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Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 4th of July, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson

Deception in Dubbo or…? - There was an extraordinary set of events that happened last Thursday in Dubbo. The local council wanted to sell or lease out the Saleyards, which is one of the largest in the Country.

The yard users (Agents, Farmers, and the like) were totally against it because they thought a private owner might jack the rates up, which would increase the already high selling costs. But last Thursday, after a long protest from the users, the council did an about-turn and decided to retain ownership of the site, much to the relief of the users. I guess it's better the devil you know.

But there was a catch. In order for the deal to take place, the council would have to increase the rates to $16 a head for Cattle, a rise of 32.5 per cent, and for Sheep to $2 a head, a 27.4 per cent increase. The increase to the council per annum was over $1 million.

It just goes to show that if you play your cards right, you can have your cake and eat it. However, I am not suggesting that the council called the bluff of the user group in order to get a price rise. You do have to think that if they just asked for those sorts of rises without the threat of a sale or lease, they would have been met with a lot of resistance from Agents and Farmers. If it was a strategy, it worked…. Do you think it was a bit cheeky or nothing sinister? It’s just the way it panned out. Reply to [email protected]

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1) Are we seeing a drop in New Machinery prices? Even popular models?
2) There is already a flow-on effect from the drop in Dairy milk prices.
3) We can learn so much from others in other Ag industries. Branch out.
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Farm Inputs Report - Are you paying too much for Urea? Take a read here.

Current Fertiliser Market Indicative prices: (all prices are Ex GST). Please note that these prices are current market prices, we may have access to products at much better rates. These prices are indicative for when you are being quoted for your fertiliser requirements. Urea - $720.00 (+$25) (All Ports) MAP - $1060.00 (Geelong, Portland, Newcastle, Brisbane) (NC) $1,070.00 (Adelaide) - DAP - $1,075.00 (Geelong, Portland, Newcastle, Brisbane) (NC) $1,085.00 (Adelaide), SSP - $639.00 (Brisbane) (NC), $435.00 (Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (+$5), $455.00 (Adelaide) (NC) MoP - $710.00 (All Ports) (NC), SoP - $1,230.00 (Brisbane, Geelong & Adelaide) (NC), $1,270.00 (Newcastle) (NC), $1,240.00 (Portland) (NC), Gran-Am $450.00 (all ports) (NC). Please note: All ports include the following locations: Geelong, Portland, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Newcastle. Ring Ellen on 0418 137 224 for any Fertiliser requirements

Today's Trends - Sales trends included Urea, Pumps, Vetch Hay, Articulated Loaders, Clover Hay, Barley Straw, Lucerne Hay, Diesel Tanks, Barley, Tractors, Offset Discs, Spreader, Hay Caps, and Cotton Seed.

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

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