Commodity conversations explores all the moves in Australian agricultural markets and the stories behind what's driving them.
Episodes
Sep 11, 2020
Sep 11, 2020
15 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the team at Mecardo.
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.
Sep 4, 2020
Sep 4, 2020
15 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the team at Mecardo.
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.
Aug 28, 2020
Aug 28, 2020
14 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the team at Mecardo.
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.
Aug 21, 2020
Aug 21, 2020
13 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the team at Mecardo.
This week we have Adrian Ladaniwskyj and Robert Herrmann mixing things up a bit as they discuss the potential impact of the Chinese anti-dumping investigations on Australian wine exports as well as a discussion on trends in the wool market.
Aug 14, 2020
Aug 14, 2020
17 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the team at Mecardo.
This week we have Olivia Agar and Robert Herrmann chatting about long term wool trends, new restrictions on sales, cattle on feed numbers and lamb prices.
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
17 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week we have Robert Herrmann chatting with Angus Brown from Mercado about spring lamb prices, supply challenges, cattle markets and the return of wool sales.
Jul 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
12 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week Olivia Agar, Robert Herrmann & Adrian Ladaniwskyj chat about Canola markets, spring lamb prices, supply challenges in Victoria and provide the usual market recap.
Jul 24, 2020
Jul 24, 2020
18 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week Robert Herrmann and Nick Booth dive into an update on grain markets covering the global situation as well some insight into how the local picture with a focus on Nicks home turf on the Eyre Peninsula which is looking very different to many other parts of the country.
Jul 17, 2020
Jul 17, 2020
9 min
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week Olivia Agar and Robert Herrmann chat about the fight for acres between meat sheep and wool, a bounce to east coast lamb markets and the shutdown of meatworks in Victoria due to COVID outbreaks.
Jul 10, 2020
Jul 10, 2020
33 min
Now that we know what trends are impacting meat and wool sectors, we dive into what they mean for planning and decision making on-farm. In this part 2 episode, David Cornish, Director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College and Mecardo's Robert Herrmann provide some insight.