A PULLBACK in buying for drought feeding allowed southern barley prices to soften by around $5 per tonne last week…Read More
Liz Wells, July 14, 2025
MIXED conditions in south-eastern Australia are weighing on ideas about new crop pricing and volume now that the new financial year has arrived…Read More
Liz Wells, July 7, 2025
THE ongoing drought across South Australia and Victoria is forcing a rethink in hay sourcing, with suppliers now turning to tropical varieties such as Cavalcade legume and Jarra grass from the Northern Territory to help fill the feed gap…Read More
Emma Alsop, July 3, 2025
AMID ongoing drought feeding demand, bright prospects for the northern crop and cautious optimism for the south, prices for wheat and barley are largely unchanged…Read More
Liz Wells, July 1, 2025
A RALLY in offshore wheat prices has kicked local values higher and sparked a surge in traded volumes as cautious optimism about south-eastern Australia’s season builds…Read More
Liz Wells, June 23, 2025
RECENT rain in the drought-affected regions of south eastern Australia has seen up-country barley prices drop a few dollars, but the fodder market is showing no sign of easing…Read More
Liz Wells, June 19, 2025
THE MUCH-ANTIPICATED arrival of rain in South Australia and Victoria over the weekend has seen prices soften and the southern new-crop market kick into gear…Read More
Liz Wells, June 13, 2025
AGRICULTURE Victoria is offering a free biosecurity service with a two-day permit request response turnaround for Victorian farmers and others looking to bring fodder into the state…Read More
Sheep Central, June 11, 2025
LIVESTOCK producers are being warned to strictly adhere to grazing withholding periods and export slaughter intervals when feeding material from wheat and barley crops treated with a newly approved fungicide…Read More
Lydia Burton, June 6, 2025
WOOLPRODUCERS Australia believes a clear pathway to availability of a custom footrot vaccine has been identified after work with intellectual property owner the University of Sydney and other agencies…Read More
Sheep Central, June 2, 2025
PRICES paid for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $10 per tonne in the past week on softer offshore markets, and patchy rain for the areas that need it in south-eastern Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, June 2, 2025
A SMALL green snail has slowed the movement of urgently needed Western Australian hay into South Australia, but fodder expert Tim Ford believes defining national demand is a bigger issue…Read More