Commodity Conversations

An MLA cattle projections update with Stephen Bignell - 14th May 2021

 This week on the podcast we had Stephen Bignell, Manager of Market Information at MLA, to unpack  MLA's latest cattle industry projections update. Could we be seeing a reverse of the big decline in recent years in terms of the aussie cattle herd size? Tune in to hear Stephen chat with Manager of Business Development at Mecardo, Olivia Agar, about the key points in MLA's recent update. 

 

 

To hedge or not to hedge - 7th May 2021

Canola prices are at extraordinary levels, with the whole oilseed market booming on tight supply and very strong demand. This week on commodity conversations our senior analyst Adrian Ladaniwskyj chats with Mecardo's managing director Robert Herrmann about the strong rises this year in oilseed prices. The two discuss ways in which producers can capitalise on strong prices through hedging strategies while at the same time minimising risk. 

Rural land prices special + Market recap - 30th April 2021

This week on the podcast we have managing director of Mecardo, Robert Herrmann, and Manager of Business Development at Mecardo, Olivia Agar, on to chat about the recent increases in agricultural land prices and whose behind the buying, as well as a brief recap of the latest key moves and trends in the sheep, wool and cattle markets. 

Market recap - 23rd April 2021

This week on the podcast we have managing director of Mecardo, Robert Herrmann, and Manager of Business Development at Mecardo, Olivia Agar, on to chat about the latest key moves and trends in the sheep, grain, wool and cattle markets. We hope you enjoy the episode. 

The cattle conundrum - 16th April 2021

Records are there to be broken, and restockers are doing a good job of pushing young cattle prices into the record books again and again. But how can producers make the most of these extraordinary prices? Ron Rutledge, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Livestock Development Manager joins Robert Herrmann to chat about what producers should be considering in the current market and how supply chains are managing the tight supply environment.

Talking Wool with Andrew Woods - 9th April 2021

The wool market may be on recess but that hasn't stopped us from thinking about the big questions.

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. 

Easter Weekend Market Wrap - 1st April 2021

These short week in the lead up to the Easter weekend we have managing director of Mecardo - Robert Herrmann and Manager of Business Development at Mecardo - Olivia Agar - in to chat about the recent rain and it's impact on the sheep, cattle and grain markets as well some insights into what is happening in international markets and they're potential to influence our local market. From the team at Mecardo, we would also like to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter weekend and we will back back next week for more commodity conversations. 

Uruguayan wool special- 26th March 2021

Uruguay may only have 6.7 million sheep, but In a time of low Merino supply, there is a good argument to see other regions of production as allies. This week we have Roberto Cardellino Director of Delta Agri Consultants in Uruguay chatting to Robert Herrmann about sheep and wool production & processing in Uruguay, consumer trends and future prospects for the broader wool market.

Market recap - 19th March 2021

This week resident Mecardo Analyst, Adrian Ladaniwsky gives his insights into the latest moves in the cattle and grain markets with a brief wrap of the wool market from fellow colleague David Myers. We hope you enjoy this week's episode of Commodity Conversations. 

Tracking livestock trends - 12th March 2021

This week on Commodity Conversations, Manager of Business Development at Mecardo has a chat with Mecardo's resident analyst Angus Brown about the latest moves and trends in the cattle and sheep markets. This week's episode has a look at cattle on feed numbers and how they are tracking against previous years.