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In good times and bad feed management is the key to optimising production and ensuring financial sustainability. A feed management plan can also help overcome decision paralysis in times of drought.

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Killing time in the US

United States Department of Agriculture cattle slaughter data as at the end of the September quarter highlights that the US remain...
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Cattle, Finance, Sheep & Lamb

Facing the 'dynamic duo': Strategies for falling prices and rising rates

Very few farmers would be in doubt that the good times of high commodity prices and low interest rates are over. But I fear that c...
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Cattle, Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

The pendulum of profitability has swung to the processor

It has been a while since we took a look at the EP3 Beef Processor Profitability Index (BPPI) and how times have changed for the s...
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Killing time in the US
The female slaughter ratio for the September quarter highlights that the US remains entrenched in a herd liquidation phase.
Facing the 'dynamic duo': Strategies for falling prices and rising rates
Cattle and sheep farmers are facing price falls and high interest rates. How to manage your farm in the face of rising costs.
The pendulum of profitability has swung to the processor
The profitability of beef processors has hit a record. Find out the factors contributing to this positive trend and the implications for the beef industry.
The premiums are online
Prices for young cattle on AuctionsPlus have been increasingly outperforming the sale yard prices for young cattle across the east coast in recent months.
A mountain of livestock and congested supply chains
RaboResearch senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird believes there is "a slightly brighter light at the end of a slightly shorter tunnel for the cattle industry compared to the sheep industry at the moment".
Gap between US and Australian heavy steers hits extreme levels
The spread between Australian and US equivalent Heavy Steer pricing has widened to the highest level on record.
Spring 2023 Cattle Price Forecast
Increased turn-off of livestock into late spring and summer poses further downside risk to prices. Some much-needed rain at the right time would see supply held back and support prices.
Record US beef prices expected, as volatility ensues for chicken and pork
United States meat producers are expected to begin limiting the amount of new supplies hitting the market, in an effort to guard against further margin volatility while warding off competition for consumer dollars.
United States driving beef exports higher
The 25,761 tonnes of beef shipped to the US was the highest monthly volume since June 2020.

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