Daily 476 - Publicity Stunt or....

Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 19th of September, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

Publicity Stunt or…. - The story about Harry Bourchier buying 12 PTO Massey Headers and 12 Chamberlain Tractors and driving them through Horsham in convoy is folklore. Whether it was 12 or 9 or just the Tractors, it doesn't really matter too much. It was something of significance, and to this day, it is spoken about a lot.

You just wonder at the time if it was a publicity stunt or just Harry's way of getting all the gear from A to B. It could have been an organised parade, with Harry taking 12 (or 9, or however many) of his people to Horsham and saying to Johnny, you go out the front, I'll go at the back and make sure you go down all these streets so we make a scene. If it worked that way, then the stunt was successful, and if it didn't create a status, it added to one.

Like when Legendary Grazier Tom Brinkworth drove the 18,000 Cattle he purchased out of Central West Queensland to Hay in the Riverina, some 2000 kilometres away. Was it a publicity stunt, or was Brinkworth just deciding that it was the best way to get the Cattle from A to B? Like Harry, we'll never know Brinkworth's motive for doing it that way. It’s folklore, too.

I remember when the Dollar Shave Club put a catchy video out that went viral (watch it here) promoting a new start-up razor business to compete with Gillette, the category leader. The video got the ball rolling, and they started to eat into Gillette's market share. So much so that Gillett bought Dollar Shave Club for USD 1 billion dollars. The original video was a publicity stunt like no other. Have you done some kind of publicity stunt to promote something or yourself? Or have you heard of some kind of stunt that is folklore? Reply to [email protected]

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Listings of the Week - This Guano is priced to move, don’t miss out!!

Chemical Update -We have mentioned in previous updates that we expected the price of Glyphosate to start lifting.  Since last week we have seen the price increase $0.30 + GST per litre. The market price of Glyphosate 450 is $4.30 + GST per litre and Glyphosate 540 is $5.40 + GST per litre. We have access to Glyph 450 at $4.00 + GST per litre and 540 strength at $5.10 + GST per litre. Please get in touch this week to ensure you don’t miss out, supply is expected to be short. Paraquat 250 is currently, $3.60 + GST per litre, we have heard that this is as low as the price will get and like Glyphosate, expect the price to continue to rise.

Fertiliser Update - The Urea price has dropped back slightly to $670.00 + GST per tonne ex all ports. There is stock still available ex Geelong at $660.00 + GST per tonne. MAP remains at $1,060.00 + GST per tonne and DAP $1,075.00 per tonne. DAP is in high demand internationally putting pressure on the price domestically. We expect to see that hit here soon.
We have access to MAP at $1,055.00 per tonne ex Geelong and Newcastle. Granulock Z supply is now in short supply at all ports, if you would like to secure some for delivery before now and end of November, please get in touch to avoid missing out.  $1,150.00 per tonne ex Geelong and Portland, $1,170.00 per tonne ex Brisbane and Newcastle, $1,160.00 per tonne ex Adelaide.   
Single Super stays steady at $430.00 per tonne ex Newcastle, Geelong and Portland and $450.00 per tonne ex Adelaide. We have access to prompt stock at $425.00 per tonne ex Newcastle and Geelong.

New Machinery & Equipment - All lead times are starting to blow out from 4 weeks to 8 weeks and more with new machinery and equipment. If you are looking at securing an Auger, Conveyor, Silo, Post Driver, or any other equipment prior to the end of the year, now is the time to order.

Today's Trends - Sales trends included Windrowers, Pick-Up Fronts, Skid Steer Attachments, Cow Peas, Woolpress, Sheep Handlers, Tray Truck, Vetch Hay, Glyphosate 450 and Paraquat 250.

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Dwain Duxson
P - 0427 011 900
E - [email protected] 

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