Am I getting paid the same as my old man?

The average age of an Australian farmer is 53. In this analysis, Mecardo looks at prices from the perspective...

MECARDO: Lamb market analysis

THE RELEASE of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) June export figures points to...

MECARDO: Has Australia lost its geographic advantage for grain?

AUSTRALIA has long held an enviable geographic advantage over our competing grain exporters. As often...

Merino lambs to the slaughter

THE opportunities to feed-on lambs is often a talking point towards the end of Spring when store lamb...

Outlook for sheep flock

MECARDO looked at flock size predictions in August last year. In mid-2015 the sheep offtake was falling, and...

IT IS no secret that beef processors enjoyed ideal trading conditions during the 2013-14 seasons. A strong...

What do higher lambing percentages mean for price?

Anecdotal evidence circulating around Hamilton in Victoria suggests that the benign weather in winter...

Mecardo reveals strategies for cash flow

IT'S not often headers are out in south western Victoria in November, but just two weeks ago a grower...

Will positive economic growth improve retail wool sales?

The economic outlook in many of the major wool consuming countries is better than it has been for some...

Record female cattle slaughter to be felt for years to come

  Alarming? Definitely. Realistic? Probably not. But in saying this, Mecardo analyst Angus Brown was...

Record female cattle slaughter to be felt for years to come

  Alarming? Definitely. Realistic? Probably not. But in saying this, Mecardo analyst Angus Brown was...

How well are cattle markets really faring

Cattle markets have pushed the envelope this year, reaching unprecedented levels. After bottoming in...