Commodity conversations explores all the moves in Australian agricultural markets and the stories behind what's driving them.
Episodes
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover wheat, livestock and wool
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
It's a couple of days out from the election. In this update the team at Mecardo have a chat with one another about the election.
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover wheat, cattle and sheep.
Saturday May 04, 2019
Saturday May 04, 2019
The entire team at Mecardo are on board for this conversation. We do a blind taste test of the beyond meat burger against the real beef burger. We also have a long chat about this product and its potential impact on the livestock industry.
This was record as a video, which can also be viewed on the following link :
https://bit.ly/2vBl2Lu
Our sponsor for this update was Livestock Pricing - the new app for Apple and Android to give transparency of the livestock markets.
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover grain, wool and sheep.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover:
Grain
-The situation for the global crop
-The continued divergence between global and domestic markets.
Cattle
-The unsustainable slaughter of female cattle.
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover:
-New crop pricing rising due to weather concerns
-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
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Mecardo analysts Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish discuss the live export industry one year on from the 60mins footage of the Awassi Express. This is a longer form discussion at 40mins, making it fantastic for commuting or working in the tractor!
Discussion includes:
- 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
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover:
- The high global wheat stocks and pricing
- Sheep meat demand into China
- Crossbred wool values
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. In the introduction I mentioned that Matt would cover Cattle. However as a bonus he also provided Sheep.
This week we cover grain, cattle, sheep and wool.