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TheIndependentPublished by CIAA - a Platinum Operations company
December 13th 2016 Issue 17www.ciaa.com.au
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Here we are rapidly approaching the end of another stock
selling year and what a year it has been.
Any livestock producer who hasn't made a few bob and stacked a bit away for the inevitable poorer future should give the job away. The year itself has been nothing short of sensational, there's literally feed to burn throughout almost the entire state. Couple the feed situation up with the prices being received for cattle, sheep and lambs and it's a Toyota dealers idea of heaven. I can only begin to imagine how many V8 Landcruiser utes will find new homes in the ensuing twelve months.
Cattle prices continue to astound
most market commentators, last week at Dublin, lightweight, pastoral bred, Angus cross heifers sold for a massive $4.60/kg liveweight.
Despite the large price per kilogram these heifers didn't work out particularly dear, 195 kg average weight isn't much and these heifers ended up in a paddock around Meningie for roughly $850.
When you compare those heifers with similar types that were sold this week in the Dublin calf sale, they appear to be very reasonable.
Who in their wildest imagination would have ever predicted that heavyweight bull and heifer calves would smash through the $900/head barrier, the calves offered were so much in demand that one auctioneer had the cheek to call for $1,000 as an opening bid, he had to settle for a $900 opening and a $940/head
finish, not too shabby for heifers! The outlook for the lamb market
seems to be positive and most things point to prices in the same region as prices for 2016, while things haven't been spectacular they have certainly been solid and breeders should be reaping steady rewards.
I think there's been enough speculation around the prices for stock in the New Year, I'll make room for a bit of crystal ball gazing in the next edition of "The Independent", bold predictions regarding price fluctuations are fraught with danger and many self-styled experts have had to wipe egg off their faces with bold predictions gone wrong.
All of us here at CIAA who produce "The Independent" wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday period!
It's a very Merry Christmas!
By MICHAEL LAMONT
Profile - Ben Dohnt, Pg. 6
Positive outlook for Australian sheep producers as lamb production set to ease in 2017, Pg. 4
All graphs and information courtesy of Meat & Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
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It’s a joke, Joyce! The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After
they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep. Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says,
'Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see? ' 'The Lone Ranger replies, 'I see millions of stars.'
'What that tell you?' asked Tonto. The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says,
'Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically,
it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning.
Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a
beautiful day tomorrow. What's it tell you, Tonto?'
"You dumber than buffalo shit. It means someone stole the tent."
Dear Editor, I would like to take this
opportunity to extend my best wishes to you and your staff for the festive season.
The Independent has been a breath of fresh air, the efforts of the long running rural publications of South Australia have become rather hackneyed and despite the ravings of Dagrattler and Traeger your
Dear Editor, Just a quick note to thank
you for publishing my last missive. I didn’t realise that a short
letter to you in defence of my great chum Marmaduke Littlejohn would engender so much interest in my principal pastime, playing Polo.
The sport of Polo is often denigrated by the common people who think wrongly that we are just a bunch of “toffs” riding around, swinging mallets and drinking
information and articles have been both informative and humorous.
I have been refreshed by my cricket tour, despite the Australian team’s deficiencies, I will have a rest now while they play that ridiculous pyjama game and resume my tour when we take on the “Pakis” in the real game of cricket.
I know that I speak for many of my cohorts at lodge and at the old
gallons of Bollinger’s vintage French champagne.
The truth is that we sometimes drink the domestic item and often when we swing our mallets we contact the ball and resemble proper sportsmen.
There are any amount of ordinary people involved in the sport of Polo, every player has at least one groom and they tend to add a common touch to proceedings.
I would like to offer my services
scholars association, when I say that we look forward to many more editions of The Independent.
I raise a glass of single malt scotch to salute you and wish you all a Merry Christmas.
Yours sincerely,
Marmaduke P Littlejohn, Grassyslopes Station
to The Independent as Polo correspondent, the huge following we have will almost certainly increase your circulation and lift the tone of your publication immensely.
I look forward to your prompt and positive reply.
To all, a very Merry Christmas. Yours faithfully,
Alistair Dusswell HiHo Hereford and Australian Stock Horse Studs
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Cattle breeders, let us all rejoice for prices are in rarefied air and
the buyers are desperately scrabbling around searching for some oxygen to help them revive and relieve the situation.
This is particularly true for trade and export buyers, store buyers are working on different strategies from the trade and some cruel people would suggest that there are some store buyers that are operating from a different planet.
There are plenty of signs of course that point to a more measured
approach by trade and export buyers, this approach is fine until one of the big operators is inevitably short of numbers for slaughter, then watch the feathers fly!
I keep being drawn to the same
terminology when describing the lamb market. Steady as she goes, seems to be a rather lame way of describing a very vibrant market. Feeders may be somewhat
disappointed with $5.00/kg for cross bred lambs in the New Year but for breeders that have shorn lambs from their 2016 drop, it should seem like a pretty fair price.
The chances of seeing $200/head lambs any time soon seems remote, however producers should be able to pack plenty of weight into their lambs with the feed base available. The one forgotten factor in the lamb market is the skins, the dominant importer of Australian sheep and lamb skins is China, prices are currently depressed
and $10 is a good price for crossbred skins, an increase in skin prices can make or break some feeders and the effect on processors is negligible!
Flying finish to 2016!
By MICHAEL LAMONT
"Steady as she goes, seems to be a rather lame way of describing a very vibrant
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The New Year should see the Australian lamb and sheep market benefit from reduced supplies
and positive demand from domestic consumers, Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2017 Sheep Industry projections have today forecast.
The latest projections also point to a reduction in Australian lamb slaughter and decreases in both production and exports on the back of a smaller ewe flock and lower lamb markings.
MLA’s Manager of Market Information Ben Thomas said lamb slaughter is projected to be 22 million head for 2017, down 2% from the estimated 2016 level.
“While this is a decline year-on-year, 22 million head is still in line with the long-term growth trend observed over the past decade,” Mr Thomas said.
“Breaking the annual processing down to a quarterly basis, it is anticipated that the June and September quarters will be when supplies are the tightest. Lamb availability in the March quarter on the other hand, is likely to benefit from carry-over stocks from the final months of 2016, when extremely wet weather delayed many lambs coming to market.”
Assuming average seasonal conditions and a return to normal lamb marking rates, the numbers of lambs processed are anticipated to increase to 23 million head by 2020.
Mr Thomas said Australian lamb production for 2017 is projected to ease 2% to 492,000 tonnes carcase weight (cwt), and while this is a year-on-year decline, the volume is in the realms of record territory.
“The Australian domestic market is anticipated to remain the largest consumer and account for 48% of production, or 237,000 tonnes cwt, with many encouraging signs coming from the market,” he said.
“For instance, domestic per capita consumption has stabilised in recent years, while at the same time the weighted average retail price has been increasing.
“To put this in perspective, domestic lamb retail prices in 2016 averaged just 10 cents shy of the record high set in 2011, at $14.51/kg, and per capita consumption is 8% higher now than what it was then.”
On the export front, Australian lamb shipments are anticipated to ease 4% year-on-year in 2017, to 220,000
tonnes shipped weight (swt). “While this will be the third consecutive year of slightly
lower exports, volumes are still in excess of 200,000 tonnes swt – a level breached for only the first time in 2013. The major markets are likely to again be the US, China and the Middle East,” Mr Thomas said.
Mr Thomas said while there are strong demand indications from the domestic market, internationally, signals are mixed.
“For instance, the lifting of the government subsidy on imported Australian lamb in Bahrain will likely see reduced volumes to the region continue, while at the same time, the UK pound remains low and US cold store volumes of sheepmeat are currently down significantly from year-ago levels,” Mr Thomas said.
“Similarly, total Chinese sheepmeat imports in 2016 were subdued due to high domestic sheepmeat production in China, however, domestic production levels are anticipated to be lower next year.
“The earlier than usual Chinese New Year in 2017 has reportedly spurred demand more recently, with importers already beginning to build up stock levels. In- market reports suggest that importers are anticipating good demand for sheepmeat during the upcoming cooler months.”
A recovery in lamb exports is forecast from 2018, with volumes expected to reach a record 235,000 tonnes swt by 2020.
“The longer-term export outlook should be underpinned by further growth in demand in Asia, especially China, the US and the Middle East, a lower Australian dollar, diminishing New Zealand exports, and Australia’s projected growth in production,” Mr Thomas said.
“Uncertainty surrounds the impact of Brexit on access to both the UK and EU. If negotiations result in expansion of Australia’s meagre sheepmeat access to these markets, it could provide a significant lift to exports and prices.”
Positive outlook for Australian sheep producers as lamb production set to
ease in 2017
Articles on pages 4 & 8 are courtesy of Meat & Livestock Australia
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Traeger Says Well another year draws
to a close and we have experienced some heady prices getting here.
Some observers believe restockers have been paying too much for store lambs to put in the paddock and that may well be the case, but my observation is that the restockers operating at the Dublin sales have been few and far between.
There may well be a glut of heavy lambs coming into the new year however it is more likely to be in the eastern states rather than SA.
That said, forward prices have come off the boil by about 50c/kg and may well move lower as 2017 develops.
What was noticeable this spring, in fact including late winter, were the amount of light sucker lambs, even immature lambs that went to processors.
In general terms the trade were outbidding the restockers, at least in SA.
As far as Dublin was concerned I would say more Merino lambs went to the paddock than crossbreds.
Lambs under 16kg dressed were realising up to $7/kg earlier in the spring auctions with the medium and heavyweight lambs around $5.50 tops.
With prices for hoggets at an all time high, perhaps some of the heavier lambs may be taken past the milk teeth stage to two tooths – would seem out of the question at the moment.
Cattle prices too are riding high. I can’t help but remembering a
single semi trailer deck of Friesian bullocks I consigned to Gepps Cross some years ago, they were around 700kg liveweight in today’s money and averaged from memory about
$70/head. When you look at something
similar today at $2,000/head, it beggars belief.
And cull bulls making more than you could pull for a top of the range herd bull back in the late 1980’s.
Anyway as I said earlier things are going pretty strong and look to remain that way into the future.
Thanks to the characters who make this an interesting life, and to the many who have offered their support and encouragement and otherwise as I battle with the NLRS Data Capture Device as I embark on a new stage in my career.
And to all those chaps so interested in the laundering of my moleskins including Tex O’Brien, never fear, I have an unending supply of moley’s and laundry detergent!
I would like to wish all our readers a Safe and Happy Christmas.
Dublin Livestock Markets Sale Order 2017
The sale order for the 2017 year at the Dublin Livestock Markets will be as follows:
1. Landmark
3. Elders
2. Quality
4. CIAA
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Profile - Ben Dohnt Growing up on my parent’s farm at Snowtown
spending much of my childhood with dad on the tractor, in the workshop or chasing cattle and sheep this is where my love affair with agriculture began. The farming life hasn’t always been kind to me as the day I lost two fingers in a seeding accident when I was 3, but Ag is in the blood and nothing could change that.
Growing up I attended Snowtown Area School and from k-9 and then I finished my schooling at Cleve Area School after completing the Certificate 2 in Agriculture at Sims Farm, a 450ha farm attached to the school. Much of my younger years involved playing club sports including football, basketball, cricket and tennis for Snowtown, I was also quite good at high jump and hurdles at school sports days and went on the represent both Snowtown and Cleve in both disciplines in Adelaide against other schools from around the state.
I was lucky enough while I was at school I had some very active Ag teachers that we able to push me in my agricultural learnings which I thoroughly enjoyed, the one thing I enjoyed the most at school was the Led Steer competition at the Royal Adelaide show which I partook in my last four years at Snowtown Area School. This involvement led me to work for the late Graham Ashby at Gulnare where I worked for four years while completing a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of Adelaide. After completing my degree I got a job as a sales agronomist with Kerin Agencies in Crystal Brook and helping manage the Snowtown location.
While working at Kerin’s I met my now wife Kim and after dating for about 12 months we moved to Whyalla as she got posted there after completing her Paramedics internship with SA Ambulance. Living in Whyalla Kim and
I got married and built a house then the mining down turn came and I was at risk of losing my job so I got on the front foot and applied for a job with Platinum Livestock. I was very fortunate that I was successful in winning this position as it gave Kim and I something to look forward to after so much negativity surrounding Whyalla.
Since starting with Platinum in Strathalbyn I have felt very at home and very welcomed in to the Platinum family, for myself it has been a great career change. Many friends and family have all since said this is where they all imagined me to be, they must have forgotten to mention it to me earlier in life. Working for Platinum Livestock I look to build on many of my existing interests and form many new skills and ways of thinking to try and get the best for my clients and the business. One area I do want to focus more on is the auctioneering side of livestock sales, as it is something I have done in the past on a small scale (charity and football club auctions) and I get a big thrill out of it but it’s a skill that definitely needs a bit of work. The position I have taken on is a completely new one with no existing clients and it has been challenging at times to find new clients for the business but we are slowly chipping away and starting to make a little head way.
Moving to the Fleurieu Peninsula has been a very exciting move for myself as it means new football club, meeting many new people, new places to explore and hopefully a block of land for Kim and I to buy and run a few stock of our own. Living down here for the first time in my life has also exposed me to many little craft breweries which is one of my favorite past times, along with all the little hidden restaurants throughout the hills and the south coast.
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Christmas Cheer On behalf of the CIAA team I would like to wish all readers of "The Independent" a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support during 2016 and I hope you all enjoy some time with your families and friends over the Christmas break. Thank you to all of our clients - your support to the CIAA agents out in the field has ensured that the group has continued to strengthen during 2016. CIAA now has 50 livestock agents operating through SA and Broken Hill - we are the biggest group of livestock agents in SA - we will continue to grow in 2017 with some exciting plans and further developments ready to launch in the New Year. All of this will offer better returns and information to our agents which will in turn be offered to the clients. Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. We look forward to sharing a prosperous and exciting 2017 with you. Wayne Hall
On behalf of the CIAA staff we would like thank everyone for their continued support throughout 2016. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and New Year and get to spend some quality life with your families and friends during this time. Stay safe and we are looking forward to an even bigger and better 2017. Kylie Kemp
REMINDER DUBLIN CATTLE & CALVES
The final cattle & calf markets at Dublin will be held on the 19th of December. In the New Year, the cattle & calf markets will recommence
on the 9th of January.
DUBLIN SHEEP & LAMBS The final sheep & lamb markets at Dublin will be held on the 20th of
December. In the New Year, the sheep & lamb markets will recommence on the 10th of January
MT COMPASS CATTLE The final cattle market at Mt Compass will be held on the 14th of
December. In the New Year, ths cattle market will recommence on the 4th of January. Additionally, there will be a store sale held on the 13th of January. Any store cattle must be booked in, otherwise they will not
be advertised
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New technology to fast-track National Vendor Declarations The livestock industry’s move to a digital future
is taking another positive step forward with an electronic National Vendor Declaration (eNVD) system now available to producers and participants in the value chain.
To enable industry to start using the system, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has granted the first commercial license to Australian software provider, Aglive, to release its eNVD App following extensive trials of the technology.
An eNVD is an electronic version of the current paper NVD document which is required for all movements of cattle, sheep and goats in Australia. The eNVD system transfers electronic livestock integrity data from a livestock producer, through the value chain to the intended receivers.
The eNVD information is verified against industry systems data including Property Identification Codes, Livestock Production Assurance accreditation, and National Livestock Identification System status, to deliver improved data integrity.
MLA’s Integrity and Information Systems Company CEO, Dr Jane Weatherley, said while the livestock industry’s move to a fully electronic system integrating livestock declarations with movement information is in its early stages, the technology is an exciting step forward for the industry.
“The eNVD system will streamline the transfer of data, and offer benefits to producers and other participants in the value chain who opt in to the eNVD system,” Dr Weatherley said.
“For producers, it will reduce the time taken to complete an NVD and ensure the latest versions of the document are being used and meet market requirements.
“It also reduces the cost of storing and retrieving historical NVDs for auditing, reporting and administrative purposes.
“As the technology is rolled out, livestock producers should check with their value chain partners if they’re using the eNVD system.
“It is expected that other commercial licenses will be granted to more Australian software companies over the coming months, who will release further eNVD apps once trials of the technology are completed.”
Dr Weatherley said the technology aligns with
MLA’s Value Chain Digital Strategy, which will drive the development of an integrated platform for capturing data and generating reliable and objective information tools that can be readily applied within businesses across the value chain.
Aglive Director Paul Ryan said the Aglive eNVD App allows for unlimited eNVDs for cattle, sheep and goats to be completed with just one app on a smart phone, tablet or desktop computer.
“Digital consignment data on the Aglive platform is accessible by Aglive users 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including sections of the red meat supply chain who opt in to receive eNVDs, such as agents, saleyards, transporters, processors and exporters,” Mr Ryan said.
“Aglive’s eNVD technology is a live, real-time system that automatically sends NVD data through to an industry database that links directly to the MLA’s NLIS through accredited security protocols.
“In situations where producers have limited internet capability, Aglive allows eNVD data to be stored, which is then automatically updated when in internet range. Producers can also use the technology on their desktop computers.
“The eNVD system and Aglive’s eNVD App underpins Australia’s LPA on-farm food safety program and greatly increases the traceability and provenance of the food chain.”
For more information, please go to www.aglive.com/aglive-envd-app
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You always seem to get a mob of visitors around this time of
the year looking to bludge a feed a bed and or a free beer and this year is no exception.
An old mate from Queensland bobbed in the other day and stayed for two weeks!
Anyway it was nice to have an extra pair of hands for a while and chew the fat each night before beddy byes.
Fred Gwimble was a cane grower whom I met while doing a degree in Bundaberg Rum in my youth.
We got talking about the ups and downs of our respective businesses and Fred related the following story.
Back in the seventies cane growers were besieged by a beetle that was decimating the cane crop and some urgent action and a remedy was sought.
“We went to the Department of Agriculture and they said the way to get rid of the beetles was with some imported Cane Toads – so we imported thousands of the bludgers”
So the problem was fixed? “Not on your Nelly – they were
supposed to be all male Toads but somehow a fair wing of females were imported as well and now we have a Cane Toad problem”
What next? “Well we went back to the
Department of Agriculture who suggested Death Adders would be the answer to the Toads”
Problem solved? “Na – while we stipulated male
Death Adders only, it seems we got a fair wing of female Death Adders as well and now we had a Death Adder problem”
“Back we go to the Department and a bright spark tells us the only way to get rid of Death Adders is by getting some Punjab wielding Pakistani’s on a 457 visa”.
“So we import a fair wing of these Punjab wielding Pakistani’s – stipulating males only of course”.
“We were dudded again and the little blighters were breeding like rabbits”.
“This time the Department luminaries suggest the Australian Army – so we get the Army and they disperse the Pakistani’s”.
All over then? “No way – the Army moved in, set
up base camps built houses and over ran the place with tanks, artillery and armoured vehicles”.
“We had no option – I called my mate Russ Hinze who was in Parliament at the time and he arranged for the best mercenary force in the world to extract the Army”.
You mean he got the Israeli Commando’s!
“Nah – he sent us the Queensland Police Force!”
So there you have it – don’t always look in the obvious place for an answer.
Have to go and put some tinsel on the Christmas Tree so I’ll talk to you again next year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Cedric Dagrattler.
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Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients - 600g pork belly, cut into 3cm pieces - 1 tbsp soy sauce - 1 garlic clove, finely grated - 1/2 tsp ground black pepper - vegetable oil, to deep fry - 1/3 cup plain flour - 2 tsp vegetable oil, extra - 1 brown onion, thinly sliced - 1 tomato, cut into wedges - 2 green shallots, cut into 4cm pieced - 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar - 80ml pineapple juice - 60ml rice vinegar - 2 tbsp tomato sauce - 1 tbsp soy sauce - 1/4 tsp Chinese five spice - 2 tsp cornflour - 2 tbsp water
Recipe from www.taste.com
Method Step 1 Place the pork belly, soy sauce, garlic and pepper in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Toss to combine and set aside for 30 minutes to marinate. Step 2 Meanwhile, for the sauce, place the sugar, juice, rice vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and Chinese five spice in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Step 3 Combine the cornflour and water in a bowl. Add to the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes or until thickened slightly. Remove from heat. Set aside. Step 4 Fill a wok one-third full with oil. Heat to 180C over high heat. Toss pork in plain flour. Cook pork, in batches, for 4 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Step 5 Remove oil from wok. Wipe clean with paper towel. Heat extra oil in wok over high heat. Add the onion and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato and shallot. Step 6 Stir-fry for 1 minute or until the vegetables are tender crisp. Return the pork to the wok and pour over the sauce. Toss to coat. Serve warm.
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RIPPIN’ RESULTS AE & DE Liddiard
Corny Point 14 steers to $3.50/kg averaged $1,150.40 at the
South Australian Livestock Exchange, Dublin 28/11/16
Merna Mora Station Port Augusta
11 steers to $3.40/kg averaged $1,289.64 at the South Australian Livestock Exchange
Dublin 5/12/16
ME Nancarrow Victor Harbor
49 crossbred lambs made $140 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 29/11/16
RJ & FN Warren One Tree Hill
25 crossbred lambs made $124 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 6/12/16
JI & PJ Price Booborowie
16 wethers made $119 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 29/11/16
CH Fromm & Son Williamstown
25 steers to $3.65/kg averaged $1,268.05 at the Southern Livestock Exchange,
Mt Compass 30/11/16
AR & M Hanson Birdwood
25 crossbred lambs made $140 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 29/11/16
T Nordhausen Cockatoo Valley
33 crossbred lambs made $125 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 29/11/16
DJ Leane Parawa
26 crossbred lambs made $122 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 6/12/16
ABS Pastoral Lower Light
17 wethers made $117 per head at the South Australian Livestock Exchange,
Dublin 29/11/16
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The Phantom Record beaten in record time!
There's been quite a few records established and broken at the Dublin cattle and calf sale recently.
One particular auctioneer, festooned in pink has been especially keen to achieve as many records as possible. He smashed the liveweight sale record with $4.60/kg for lightweight heifers, ably assisted by the winning bidder and independent agent, Mark O'Leary, Spence Dix & Co, Meningie.
The same auctioneer sold a bull calf at this week's calf market for $910 and proudly claimed a new calf market record. Sadly for our record
grabbing auctioneer, his record was surpassed in very short time by a pen of heifers sold by an auctioneer with a shirt of a different hue. There's no truth to the rumour that the gentleman in question is now in therapy!
Please be more stupid! As I reflect on the first few months
of the "The Independent" it has occurred to me that the degree of idiocy and stupidity displayed by the participants of this industry has fallen to an all-time low. Are people more careful or have the cumulative effects of OH&S finally made a difference?
What's happened to elaborate
practical jokes, where is the gullible behaviour that made being a junior in a stock agency so excruciating?
Where are the personalities that make things happen through sheer force of will?
Where are those hapless, poor buggers who cannot seem to pass through life without the most ridiculous things happening to them?
If you hear of any funny, bizarre or just downright strange behaviour feel free to let us know.
Don't worry, your anonymity will be protected, unless you're involved of course. We just like a bit of harmless fun.
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Here we are rapidly approaching the end of another stock
selling year and what a year it has been.
Any livestock producer who hasn't made a few bob and stacked a bit away for the inevitable poorer future should give the job away. The year itself has been nothing short of sensational, there's literally feed to burn throughout almost the entire state. Couple the feed situation up with the prices being received for cattle, sheep and lambs and it's a Toyota dealers idea of heaven. I can only begin to imagine how many V8 Landcruiser utes will find new homes in the ensuing twelve months.
Cattle prices continue to astound
most market commentators, last week at Dublin, lightweight, pastoral bred, Angus cross heifers sold for a massive $4.60/kg liveweight.
Despite the large price per kilogram these heifers didn't work out particularly dear, 195 kg average weight isn't much and these heifers ended up in a paddock around Meningie for roughly $850.
When you compare those heifers with similar types that were sold this week in the Dublin calf sale, they appear to be very reasonable.
Who in their wildest imagination would have ever predicted that heavyweight bull and heifer calves would smash through the $900/head barrier, the calves offered were so much in demand that one auctioneer had the cheek to call for $1,000 as an opening bid, he had to settle for a $900 opening and a $940/head
finish, not too shabby for heifers! The outlook for the lamb market
seems to be positive and most things point to prices in the same region as prices for 2016, while things haven't been spectacular they have certainly been solid and breeders should be reaping steady rewards.
I think there's been enough speculation around the prices for stock in the New Year, I'll make room for a bit of crystal ball gazing in the next edition of "The Independent", bold predictions regarding price fluctuations are fraught with danger and many self-styled experts have had to wipe egg off their faces with bold predictions gone wrong.
All of us here at CIAA who produce "The Independent" wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday period!
It's a very Merry Christmas!
By MICHAEL LAMONT
Profile - Ben Dohnt, Pg. 6
Positive outlook for Australian sheep producers as lamb production set to ease in 2017, Pg. 4
All graphs and information courtesy of Meat & Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service.
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It’s a joke, Joyce! The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After
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'Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see? ' 'The Lone Ranger replies, 'I see millions of stars.'
'What that tell you?' asked Tonto. The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says,
'Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically,
it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning.
Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a
beautiful day tomorrow. What's it tell you, Tonto?'
"You dumber than buffalo shit. It means someone stole the tent."
Dear Editor, I would like to take this
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The Independent has been a breath of fresh air, the efforts of the long running rural publications of South Australia have become rather hackneyed and despite the ravings of Dagrattler and Traeger your
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you for publishing my last missive. I didn’t realise that a short
letter to you in defence of my great chum Marmaduke Littlejohn would engender so much interest in my principal pastime, playing Polo.
The sport of Polo is often denigrated by the common people who think wrongly that we are just a bunch of “toffs” riding around, swinging mallets and drinking
information and articles have been both informative and humorous.
I have been refreshed by my cricket tour, despite the Australian team’s deficiencies, I will have a rest now while they play that ridiculous pyjama game and resume my tour when we take on the “Pakis” in the real game of cricket.
I know that I speak for many of my cohorts at lodge and at the old
gallons of Bollinger’s vintage French champagne.
The truth is that we sometimes drink the domestic item and often when we swing our mallets we contact the ball and resemble proper sportsmen.
There are any amount of ordinary people involved in the sport of Polo, every player has at least one groom and they tend to add a common touch to proceedings.
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I raise a glass of single malt scotch to salute you and wish you all a Merry Christmas.
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Cattle breeders, let us all rejoice for prices are in rarefied air and
the buyers are desperately scrabbling around searching for some oxygen to help them revive and relieve the situation.
This is particularly true for trade and export buyers, store buyers are working on different strategies from the trade and some cruel people would suggest that there are some store buyers that are operating from a different planet.
There are plenty of signs of course that point to a more measured
approach by trade and export buyers, this approach is fine until one of the big operators is inevitably short of numbers for slaughter, then watch the feathers fly!
I keep being drawn to the same
terminology when describing the lamb market. Steady as she goes, seems to be a rather lame way of describing a very vibrant market. Feeders may be somewhat
disappointed with $5.00/kg for cross bred lambs in the New Year but for breeders that have shorn lambs from their 2016 drop, it should seem like a pretty fair price.
The chances of seeing $200/head lambs any time soon seems remote, however producers should be able to pack plenty of weight into their lambs with the feed base available. The one forgotten factor in the lamb market is the skins, the dominant importer of Australian sheep and lamb skins is China, prices are currently depressed
and $10 is a good price for crossbred skins, an increase in skin prices can make or break some feeders and the effect on processors is negligible!
Flying finish to 2016!
By MICHAEL LAMONT
"Steady as she goes, seems to be a rather lame way of describing a very vibrant
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The New Year should see the Australian lamb and sheep market benefit from reduced supplies
and positive demand from domestic consumers, Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2017 Sheep Industry projections have today forecast.
The latest projections also point to a reduction in Australian lamb slaughter and decreases in both production and exports on the back of a smaller ewe flock and lower lamb markings.
MLA’s Manager of Market Information Ben Thomas said lamb slaughter is projected to be 22 million head for 2017, down 2% from the estimated 2016 level.
“While this is a decline year-on-year, 22 million head is still in line with the long-term growth trend observed over the past decade,” Mr Thomas said.
“Breaking the annual processing down to a quarterly basis, it is anticipated that the June and September quarters will be when supplies are the tightest. Lamb availability in the March quarter on the other hand, is likely to benefit from carry-over stocks from the final months of 2016, when extremely wet weather delayed many lambs coming to market.”
Assuming average seasonal conditions and a return to normal lamb marking rates, the numbers of lambs processed are anticipated to increase to 23 million head by 2020.
Mr Thomas said Australian lamb production for 2017 is projected to ease 2% to 492,000 tonnes carcase weight (cwt), and while this is a year-on-year decline, the volume is in the realms of record territory.
“The Australian domestic market is anticipated to remain the largest consumer and account for 48% of production, or 237,000 tonnes cwt, with many encouraging signs coming from the market,” he said.
“For instance, domestic per capita consumption has stabilised in recent years, while at the same time the weighted average retail price has been increasing.
“To put this in perspective, domestic lamb retail prices in 2016 averaged just 10 cents shy of the record high set in 2011, at $14.51/kg, and per capita consumption is 8% higher now than what it was then.”
On the export front, Australian lamb shipments are anticipated to ease 4% year-on-year in 2017, to 220,000
tonnes shipped weight (swt). “While this will be the third consecutive year of slightly
lower exports, volumes are still in excess of 200,000 tonnes swt – a level breached for only the first time in 2013. The major markets are likely to again be the US, China and the Middle East,” Mr Thomas said.
Mr Thomas said while there are strong demand indications from the domestic market, internationally, signals are mixed.
“For instance, the lifting of the government subsidy on imported Australian lamb in Bahrain will likely see reduced volumes to the region continue, while at the same time, the UK pound remains low and US cold store volumes of sheepmeat are currently down significantly from year-ago levels,” Mr Thomas said.
“Similarly, total Chinese sheepmeat imports in 2016 were subdued due to high domestic sheepmeat production in China, however, domestic production levels are anticipated to be lower next year.
“The earlier than usual Chinese New Year in 2017 has reportedly spurred demand more recently, with importers already beginning to build up stock levels. In- market reports suggest that importers are anticipating good demand for sheepmeat during the upcoming cooler months.”
A recovery in lamb exports is forecast from 2018, with volumes expected to reach a record 235,000 tonnes swt by 2020.
“The longer-term export outlook should be underpinned by further growth in demand in Asia, especially China, the US and the Middle East, a lower Australian dollar, diminishing New Zealand exports, and Australia’s projected growth in production,” Mr Thomas said.
“Uncertainty surrounds the impact of Brexit on access to both the UK and EU. If negotiations result in expansion of Australia’s meagre sheepmeat access to these markets, it could provide a significant lift to exports and prices.”
Positive outlook for Australian sheep producers as lamb production set to
ease in 2017
Articles on pages 4 & 8 are courtesy of Meat & Livestock Australia
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Traeger Says Well another year draws
to a close and we have experienced some heady prices getting here.
Some observers believe restockers have been paying too much for store lambs to put in the paddock and that may well be the case, but my observation is that the restockers operating at the Dublin sales have been few and far between.
There may well be a glut of heavy lambs coming into the new year however it is more likely to be in the eastern states rather than SA.
That said, forward prices have come off the boil by about 50c/kg and may well move lower as 2017 develops.
What was noticeable this spring, in fact including late winter, were the amount of light sucker lambs, even immature lambs that went to processors.
In general terms the trade were outbidding the restockers, at least in SA.
As far as Dublin was concerned I would say more Merino lambs went to the paddock than crossbreds.
Lambs under 16kg dressed were realising up to $7/kg earlier in the spring auctions with the medium and heavyweight lambs around $5.50 tops.
With prices for hoggets at an all time high, perhaps some of the heavier lambs may be taken past the milk teeth stage to two tooths – would seem out of the question at the moment.
Cattle prices too are riding high. I can’t help but remembering a
single semi trailer deck of Friesian bullocks I consigned to Gepps Cross some years ago, they were around 700kg liveweight in today’s money and averaged from memory about
$70/head. When you look at something
similar today at $2,000/head, it beggars belief.
And cull bulls making more than you could pull for a top of the range herd bull back in the late 1980’s.
Anyway as I said earlier things are going pretty strong and look to remain that way into the future.
Thanks to the characters who make this an interesting life, and to the many who have offered their support and encouragement and otherwise as I battle with the NLRS Data Capture Device as I embark on a new stage in my career.
And to all those chaps so interested in the laundering of my moleskins including Tex O’Brien, never fear, I have an unending supply of moley’s and laundry detergent!
I would like to wish all our readers a Safe and Happy Christmas.
Dublin Livestock Markets Sale Order 2017
The sale order for the 2017 year at the Dublin Livestock Markets will be as follows:
1. Landmark
3. Elders
2. Quality
4. CIAA
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Profile - Ben Dohnt Growing up on my parent’s farm at Snowtown
spending much of my childhood with dad on the tractor, in the workshop or chasing cattle and sheep this is where my love affair with agriculture began. The farming life hasn’t always been kind to me as the day I lost two fingers in a seeding accident when I was 3, but Ag is in the blood and nothing could change that.
Growing up I attended Snowtown Area School and from k-9 and then I finished my schooling at Cleve Area School after completing the Certificate 2 in Agriculture at Sims Farm, a 450ha farm attached to the school. Much of my younger years involved playing club sports including football, basketball, cricket and tennis for Snowtown, I was also quite good at high jump and hurdles at school sports days and went on the represent both Snowtown and Cleve in both disciplines in Adelaide against other schools from around the state.
I was lucky enough while I was at school I had some very active Ag teachers that we able to push me in my agricultural learnings which I thoroughly enjoyed, the one thing I enjoyed the most at school was the Led Steer competition at the Royal Adelaide show which I partook in my last four years at Snowtown Area School. This involvement led me to work for the late Graham Ashby at Gulnare where I worked for four years while completing a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of Adelaide. After completing my degree I got a job as a sales agronomist with Kerin Agencies in Crystal Brook and helping manage the Snowtown location.
While working at Kerin’s I met my now wife Kim and after dating for about 12 months we moved to Whyalla as she got posted there after completing her Paramedics internship with SA Ambulance. Living in Whyalla Kim and
I got married and built a house then the mining down turn came and I was at risk of losing my job so I got on the front foot and applied for a job with Platinum Livestock. I was very fortunate that I was successful in winning this position as it gave Kim and I something to look forward to after so much negativity surrounding Whyalla.
Since starting with Platinum in Strathalbyn I have felt very at home and very welcomed in to the Platinum family, for myself it has been a great career change. Many friends and family have all since said this is where they all imagined me to be, they must have forgotten to mention it to me earlier in life. Working for Platinum Livestock I look to build on many of my existing interests and form many new skills and ways of thinking to try and get the best for my clients and the business. One area I do want to focus more on is the auctioneering side of livestock sales, as it is something I have done in the past on a small scale (charity and football club auctions) and I get a big thrill out of it but it’s a skill that definitely needs a bit of work. The position I have taken on is a completely new one with no existing clients and it has been challenging at times to find new clients for the business but we are slowly chipping away and starting to make a little head way.
Moving to the Fleurieu Peninsula has been a very exciting move for myself as it means new football club, meeting many new people, new places to explore and hopefully a block of land for Kim and I to buy and run a few stock of our own. Living down here for the first time in my life has also exposed me to many little craft breweries which is one of my favorite past times, along with all the little hidden restaurants throughout the hills and the south coast.
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Christmas Cheer On behalf of the CIAA team I would like to wish all readers of "The Independent" a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support during 2016 and I hope you all enjoy some time with your families and friends over the Christmas break. Thank you to all of our clients - your support to the CIAA agents out in the field has ensured that the group has continued to strengthen during 2016. CIAA now has 50 livestock agents operating through SA and Broken Hill - we are the biggest group of livestock agents in SA - we will continue to grow in 2017 with some exciting plans and further developments ready to launch in the New Year. All of this will offer better returns and information to our agents which will in turn be offered to the clients. Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. We look forward to sharing a prosperous and exciting 2017 with you. Wayne Hall
On behalf of the CIAA staff we would like thank everyone for their continued support throughout 2016. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and New Year and get to spend some quality life with your families and friends during this time. Stay safe and we are looking forward to an even bigger and better 2017. Kylie Kemp
REMINDER DUBLIN CATTLE & CALVES
The final cattle & calf markets at Dublin will be held on the 19th of December. In the New Year, the cattle & calf markets will recommence
on the 9th of January.
DUBLIN SHEEP & LAMBS The final sheep & lamb markets at Dublin will be held on the 20th of
December. In the New Year, the sheep & lamb markets will recommence on the 10th of January
MT COMPASS CATTLE The final cattle market at Mt Compass will be held on the 14th of
December. In the New Year, ths cattle market will recommence on the 4th of January. Additionally, there will be a store sale held on the 13th of January. Any store cattle must be booked in, otherwise they will not
be advertised
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New technology to fast-track National Vendor Declarations The livestock industry’s move to a digital future
is taking another positive step forward with an electronic National Vendor Declaration (eNVD) system now available to producers and participants in the value chain.
To enable industry to start using the system, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has granted the first commercial license to Australian software provider, Aglive, to release its eNVD App following extensive trials of the technology.
An eNVD is an electronic version of the current paper NVD document which is required for all movements of cattle, sheep and goats in Australia. The eNVD system transfers electronic livestock integrity data from a livestock producer, through the value chain to the intended receivers.
The eNVD information is verified against industry systems data including Property Identification Codes, Livestock Production Assurance accreditation, and National Livestock Identification System status, to deliver improved data integrity.
MLA’s Integrity and Information Systems Company CEO, Dr Jane Weatherley, said while the livestock industry’s move to a fully electronic system integrating livestock declarations with movement information is in its early stages, the technology is an exciting step forward for the industry.
“The eNVD system will streamline the transfer of data, and offer benefits to producers and other participants in the value chain who opt in to the eNVD system,” Dr Weatherley said.
“For producers, it will reduce the time taken to complete an NVD and ensure the latest versions of the document are being used and meet market requirements.
“It also reduces the cost of storing and retrieving historical NVDs for auditing, reporting and administrative purposes.
“As the technology is rolled out, livestock producers should check with their value chain partners if they’re using the eNVD system.
“It is expected that other commercial licenses will be granted to more Australian software companies over the coming months, who will release further eNVD apps once trials of the technology are completed.”
Dr Weatherley said the technology aligns with
MLA’s Value Chain Digital Strategy, which will drive the development of an integrated platform for capturing data and generating reliable and objective information tools that can be readily applied within businesses across the value chain.
Aglive Director Paul Ryan said the Aglive eNVD App allows for unlimited eNVDs for cattle, sheep and goats to be completed with just one app on a smart phone, tablet or desktop computer.
“Digital consignment data on the Aglive platform is accessible by Aglive users 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including sections of the red meat supply chain who opt in to receive eNVDs, such as agents, saleyards, transporters, processors and exporters,” Mr Ryan said.
“Aglive’s eNVD technology is a live, real-time system that automatically sends NVD data through to an industry database that links directly to the MLA’s NLIS through accredited security protocols.
“In situations where producers have limited internet capability, Aglive allows eNVD data to be stored, which is then automatically updated when in internet range. Producers can also use the technology on their desktop computers.
“The eNVD system and Aglive’s eNVD App underpins Australia’s LPA on-farm food safety program and greatly increases the traceability and provenance of the food chain.”
For more information, please go to www.aglive.com/aglive-envd-app
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You always seem to get a mob of visitors around this time of
the year looking to bludge a feed a bed and or a free beer and this year is no exception.
An old mate from Queensland bobbed in the other day and stayed for two weeks!
Anyway it was nice to have an extra pair of hands for a while and chew the fat each night before beddy byes.
Fred Gwimble was a cane grower whom I met while doing a degree in Bundaberg Rum in my youth.
We got talking about the ups and downs of our respective businesses and Fred related the following story.
Back in the seventies cane growers were besieged by a beetle that was decimating the cane crop and some urgent action and a remedy was sought.
“We went to the Department of Agriculture and they said the way to get rid of the beetles was with some imported Cane Toads – so we imported thousands of the bludgers”
So the problem was fixed? “Not on your Nelly – they were
supposed to be all male Toads but somehow a fair wing of females were imported as well and now we have a Cane Toad problem”
What next? “Well we went back to the
Department of Agriculture who suggested Death Adders would be the answer to the Toads”
Problem solved? “Na – while we stipulated male
Death Adders only, it seems we got a fair wing of female Death Adders as well and now we had a Death Adder problem”
“Back we go to the Department and a bright spark tells us the only way to get rid of Death Adders is by getting some Punjab wielding Pakistani’s on a 457 visa”.
“So we import a fair wing of these Punjab wielding Pakistani’s – stipulating males only of course”.
“We were dudded again and the little blighters were breeding like rabbits”.
“This time the Department luminaries suggest the Australian Army – so we get the Army and they disperse the Pakistani’s”.
All over then? “No way – the Army moved in, set
up base camps built houses and over ran the place with tanks, artillery and armoured vehicles”.
“We had no option – I called my mate Russ Hinze who was in Parliament at the time and he arranged for the best mercenary force in the world to extract the Army”.
You mean he got the Israeli Commando’s!
“Nah – he sent us the Queensland Police Force!”
So there you have it – don’t always look in the obvious place for an answer.
Have to go and put some tinsel on the Christmas Tree so I’ll talk to you again next year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Cedric Dagrattler.
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Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients - 600g pork belly, cut into 3cm pieces - 1 tbsp soy sauce - 1 garlic clove, finely grated - 1/2 tsp ground black pepper - vegetable oil, to deep fry - 1/3 cup plain flour - 2 tsp vegetable oil, extra - 1 brown onion, thinly sliced - 1 tomato, cut into wedges - 2 green shallots, cut into 4cm pieced - 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar - 80ml pineapple juice - 60ml rice vinegar - 2 tbsp tomato sauce - 1 tbsp soy sauce - 1/4 tsp Chinese five spice - 2 tsp cornflour - 2 tbsp water
Recipe from www.taste.com
Method Step 1 Place the pork belly, soy sauce, garlic and pepper in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Toss to combine and set aside for 30 minutes to marinate. Step 2 Meanwhile, for the sauce, place the sugar, juice, rice vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and Chinese five spice in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Step 3 Combine the cornflour and water in a bowl. Add to the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes or until thickened slightly. Remove from heat. Set aside. Step 4 Fill a wok one-third full with oil. Heat to 180C over high heat. Toss pork in plain flour. Cook pork, in batches, for 4 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Step 5 Remove oil from wok. Wipe clean with paper towel. Heat extra oil in wok over high heat. Add the onion and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato and shallot. Step 6 Stir-fry for 1 minute or until the vegetables are tender crisp. Return the pork to the wok and pour over the sauce. Toss to coat. Serve warm.
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The Phantom Record beaten in record time!
There's been quite a few records established and broken at the Dublin cattle and calf sale recently.
One particular auctioneer, festooned in pink has been especially keen to achieve as many records as possible. He smashed the liveweight sale record with $4.60/kg for lightweight heifers, ably assisted by the winning bidder and independent agent, Mark O'Leary, Spence Dix & Co, Meningie.
The same auctioneer sold a bull calf at this week's calf market for $910 and proudly claimed a new calf market record. Sadly for our record
grabbing auctioneer, his record was surpassed in very short time by a pen of heifers sold by an auctioneer with a shirt of a different hue. There's no truth to the rumour that the gentleman in question is now in therapy!
Please be more stupid! As I reflect on the first few months
of the "The Independent" it has occurred to me that the degree of idiocy and stupidity displayed by the participants of this industry has fallen to an all-time low. Are people more careful or have the cumulative effects of OH&S finally made a difference?
What's happened to elaborate
practical jokes, where is the gullible behaviour that made being a junior in a stock agency so excruciating?
Where are the personalities that make things happen through sheer force of will?
Where are those hapless, poor buggers who cannot seem to pass through life without the most ridiculous things happening to them?
If you hear of any funny, bizarre or just downright strange behaviour feel free to let us know.
Don't worry, your anonymity will be protected, unless you're involved of course. We just like a bit of harmless fun.