708 - Thursday's Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news for Thursday, the 21st of August, 2025.

Click here to go to the Farmer Tender website.

Farm Inputs Report Update - By Ellen Garland 0418 137 224

Listing of the week: Pasture Booster - Ex Geelong | Farm Tender

Fertiliser - No change in the market price of Urea, some suppliers have lifted to $945 per tonne, there isn’t much difference between suppliers ranging from $930-$945.00 per tonne ex port. We still have a small amount ex Geelong at $885.00 per tonne, but this can change fast. SOA remains at $490.00 per tonne ex all ports, we have stock at $485.00 per tonne all ports. MAP and DAP prices remain steady, MAP is $1320.00 per tonne and DAP $1380 per tonne ex all ports.  We have heard that there is a shortage on MAP ex all ports, some suppliers have also put their price up to $1370.00 per tonne. If you require MAP for August, September or October please get in touch to secure (All ports). Single Super is $550.00 ex Geelong, Newcastle and Portland, $565.00 per tonne ex Adelaide.   Granulock Z remains at $1400.00 per tonne.  (All ports). There has been some demand for Pasture Boosta, current market price is $906.00 per tonne ex All ports. We have some ex Geelong at $876.00 per tonne, but stock is limited.  Hay Boosta is $877.00 per tonne ex all ports. No change to Potash prices this week.  MoP  $760.00 per tonne (All ports).  SoP remains at $1,260.00 ex Brisbane, Geelong and Adelaide, $1,280.00 ex Newcastle and $1,270.00 ex Portland.

Chemical - All Chemical prices have lifted significantly over the past week or two. Our price is in brackets next to each product: 
Glyphosate 450 (1000L Shuttles) - $4.40 + GST per litre ($4.20 + GST)
Glyphosate 540 (1000L Shuttles) - $5.40 + GST per litre ($5.10 + GST)
Trifluralin 480 (1000L Shuttles) - $6.10 + GST per litre ($5.75 + GST)
Paraquat 250 (1000L Shuttles) - $3.96 + GST per litre ($3.70 + GST)
Righthook (Prosulfercarb) (1000L Shuttle) - $6.80 + GST per litre ($6.50 + GST)
Blender (Kombi 950) (20kg) - $95.00 + GST per bag  ($85.00 + GST)
Atrazine (15kg) - $140.00 + GST per 15kg bag ($130.00 + GST)
(Please note that all prices listed are ex GST)

Today’s Trends - There’s a fair bit of interest in Hay Equipment.

What things sold - Fertiliser Sweepings, Pasture Boosta, Feed Corn, Barley Straw, Big Square Baler, Wheaten Hay, Oat Feeder, Lucerne Hay, Round Baler, Cattle, Tractors.

What was in this mornings edition of The Farmers Club.

• How does one become a high achiever in Ag? In our podcast with Lachie McKenzie, he spoke about his high-achieving grandfather, Mitchell McKenzie. He was chairman of Elders, AACo, Massey Ferguson Australia, and Peter Ice Cream. He had a high-achieving Grandfather as a mentor.

• Do you want to be a high achiever in Ag? We are lucky enough to have many who are signed up as subscribers. That's an invite.

• Personless Butcher Shop owner Jacod Wolki gets asked all the time how much stuff gets stolen, and he says, "Actually, very little". So sometimes what we might think is going to be the biggest problem turns out to be minor. We wrote about this subject today.

• When did your hometown peak? What we mean there is, at what point in time, was your hometown thriving at its best? We wrote about this today. My old hometown of Marnoo was at its best in 1973, its 100th year of occupation.

• Hay Report - Take a read here.

• Speaking of high achievers again, I had it pointed out that our next podcast guest, Jeff McDonald, is one of those high achievers mentioned above. We are talking about the banking system. I am looking forward to how Jeff spices up this subject of banking….

• Have a great Thursday night.

  
  Sign up here for free.

From Episode 23 onwards, our podcasts can only be heard if you are a paid subscriber to The Farmers Club. Sign up here.

Latest Podcasts - EP 24) —— Lachie McKenzie EP 23) —— Jack Owen EP 22) —— Ken Williamson EP 21) —— Claudia Bryant EP 20) —— The Megafert Scandal EP 19) —— Donald Carter EP 18) —— Nigel Kerin EP 17) —— Paul Ryan EP 16) —— Jim Hoffmann EP 15) —— Will Abbott EP 14) —— Andrew Sloan EP 13) —— Warren Davies EP 12) —— Jim Riordan EP 11) —— Jason “Chippa” Gordon EP-10) —— John Carter EP 9) —— Hayley Grosser EP 8) Andy Worland —— EP 7) Wayne Hawkins —— EP 6) Sam Van Assche —— EP 5) John Richards —— EP 4) Harry Bourchier (part 3) —— EP 3) Harry Bourchier (part 2) —— EP 2) Harry Bourchier (part 1).

Try our New Payment System (NPS) - Ask about our NPS, it provides a form of insurance and re-assurance to both the Buyer and Seller.
We take all the hard work away, allowing you to focus on the farm.
Key points;
1. Our Sales Team will help negotiate the sale
2. Our Accounts Team do the Invoicing
3. Our Accounts Team manage the payment, follow-ups (if needed) and the funds
4. Our Accounts Team conduct a PPSR check on the item to ensure the buyer has cleared title at collection
5. We ensure both parties are happy before settlement takes place.
To find out more talk to Emma Withers or Megan Ruyg about how it all works or email [email protected]  

What was listed today.

What was sold today.

Thanks for reading.