Everyone in agriculture follows the weather, including the Mecardo team. We are however not experts in that field, and we often have discussions with our friend Dr David Stephens of Agro Meteorology. We wanted to pick his brains on why this year has been so poor for the majority of the country. Topics covered include: The drivers of the last years weather and what caused it to be so bad. The creation of models to forecast weather His research into weather patterns moving due to changes in climat...
Dec 19, 2019•30 min•Ep. 62
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week covering ASX wheat, South Australian GM crops & falling cow prices. Remember to share this podcast with your networks.
Dec 13, 2019•7 min•Ep. 61
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week covering wool, beef, fertilizer & the ABARES crop update. Remember to share this podcast with your networks.
Dec 06, 2019•9 min•Ep. 60
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Remember to share this podcast with your networks.
Nov 29, 2019•9 min•Ep. 59
On Mecardo we recently provided an update on the fertilizer market. As one of the biggest input costs on farm, it's important to keep a close eye on the market. We were asked for more information from a numbers of premium subscribers, it was therefore an opportune time to call in one of our analyst friends from the UK. Andrew Whitelaw (Mecardo) and Chris Lawson (CRU) sat down for a chat about the fertilizer market and what is means for Australian prices.
Nov 27, 2019•24 min•Ep. 58
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Remember to share this podcast with your networks.
Nov 22, 2019•13 min•Ep. 57
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Fertilizer & grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher ) Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : ballarat_matt ) Remember to share this podcast with your networks.
Nov 14, 2019•14 min•Ep. 56
Drought has been at the forefront of peoples minds in recent times, however it will break at some point. In this podcast the Mecardo team look beyond the current drought and have a chat about some scenarios for when the drought breaks. What are the challenges and opportunities? We discuss cropping, cattle, sheep and wool. This podcast includes Matt Dalgleish , Andrew Whitelaw & Robert Herrmann . Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. Do us a favou...
Nov 12, 2019•33 min•Ep. 55
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher ) Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : ballarat_matt ) Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. Do us a favour and share with your friends, family and colleagues....
Nov 08, 2019•9 min•Ep. 54
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Pigs & wheat by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher ) Wool by Robert Herrmann (Twitter : robertherrmann1 ) Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. Do us a favour and share with your friends, family and colleagues....
Nov 01, 2019•8 min•Ep. 53
This week we are talking with some of the candidates for the AWI board. These conversations include Janelle Hocking Edwards, George Falkiner & Paul Cocking. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au for your weekly injection of market analysis.
Oct 30, 2019•46 min•Ep. 52
" down , down , prices are down" The Mecardo team discuss supermarkets - are they the farmers friend or foe? Featuring: Robert Herrmann Andrew whitelaw Olivia Agar Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market....
Oct 27, 2019•29 min•Ep. 51
A short summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher ) Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : Ballarat_matt ) Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. Do us a favour and share with your friends, family and colleagues. NB. This podcast was recorded in advance on Thursday 24th October....
Oct 24, 2019•9 min•Ep. 50
Robert Herrmann took a trip to Canberra as part of 40th celebration of the National Farmers Federation. We have a chat about the trip discussing: What did he think of the event The $100bn plan The new NFF advert 'We are Australian farmers Remember to register for market analysis at mecardo.com.au
Oct 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 49
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. Wool by Olivia Agar (Twitter: Olivia_Agar ) Grain by Andrew Whitelaw (Twitter : WheatWatcher ) Livestock by Matt Dalgleish (Twitter : Ballarat_matt ) Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market. Do us a favour and share with your friends, family and colleagues....
Oct 18, 2019•11 min•Ep. 48
"I love the smell of bacon in the morning." In this podcast Mecardo market analysts Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish discuss the African Swine Fever outbreak and the impact that it is having on Australian agricultural markets. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Oct 16, 2019•46 min•Ep. 47
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish are covering grain and livestock. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Oct 11, 2019•10 min•Ep. 46
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia by the Mecardo team. This week covering wool with Robert Herrmann, livestock with Matt Dalgleish and Grain with Andrew Whitelaw. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Oct 04, 2019•8 min•Ep. 45
One of the most worrying trends for livestock producers is the push for fake meats. In this interview we talk with one of the fake meat industries main supporters - Thomas King of Food Frontier. Food Frontier have recently released a report in which they believe that the faux meat industry in Australia could be worth A$3bn. As an open minded organisation we thought it was worthwhile having a listen to what they have to say.
Oct 02, 2019•40 min•Ep. 44
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. The wheat market has fallen but uncertainty continues. The end of the Grainpro saga. The wool market gets it's mo-jo back Lamb prices crash in Tasmania and WA. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Sep 27, 2019•7 min•Ep. 43
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. Will grain prices rise above last year? How is the live export moratorium impacting upon WA sheep pricing (hint: It's big) How does the rise in the wool market compare to previous rallies? Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Sep 20, 2019•6 min•Ep. 42
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week we cover livestock with Matt Dalgleish, Grains with Andrew Whitelaw and wool with Olivia Agar. Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Sep 13, 2019•11 min•Ep. 41
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Whitelaw update on wheat and livestock. The following topics are covered: Corn might meet USDA expectations Opportunity for hedging on ASX? Cattle price forecasts Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Sep 06, 2019•10 min•Ep. 40
Make Merino Great Again? With droughts, strong demand for sheepmeat and a tough fight for acres, what is the fate of the Merino industry? In this podcast Rob Herrmann asks Andrew Richie from Icon Ag, Charlie De Fegely a western vic sheep producer and Marius Cuming from AWI, what will it take to make Merino great again? Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the agricultural market.
Sep 03, 2019•31 min•Ep. 39
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week Olivia Agar and Andrew Whitelaw update on wheat and wool. The following topics are covered: BOM outlook WA Crop Drop in demand for wool Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Aug 30, 2019•8 min•Ep. 38
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week Olivia Agar and Andrew Whitelaw update on cropping and livestock. The following topics are covered: The removal of the South Australian moratorium on genetically modified crops Processor margin update Mutton export values Remember to visit Mecardo.com.au to get the highest quality analysis of the market.
Aug 22, 2019•9 min•Ep. 37
This week we talk to Fiona Simson about the $100bn roadmap. This roadmap is a plan to move the agricultural industry from $60bn (2016) to $100bn by 2030. We cover: Summary of the plan and its importance to the industry The five pillars of the plan After a couple of years, how well is the plan being adopted? We encourage you to read the NFF 2030, and read the full report ( click here ) For your FX needs visit our podcast partner ' Western Union Business Solutions ' Remember to visit Mecardo.com.a...
Aug 21, 2019•43 min•Ep. 36
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week Olivia Agar and Andrew Whitelaw will be cover grains and wool. Remember to get your full update at http://www.mecardo.com.au
Aug 16, 2019•8 min•Ep. 35
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week covering wool, sheep, cattle and grains. Remember to get your full update at http://www.mecardo.com.au
Aug 09, 2019•12 min•Ep. 34
A summary of the agricultural markets in Australia. This week covering grain and the NFF $100bn aspiration for the agricultural industry.
Aug 02, 2019•8 min•Ep. 33
