Commodity Conversations

By Mecardo

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Commodity conversations explores all the moves in Australian agricultural markets and the stories behind what's driving them.

Episode Date
What Direction is the Herd Heading? 15th of August
Aug 15, 2025
Managing global challenges thrown at Australian agribusiness - 4th July 2025
Jul 04, 2025
Drought, floods, record highs, and politics, wild start to the year - 17th June 2025
Jun 16, 2025
Scoping out what's next for sustainability - 2nd May 2025
May 02, 2025
Rob’s Spinning the Last Yarn - 16th April 2025
Apr 16, 2025
Shiploads of success for exports in 2025 - 4th April 2025
Apr 04, 2025
Wool market positivity - 21st March 2025
Mar 21, 2025
The Tariff test on aussie grain markets - 28th February 2025
Feb 28, 2025
What's in store for the autumn in lamb and sheep markets - 14th February 2025
Feb 14, 2025
Quarterly Market Update - Q4 2024 - 29th January 2025
Jan 29, 2025
What buyers are looking for in weaners - 17th January 2025
Jan 17, 2025
What's in store for 2025- 20th December 2025
Dec 20, 2024
Why the herd might not be in decline – 13th December 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Saddling up for the campdraft that could be the biggest show in town - 6th December 2025
Dec 06, 2024
What's happening in cattle country? -29th November 2024
Nov 29, 2024
Trump tariffs - 15th November 2024
Nov 15, 2024
The Big Opportunity in India - 8th November 2024
Nov 08, 2024
Making sense of the current grain market - 1st November 2024
Nov 01, 2024
Key Market Updates Q3 2024 - 21st October 2024
Oct 21, 2024
An Aussie cropping in Ukraine - 11th October 2024
Oct 11, 2024
Eat your Veggies!!! Challenges and opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry - 26th September 2024
Sep 26, 2024
Setting the benchmark for lamb carcase with merinos - 20th July 2024
Sep 20, 2024
Woolpower: Wool enterprises and the numbers for staying - 16th September 2024
Sep 16, 2024
Projecting what's next for the national flock and herd - 6th September 2024
Sep 06, 2024
Forecasting Wool production - 20th August 2024
Aug 20, 2024
Nice one day, perfect the next: Opportunities in FNQ
Aug 09, 2024
Key Market Updates Q2 2024 - 23rd July 2024
Jul 23, 2024
Where to for the national flock? 19th July 2024
Jul 19, 2024
What to make of the Wool market - 15th July 2024
Jul 14, 2024
Winter wondering about the land - 28th June 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Steaks getting higher for cattle - 21st June 2026
Jun 21, 2024
Supply, demand and the recent rain for the livestock market - 31st May 2024
May 31, 2024
How will the live export ban impact the wool industry? – 24 May 2024
May 24, 2024
An update on the Fertiliser market -16th May 2024
May 16, 2024
Decline in wool production on the cards for 2024/25 - 3rd May 2024
May 03, 2024
Key Market Updates Quarter 1 2024 - 22nd April 2024
Apr 22, 2024
Prime lamb under pressure and benchmarking for success - 19th April 2024
Apr 19, 2024
When it rains it pours - 5th April 2024
Apr 05, 2024
Impacts of the Middle East Bag Lamb market
Mar 22, 2024
Why the NZ sheep flock is in decline - 15th March 2024
Mar 15, 2024
What is driving demand in the wool market - 8th March 2024
Mar 08, 2024
What we have heard about the US cattle herd- 1st March 2024
Mar 01, 2024
Making the most out of the current lamb market -16th February 2024
Feb 16, 2024
On the lookout for more cattle- 9th February 2024
Feb 09, 2024
Key Market Updates Quarter 4 2023 - 30th January 2024
Jan 30, 2024
Impact of large volumes for wool in 2024 - 19th January 2024
Jan 19, 2024
What’s driving this strong start for Cattle and Sheep markets? -12th January 2024
Jan 12, 2024
Takeaways from a rollercoaster year in commodities- 15th December 2023
Dec 15, 2023
The Merino of the future - 1st December 2023
Dec 01, 2023
Where grains, oilseeds and wool are at in 2023 - 24th November 2023
Nov 24, 2023
How cattle and sheep markets have changed - 17th November 2023
Nov 17, 2023
Leaning on weaning - 10th November 2023
Nov 10, 2023
Sugar, spice and everything price - 3rd November 2023
Nov 03, 2023
Key Market Updates Quarter 3 2023 - 24th October 2023
Oct 24, 2023
Making sense of the Lamb market-13th October 2023
Oct 13, 2023
Traceability for wool, farm gate to wool tops - 2nd October 2023
Oct 06, 2023
Finding opportunity in today’s Lamb and Sheep market - 29th September 2023
Sep 29, 2023
”Dairy Beef” production and opportunity - 22nd September 2023
Sep 22, 2023
Driving Success for Australian Wool - 15th September 2023
Sep 15, 2023
Navigating the challenges ahead for livestock-8th September 2023
Sep 08, 2023
Canola’s role in the Biofuel Boom- 1st September 2023
Sep 01, 2023
Where to for Wool - 25th August 2023
Aug 25, 2023
A Tonne of Mutton and lambs to come - 4th August 2023
Aug 04, 2023
The US Cattle Markets differing fortunes- 28th July 2023
Jul 28, 2023
Key Market Updates Quarter 2 2023 - 20th July 2023
Jul 20, 2023
Regional Cropping Update - 14th July 2023
Jul 14, 2023
Lamb of the free, home of the brave-7th July 2023
Jul 07, 2023
On the Ranch with Rob - 30th June 2023
Jun 30, 2023
The Bovine Boom -23rd June 2023
Jun 23, 2023
Global grain update - 16th June 2023
Jun 16, 2023
Seeding Success at Tax Time - 9th June 2023
Jun 09, 2023
Wool walking a fine line this winter - 2nd June 2023
Jun 02, 2023
El need to know - Weather update- 26th May 2023
May 26, 2023
Sticking to the biosecurity plan - 19th May 2023
May 19, 2023
Beef, Budgets and Biosecurity - 12th May 2023
May 12, 2023
Regional livestock roundup - 5th May 2023
May 05, 2023
Leadership success along the supply chain - 28th April 2023
Apr 28, 2023
Key Market Updates Quarter 1 2023 - 21st April 2023
Apr 21, 2023
Key drivers of livestock profitability - 14th April 2023
Apr 13, 2023
Lambs’ seat at the trade table - 6th April 2023
Apr 06, 2023
Ewe have got to be in it to win it - 31st March 2023
Mar 31, 2023
Commodity Outlook: Climate, Conflict, China, Costs & COVID - 24th March 2023
Mar 24, 2023
Managing cashflow for a tighter outlook - 10th March 2023
Mar 10, 2023
The fruits of 10 years labour - 3rd March 2023
Mar 03, 2023
Why fertiliser skyrocketed in 2022, and what’s in store for 2023? - 24th February 2023
Feb 24, 2023
Recruiting for the future of Agriculture - 17th February 2023
Feb 17, 2023
Saddling up with Performance horses - 10th February 2023
Feb 10, 2023
Key market insights from last quarter- 3rd February 2023
Feb 03, 2023
Understanding what to expect in the livestock market - 20th January 2023
Jan 20, 2023
Understanding the Argus Feeder Steer Indicator - 14th January 2023
Jan 14, 2023
Part 2: How australian agriculture is exceeding expectations - 16th December 2022
Dec 16, 2022
How australian agriculture is exceeding expectations - 9th December 2022
Dec 09, 2022
What’s driving the livestock market - 6th December 2022
Dec 06, 2022
How to mitigate risk - 25th November 2022
Nov 25, 2022
What’s impacting cattle supply this season - 18th November 2022
Nov 18, 2022
Spring lamb supply picking up pace - 11th November 2022
Nov 11, 2022
Market insights Q3 2022 – 4th November 2022
Nov 04, 2022
Wool weathering the storm(s)– 28th October 2022
Oct 28, 2022
Managing risk with cattle swaps – a new era for Aussie beef, 21st October 2022
Oct 21, 2022
Unseasonal seasons – 14th October 2022
Oct 14, 2022
Macro-factors rain on markets – 7th October 2022
Oct 07, 2022
Iberian agriculture uncovered – 30th September 2022
Sep 30, 2022
Connections in the saleyards - 21st September 2022
Sep 21, 2022
FMD & LSD, a report from Bali – Friday 16th September 2022
Sep 16, 2022
The grains & oilseed flipside – 4th September 2022
Sep 04, 2022
From milk to grass - the science behind weaning, 28th August 2022
Aug 27, 2022
Behind ’the gavel’ with AuctionsPlus - 19th August 2022
Aug 19, 2022
Herd primed for growth
Aug 12, 2022
Getting off the sheep & lamb market rollercoaster - 5th August 2022
Aug 05, 2022
The digital future of the livestock industry - 29th July 2022
Jul 31, 2022
Old season lambs dragging the chain – July 21st 2022
Jul 21, 2022
Market insights Q2 2022 – July 20th 2022
Jul 20, 2022
Non-mulesed pathway driven by data & a whole farm perspective – 16th July 2022
Jul 16, 2022
Will ag commodities weather the storm? – 8th July 2022
Jul 08, 2022
More mouths, more money & Australia in prime position – 1st July 2022
Jul 01, 2022
Rising weights & falling grain, market wrap with Mecardo – 24th June 2022
Jun 24, 2022
Maximising sheep & lamb health - 17th June 2022
Jun 17, 2022
Research cuts to agriculture when we should be investing more than ever - 11th June 2022
Jun 10, 2022
The sustainability story - 3rd June 2022
Jun 03, 2022
FMD & LSD - has the risk increased? 27th May 2022
May 27, 2022
Currency, commodity corrections & crossbreds - 23th May 2022
May 23, 2022
India free trade agreement and more – 15th May 2022
May 15, 2022
Goat market kicking goals – 7th May 2022
May 07, 2022
Learning from the roo’s - 29th April 2022
Apr 29, 2022
Market wrap - 21st April 2022
Apr 21, 2022
Biosecurity alarm bells – 14th April 2022
Apr 14, 2022
China still hungry for aussie proteins - 2nd April 2022
Apr 01, 2022
Unprecedented times or history repeating? - 25th March 2022
Mar 25, 2022
Russian roulette, volatility on the rise - 18th March 2022
Mar 18, 2022
Market wrap with Adrian & Dave - 11th March 2022
Mar 11, 2022
Wheat sweats on New World order – 4th March 2022
Mar 04, 2022
Online is on trend – 25th February 2022
Feb 25, 2022
Tipping the protein scales - 18th February 2022
Feb 18, 2022
The profitability playoffs: 2020/21 benchmarking review – 11th February, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
Herd rebuild in the hands of the north, MLA cattle projections update - 4th February 2022
Feb 04, 2022
Global grains & oilseeds outlook – 28th January 2022
Jan 28, 2022
Shear gas: beer, shearer wages & GHG emission - 21st January 2022
Jan 21, 2022
Weaners all round – Summer cattle update 14th January 2022
Jan 14, 2022
What does 2022 have in store for us? - 7th January 2022
Jan 07, 2022
Good signs for agriculture in 2022 - 22nd December 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Merino wool, a global perspective - 20th December 2021
Dec 19, 2021
Changing dynamics, the processors point of view – 10th December 2021
Dec 10, 2021
Mutton to worry about - lamb and sheep market update with Ron Rutledge - 3rd December 2021
Dec 03, 2021
November rain - Mecardo market update 26th November 2021
Nov 26, 2021
Navigating the seasons & keeping lambs alive - 19th Novemeber 2021
Nov 19, 2021
Contradictory factors push & pull wool - 12th Novemeber 2021
Nov 12, 2021
Strike while the irons hot- 5th Novemeber 2021
Nov 05, 2021
Lamb supply snakes & ladders - 29th October 2021
Oct 29, 2021
A great time for a big crop - 22nd October 2021
Oct 22, 2021
Preparing the next generation of Ag - 15th October 2021
Oct 15, 2021
Fibres, fashion and the fate of wool - 8th October 2021
Oct 08, 2021
Good weather for wethers - 1st October 2021
Oct 01, 2021
Rain, hail or shine - Long term weather outlook with Eric Snodgrass - 25th September 2021
Sep 25, 2021
Kurra Wirra & Mecardo - a look back & forward - 18th September 2021
Sep 18, 2021
What‘s the beef with Brazil? - 10th September 2021
Sep 10, 2021
Have we hit peak agriculture? - 3rd September 2021
Sep 03, 2021
PTIC Plus – An Australian First? 27th August 2021
Aug 27, 2021
From Pooginook to Paris, Wool connections with Mark Symes - 21st August 2021
Aug 20, 2021
The download on digital stock sales - 13th August 2021
Aug 13, 2021
Big beef abroad - 6th August 2021
Aug 06, 2021
Who will chop the spring lambs? - 30th July 2021
Jul 30, 2021
Cashmore 'Nudies' - 23rd July 2021
Jul 24, 2021
Market update - 17th July 2021
Jul 16, 2021
Market recap - 9th July 2021
Jul 10, 2021
On the land in Central Queensland - 2nd July 2021
Jul 02, 2021
All eyes on The Americas, a global crop update with Nick Booth – 25th June 2021
Jun 25, 2021
Whiskey, Stilton, Bentleys and lawyers - June 18th 2021
Jun 19, 2021
More records broken - 11th June 2021
Jun 11, 2021
A South American special - June 6th 2021
Jun 05, 2021
What’s keeping livestock producers up at night? - 28th May 2021
May 28, 2021
What to expect from the herd rebuild - 21st May 2021
May 21, 2021
An MLA cattle projections update with Stephen Bignell - 14th May 2021
May 14, 2021
To hedge or not to hedge - 7th May 2021
May 07, 2021
Rural land prices special + Market recap - 30th April 2021
Apr 30, 2021
Market recap - 23rd April 2021
Apr 25, 2021
The cattle conundrum - 16th April 2021
Apr 16, 2021
Talking Wool with Andrew Woods - 9th April 2021
Apr 09, 2021
Easter Weekend Market Wrap - 1st April 2021
Apr 01, 2021
Uruguayan wool special- 26th March 2021
Mar 26, 2021
Market recap - 19th March 2021
Mar 19, 2021
Tracking livestock trends - 12th March 2021
Mar 12, 2021
Market recap - 5th March 2021
Mar 05, 2021
Hefty prices on the road to rebuild - 26th February 2021
Feb 26, 2021
Keeping positive - Mark Symes and the state of the wool industry - 19th February 2021
Feb 19, 2021
Carbon neutral red meat - playing our part in emission targets 12th February 2021
Feb 12, 2021
Tightening stocks, rampant buying and wheat along for the ride - 5th February 2021
Feb 05, 2021
Grass fever rolls on - 29th January 2021
Jan 29, 2021
Weekly market wrap- 22nd January 2021
Jan 22, 2021
The business of succession - 15th January 2021
Jan 15, 2021
Southern weaner sales like no other - 8th January 2021
Jan 08, 2021
Looking back on 2020
Dec 30, 2020
That’s a wrap for wool - 18th December 2020
Dec 18, 2020
What's in store for the weaner sales? - 11th December 2020
Dec 11, 2020
Consumers: the real Ag influencers - 4th December 2020
Dec 04, 2020
Fert Fundamentals - 27th November 2020
Nov 27, 2020
Market Recap - 20th November 2020
Nov 20, 2020
What's in the WASDE? 13th November 2020
Nov 13, 2020
Market Recap - 6th November 2020
Nov 06, 2020
Global grain update
Oct 30, 2020
Rain, restockers and rebuilding in the North - 23rd of October 2020
Oct 23, 2020
Exporting wool in challenging times - October 16th 2020
Oct 16, 2020
A look at the lamb trade - 9th October 2020
Oct 08, 2020
Cattle trading at record store prices - October 1st 2020
Oct 02, 2020
100th Episode Commodity Roundup - looking back and forward
Sep 25, 2020
Market Recap - September 18th 2020
Sep 18, 2020
Market Recap - September 11th 2020
Sep 11, 2020
Market Recap - September 4th 2020
Sep 04, 2020
Market Recap - 28th August 2020
Aug 28, 2020
Market Recap - 21st August 2020
Aug 21, 2020
Market Recap - 14th August 2020
Aug 14, 2020
Market Recap 7th August 2020
Aug 07, 2020
Market Recap - 31st July 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Market Recap - 24th July 2020
Jul 24, 2020
Market Recap - 17th July 2020
Jul 17, 2020
#29 Meat and wool megatrends- what do they mean on-farm?
Jul 09, 2020
Market Recap - 3rd July 2020
Jul 03, 2020
#28 Meat and wool megatrends- what's changed?
Jun 29, 2020
Market Recap - 19th June 2020
Jun 19, 2020
Market Recap - 12th June 2020
Jun 12, 2020
Market Recap - 31st May 2020
May 31, 2020
Market Recap - 22nd May 2020
May 22, 2020
Market Recap - 15th May 2020
May 15, 2020
Market Recap - 1st May 2020
May 01, 2020
Market Recap - 24th April 2020
Apr 24, 2020
Market Recap - 17th April 2020
Apr 17, 2020
#27 Markets with the Mecardo team.
Apr 09, 2020
#26 What's happening in the wool market?
Apr 07, 2020
Market Recap - 3rd April 2020
Apr 03, 2020
Market Recap - 28th March 2020
Mar 27, 2020
#25 Does the tyranny of distance offer protection?
Mar 23, 2020
Market Recap - 21st March 2020
Mar 21, 2020
#24 Coronavirus - The wider economy & FX
Mar 17, 2020
Market Recap - 13th March 2020
Mar 13, 2020
Market Recap - 6th March 2020
Mar 06, 2020
Market Recap - 28th February 2020
Feb 28, 2020
Market Recap - 14th February 2020
Feb 14, 2020
Market Recap - 7th February 2020
Feb 07, 2020
#23 Phase 1 - Our view on the Australian impact
Jan 29, 2020
Market Recap - 17th January 2020
Jan 17, 2020
#22 Bushfire crisis in livestock
Jan 07, 2020
Market Recap - 20th December 2019
Dec 20, 2019
#21 What is with this weather?
Dec 19, 2019
Market Recap - 13th December 2019
Dec 13, 2019
Market Recap - 6th December 2019
Dec 06, 2019
Market Recap - 29th November 2019
Nov 29, 2019
#20 An independent view of the fertilizer market
Nov 27, 2019
Market Recap - 23rd November 2019
Nov 22, 2019
Market Recap - 15th November 2019
Nov 14, 2019
#19 What happens when the drought breaks?
Nov 12, 2019
Market Recap - 8th November 2019
Nov 08, 2019
Market Recap - 1st November 2019
Nov 01, 2019
#18 The yarn with the contenders
Oct 30, 2019
#17 Supermarkets - friend or foe?
Oct 27, 2019
Market Recap - 25th October 2019
Oct 24, 2019
#16 A visit to the Canberra Bubble
Oct 19, 2019
Market Update - 18th October 2019
Oct 18, 2019
#15 Aporkalypse now
Oct 16, 2019
Market Recap - 11th October 2019
Oct 11, 2019
Market Recap - 4th October 2019
Oct 04, 2019
#14 A chat with a fake meat advocate
Oct 02, 2019
Market Recap - 27th September 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Market Recap - 20th September 2019
Sep 20, 2019
Market Recap - 13th September 2019
Sep 13, 2019
Market Recap - 6th September 2019
Sep 06, 2019
#13 The fate of the merino
Sep 03, 2019
Market Update - 30th August 2019
Aug 30, 2019
Market Update - 23rd August 2019
Aug 22, 2019
#12 The road to $100bn with Fiona Simson
Aug 21, 2019
Market Update - 16th August 2019
Aug 16, 2019
Market Update - 9th August 2019
Aug 09, 2019
Market Update - 2nd August 2019
Aug 02, 2019
#11 Insolvency in the grain game
Jul 29, 2019
Market Update - 26th July 2019
Jul 26, 2019
#10 Climate change with Oscar
Jul 24, 2019
Market Update - 19th July 2019
Jul 19, 2019
Market Update - 12th July 2019
Jul 12, 2019
#9 What did I learn from my time in Africa?
Jul 09, 2019
Market Update - 5th July 2019
Jul 05, 2019
Market Update - 28th June 2019
Jun 28, 2019
Market Update - 21st June 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Market Update - 13th June 2019
Jun 13, 2019
#8 Farm Succession - Tips to ease the transition
Jun 10, 2019
Market Update - 7th June 2019
Jun 07, 2019
Market Update - 31st May 2019
May 31, 2019
#7 Post Election discussion & wheat imports
May 27, 2019
Market Update - 24th May 2019
May 24, 2019
Market Update - 17th May 2019
May 17, 2019
#6 Election Special
May 15, 2019
Market Update - 13th May 2019
May 13, 2019
#5 The taste of fake meat and its potential impact
May 04, 2019
Market Update - 3rd May 2019
May 03, 2019
Market Update - 26th April 2019
Apr 26, 2019
Market Update - 18th April 2019
Apr 18, 2019
#4 Live export - 1 year on from the Awassi Express
Apr 14, 2019
Market Update - 12th April 2019
Apr 12, 2019
Market Update - 5th April 2019
Apr 05, 2019
#3 An Aussie taking on Africa
Mar 31, 2019
Market Update - 29th March 2019
Mar 29, 2019
Market Update - 22nd March 2019
Mar 22, 2019
#2 Agtech - is it all hype?
Mar 19, 2019
Market Update - 15th March 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Market Update - 8th March 2019
Mar 08, 2019
#1 Social Licence in Agriculture
Feb 27, 2019