Plan to combat climate change
Market report for 30th and 31st October
There was some very good vealers sold to top 331.2 in a yarding of 73 which is 44 less than last week where good cattle sold well.
In a day where averages were down with heavy cattle selling to demand and secondary cattle there was increased demand with restockers keen to purchase better bred cattle.
73 vealers sold to 331.2 cents, averaged 274.0 and per head $933.18, up 11 cents from last week.
49 heifers sold to 300.0 cents, averaged 245.8 and per head $1044.58, down 15 cents from last week.
29 steers sold to 299.6 cents, averaged 236.3 and per head $1092.47, down 27 cents from last week.
The yard average for 151 head was 251.4 and $974.12 per head, down 7 cents on last week.
Vealers
1 LimX
1 LimX
1 Baz
1 Flech
Heifers
1 Sim
1 Char
8 Anx
1 Char
1 Ang
Steers
1 Sim GB Dellar, Shady Creek 560 295.0 1652 1 AngX Rarma Downs P/L, M/D 510 295.0 1504 1 LimX J White, Rokeby 500 288.2 1411 Thursday's cow and bull sale. Cow numbers were down on last week and sold well overall with averages up across the field.
136 cows, 136 down from previous week and 15 bulls with a full field of buyers.
136 cows sold to 270.6 cents, averaged 214.9 and per head $1071.39, up 13 cents from last week.
15 bulls sold to 313.6 cents, averaged 278.0 and per head $1623.60, up 35 cents from last week.
Yard average for 151 cattle was 222.1 and per head $1126.24, up 15 cents on last week.
Beef
2 Ang G&G Hunter, Trafalgar 470 270.6
1 Ang I&L Savage, Cloverlea 580 258.6
2 Ang Latrobe Park, Morwell 505 255.2
1 Ang I&L Savage, Cloverlea 490 254.6
1 Sim MJ&I Crawford, Darnum 610 255.2
1 Ang D&G Hunter, Trafalgar 520 247.6
1 Ang DR&MC McLeish, Drouin 700 245.0
Dairy
1 Frn
1 Frn
1 Frn
1 Frn
1 Frn
1 Frn
Bulls
1 Ang F Lillie & Assoc, Yarragon 815 305.2 2487 5 Ang AM&PE Laidlaw, T/Sth 436 294.7 1285 1 Ang D&T Wright, Yarragon 940 286.6 2694 1 A/Red C McWhinney, Yarragon 755 284.2 2145
1. SEJ, 2. Elders, 3.
C&M Wareing, Warragul B&S Cougle, Shady Creek Macaro Investments, W/law M&L Burgess, Yinnar
Rarma Downs P/L, M/D BD Webb, Trafalgar Koyuga Downs, S/Creek A Battista, Moe
I&L Savige, Cloverlea
JS&ML Meggetto, Wgl Sth C Elliott, Nilma
JS&ML Meggetto, Wgl Sth J Ashby, Bayles
J&A Zurrer, Longwarry Upston Farms, Drouin
NGL, 4. Scotts, 5. Landmark.
425 395 425 410
430 550 426 445 395
331.2 320.0 313.2 260.0
300.0 295.0 276.2 265.6 265.6 605 233.6 665 228.6 590 223.0 845 216.6 640 216.6 575 213.6
1407 1264 1331 1066
1290 1622 1176 1181 1049 1271 1499 1288 1247 1538 1287 1715
1413 1516 1315 1830 1386 1228
Agriculture ministers from around Australia gathered in Melbourne last week to endorse a national program, led by Victoria, that will see governments work together to help farmers meet the challenges of climate change.
Much of Australia is facing severe drought and dry conditions are set to become more frequent and extreme as a result of climate change.
It is vital that governments across Australia work together to build the country’s response to droughts and our farms’ preparedness for ongoing difficult seasonal conditions, through a coordinated national approach that gives Australian producers access to support that will provide relief immediately and well into the future.
Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes welcomed the decision of the Agricultural Ministers’ Forum to commit to the national climate change work program, which will provide certainty to the agriculture and business sectors while supporting producers to build resilience against changing conditions.
The program focuses on four priorities: Delivering information and tools to improve on-farm decisions and risk management
Driving research and innovation to support adaptation and mitigation technology
Strengthening market opportunities and farming business models to build resilience
Preparing for increasing biosecurity risks as the risk of pests, diseases and weeds changes.
A new Climate Change Task Group will oversee the delivery of the program, regularly reporting to the Agriculture Senior Officials' Committee and Ministers on its progress.