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The future is now: Can AI predict livestock prices?

I am not a large language model expert. I am certainly not a computer person. I've spent my whole life in agency. But I do believe in using all available data to help make on-farm decisions, so I've been playing around with artificial intelligence (AI) and thought I would test its ability to forecast cattle pricing.

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Cattle indicators fall as large offerings hit market

The National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) has softened this week by 11.21c to 363.31c/kg liveweight on Friday morning. It has fal...
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Can the mutton market maintain its upward motion? 

Mutton is the word of the month when it comes to the sheep market. The national indicator had been experiencing a gradual rise sin...
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Ongoing tariff uncertainty continues to drag on global growth

Ignore the market's embrace of the US/China 90-day de-escalation of the tariff war and the recent announcement of the US/UK trade ...
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Cattle indicators fall as large offerings hit market
The National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) has softened this week by 11.21c to 363.31c/kg liveweight on Friday morning.
Can the mutton market maintain its upward motion? 
Can the mutton market sustain its rise amid fluctuating prices and increasing slaughter rates? Jamie-Lee Oldfield explores the latest trends and insights in the sheep market.
Ongoing tariff uncertainty continues to drag on global growth
Richard Koch unpacks how tariff uncertainty continues to hinder global growth, impacting US, Chinese and Australian economies, with significant shifts in trade dynamics including in beef and sheepmeat markets.
Northern interest puts a floor under livestock prices
The first two weeks of May have seen near-record online listings and the highest saleyard yardings in seven years. Despite dry conditions across the south, it’s been the strength of northern buying that’s propped up the market—putting a floor under prices and helping it perform well above where it might have been otherwise, writes Ripley Atkinson.
First look at exports post-tariff
Angus Brown takes discusses the first look at how US tariffs are impacting Australian beef and lamb exports to the US and China, with insights from April's export data.
Strong growth in Wagyu breed pushes registrations to new heights
Matt Dalgleish discusses the significant growth of Wagyu cattle in Australia, exploring trends, market dynamics, and future prospects.
Industry welcomes extra export approvals for sheep and lamb to China
Seventeen Australian sheep, lamb and goat meat export processor establishments were granted new or expanded access to China this week and producers are eagerly waiting to see if this has a positive impact on domestic prices.
Chinese GM could cause concern for Australian growers
Andrew Whitelaw analyses China's recent moves which might have long-term consequences for the grain trade.
Patchy conditions across the east as winter plantings gain pace
Richard Koch estimates about 60% of the Australian winter crop area is being planted into good to excellent conditions, but others are faced with tough decisions around when and what to sow.

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