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#116 The Cupid of Agriculture
May 05, 2022

He's done more matchmaking than tinder and match.com combined. We talk to the living legend that is Ryan Hoiberg (Rimfire Resources), the inspiration of the 'Chris Hoiberg Tangent'. We brought him bac

#115 Government created black swans
May 02, 2022

A quick update for the start of the week, as we debate the risk of government interventions in markets. Are government interventions good or bad, we look through the past and present interventions and

#114 Inflated interest in inflation
April 27, 2022

We have a chat with Matt's old colleague from his currency trading days at ANZ, Dion Ciavola. Dion runs his own money transfer service (Forex Sport). We chat about the inflation numbers, the likely in

#113 What is in store for fertilizer pricing?
April 21, 2022

We talk to regular AgWatchers guest Chris Lawson, head of fertilizers for the analyst firm CRU. In this discussion, we talk about the impact of Russian sanctions, new plants in Australia, Sri Lanka ba

#112 Elections, Lumpyskin and diverse opinions.
April 14, 2022

We have a chat with Gillian and Mark Fennell about a huge range of issues around rural politics, the cattle industry and the outbreak of lumpy skin disease. An interesting point we talk about is diver

#111 Indian FTA, US Crop disaster? and livestock into China
April 07, 2022

A quick market update on the main drivers in the livestock and grain markets. We spent the weekend. Topics covered include US crop conditions, Indian free trade agreement and why it is better for live

#110 Should consumers be paying more for food?
April 03, 2022

We have a chat with the CEO of Egg Farmers Australia, Melinda Hashimoto. Melinda thinks that consumers have to pay more for their eggs. In this discussion, we ask the big questions, and cover the incr

#85 Chinese military helping our market.
November 10, 2021

We have a quick chat with Michael De Kleuver about what is happing in the wool market. We talk about how Chinese energy woes have impacted wool processing, but also recent military uniforms purchases

#84 A COP out
November 04, 2021

We have a quick update on the markets. Topics covered include livestock, a moan about COP26, fertilizer woes and the harvest pressure on grain. 

#83 Sirloin or soy, T-bone or tofu?
November 02, 2021

We have a chat with Queensland Senator Susan McDonald. This conversation covers a wide range of topics with a focus on fake meat labelling, climate change and the livestock industry.