Farm Tender Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 16th of November, 2023.

By Dwain Duxson - Click here to go to the Farmer Tender website.

Can we take the word of the consumer? - Many people say they want to know where their food comes from, but I reckon it's all rhetoric. They just buy on price, and all that airy-fairy stuff goes out the window. I mean, who's got time to study labels and download QR codes in the Supermarket? 

There's some sort of dilemma brewing in the Egg industry, with the banning of Caged Eggs imminent. Apparently, there has been a shift back to caged Eggs because they are cheaper at a time when supply is dropping. And the opposite is occurring with Free Range Eggs. Demand is dropping when supply is increasing. Imagine being a Farmer in transition from Caged to Free Range. Consumers said they wanted Free Range.

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So, there are very few premiums for items that are traceable. There are some who have done it well, but many have fallen by the wayside trying to chase those premium consumers.

I remember when Woolworths bought the Organics brand Macro, Macro had a successful Organic brand, and I'm sure Woolworths would have anticipated it to be a much larger percentage of the grocery basket than it is. It was much bigger a few years back, but now you blink, and you will miss it. Then there is the alternative Meat industry. Customers were screaming out for their products, and look where they are now. The industry is on life support. Reply to [email protected]

The PAC Report - Fert rebate offer. Take a read here.

Current Fertiliser prices: (all prices are Ex GST). Urea - $770.00 (Brisbane, Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (-$20), $810.00 (Adelaide) (-$20). MAP - $1070.00 (All Ports) (+$20) - DAP - $1085.00 (All ports) (+$20), SSP - $679.00 (Brisbane) (NC), $465.00 (Brisbane, Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (NC), MoP - $870.00 (Brisbane, Geelong, Adelaide, Portland and Newcastle) (In very short supply) (-$10), SoP - $1520.00 (Brisbane) (NC), $1560.00 (Newcastle) (NC), Gran-Am $495.00 (All ports) (NC), Granulock Z - $1,140.00 (All Ports) (+$20), Granulock SS - $1080.00 (Geelong & Portland only) (+$30). 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 - Today’s sales trends included Tractors, Headers, Oaten Hay, Augers, Grader Blades, Vetch Hay, Utes, Sheep Feeders, and Rippers.

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

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