RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Australia/NZ

Throughout 2021, higher prices and supply chain disruption have prompted Australian farmers to buy their fertiliser and agrochemical supplies earlier than usual. Was this a one off, or is this buying pattern here to stay for 2022? Wes Lefroy joins Michael Harvey to discuss.

The 2021/22 outlook for the Australian cotton sector appears bright in terms of production prospects and price. To find out if there are any catches, RaboResearch's Agri Commodity Markets Cotton Analyst Andrew Rawlings joins Cheryl Kalisch Gordon of RaboResearch Australia to discuss the global market outlook and local Australian conditions.

This episode also appears on our sister podcast RaboResearch Agri Commodities

For the first time since 2012, local NZ urea prices have nearly cracked NZD 800/tonne. Why? And just what does this mean for dairy margins ahead of the spring? Wes Lefroy, Senior Inputs Analyst, and Emma Higgins, Senior NZ Analyst, answer these questions… and many more!

Australian lamb is seeing a lift in US import prices. Angus Gidley-Baird speaks with US Rabobank Rural Manager Kyle Brungardt about the US lamb industry, including the dry conditions that are impacting supply and the demand that is driving prices.

First, we saw severe dryness in the western US and Canada, which continues. Now, we have heavy rains and even flooding across parts of Europe during harvest. Are these weather events a big deal? Dennis Voznesenski, Agricultural Analyst in Australia, is joined by Stefan Vogel, Global Strategist for Grains & Oilseeds based in Europe, to delve into the details.

RaboResearch Grain & Oilseed Analysts Cheryl Kalisch Gordon (Australia) and Steve Nicholson (US) discuss the vastly different seasonal conditions of Australia and North America, what the hot temperatures and insufficient rainfall across important grain-growing regions of the US and Canada mean for the pricing outlook, and opportunities for Australian grains this year.

Angus Gidley-Baird chats with Eva Goscik and Justin Sherrard, authors of a recent Rabobank report titled Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Beef Supply Chains, about opportunities to reduce GHG emissions and who might drive this change.

Listen in as Wes Lefroy and Dennis Voznesenski take a look at some interesting things that you might have missed in the headlines recently. In this wide-ranging podcast, we discuss wheat exports, apparel sales, foreign investment – and we even provide a quick review of a new agriculture reality show on Amazon. Enjoy!

Emma Higgins and Cheryl Kalish Gordon discuss whether the winter period can hold the pricing heat for NZ ag commodities.

Prices are good, production prospects are good as we enter FY2022. Cheryl Kalisch Gordon and Angus Gidley-Baird, RaboResearch Senior Analysts in Australia catch up to discuss Aussie Ag's momentum and if it can be maintained.