Markets are consistent

Grain prices in the Wimmera have increased when compared with midjanuary, as harvest concludes in the region.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry reported Australian export prices, as of February 22, had fluctuated on the month prior, but remained consistent with prices at the same time last year.

Grain prices have decreased by a maximum of two percent and risen by up to five percent across various grains.

Milling wheat exported at $509 per tonne, feed wheat sold for $503 per tonne and feed barley exported at $412 per tonne. Canola exported at $1051 per tonne.

In the Wimmera, AWB recorded bid prices for APW1 wheat last week were between $363 and $371; barley was between $291 and $299; and canola at $716 to $721 per tonne.

Wimmera Graincorp sites recorded bid prices between $362 and $374 for APW1 wheat, from $351 to $413 for barley and between $720 and $724 per tonne for canola on Thursday last week.

Graham Pymer, of Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange, on

Wednesday last week reported that quality in lamb and sheep was excellent with a firm to dear buying market.

Lamb numbers had remained consistent at 3600 while sheep numbers had dropped to 750.

Medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $173 to $214 with the extra heavy weights selling up to $250 per head.

Light weight lambs sold from $122 to $126 per head, while extra heavy lambs sold from $232 to $250 per head.

A few unshorn lambs sold from $132 to $212 per head.

Low sheep numbers resulted in solid competition, with sheep selling up $10 to $15 a head on the previous week.

Merino ewes sold to $141 and crossbred ewes sold to $131 per head.

Light sheep sold from $60 to $88 per head and medium weight sheep sold from $74 to $103 per head.

Heavy merino sheep sold from $103 to $141 per head and heavy crossbred sheep sold from $100 to $131 per head.

Rams sold from $20 to $53 per head and hoggets sold from $122 to $157 per head.