, 2020The complex nature of Australian supply chains is increasing the knowledge divide between livestock producers and end consumers on animal welfare practices and outcomes, posing significant challenges for the future..Read More
Jon Condon, November 16, 2020
An undersupply of feed-grade grain in the northern market, showers in Victoria and a stronger Australian dollar have pushed and pulled wheat and barley prices this week as the harvest peak rolls south towards central NSW…Read More
Liz Wells, November 13, 2020
Results from the September quarterly feedlot survey show that numbers on feed across Australia were virtually unchanged from the June quarter at 1.01 million head, but down almost 110,000 head or 10pc compared with September last year during the depths of the drought…Read More
Beef Central, November 11, 2020
Grain prices have fallen this week as growers accelerate their sales of grain off the header, and amid concerns that China will close its door on further purchases of new-crop Australian wheat…Read More
Liz Wells, November 9, 2020
The Australian Lot Feeders Association has announced an initiative to encourage all Australian feedlots to provide cattle with access to shade by 2026, for animal welfare as well as productivity reasons…Read More
With summer rapidly approaching and record high temperatures recorded in many cattle areas in Eastern Australia earlier this year, heat stress management in feedlot cattle is again coming into focus – and a recent webinar on the topic provided some useful pointers to what lies ahead…Read More
Jon Condon, November 5, 2020
New research indicates that a common gut bacterium linked to animal protein consumption could actually help prevent cardiovascular disease…Read More
Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University, November 2, 2020
Prompt markets for wheat and barley have rallied as consumers and exporters scramble to book and receive grain amid a rain-interrupted harvest in southern Queensland and north-west New South Wales…Read More
Liz Wells, October 26, 2020