RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Australia/NZ

The US is expected to increase beef production by 10% over the next 5 years. How will this impact Australia? Angus Gidley-Baird interviews Don Close, US analyst and author of the recently released US long term beef outlook report.

Production, prices, and lamb weights: All were topics of discussion at a recent event in Cowra. Angus Gidley-Baird chats with Orange Branch manager Toby Mendl.

New Zealand's wool prices have been sliding for the last 12 months and have declined to levels not seen since 2009. RaboResearch's NZ Animal Protein Analyst Blake Holgate and Commodity Analyst Georgia Twomey discuss the drivers of the New Zealand wool market, how it is paving a different path to the fine wool sector and what to look out for next.

Should we be pursuing greater online sales of seafood into China? Rabobank's global seafood expert, Gorjan Nikolik, addresses the rapid evolution of internet shopping in China, the advantages if can offer to seafood exports from Australia and New Zealand and some of the challenges entailed.

The amount of new technology available to farmers is growing rapidly, yet increases in profitability are still limited. Wes Lefroy and Angus Gidley-Baird discuss implementing new tech, focusing on our new report, 'Does Sensor Adoption Make Cents?'

What lies ahead for Australian wool producers in the coming months? Skye Ward and Georgia Twomey discuss upcoming developments.

The barley market has struggled through 2017, but has recently gained 40%. Cheryl Kalisch Gordon and Wes Lefroy discuss what's behind the move and take a look at the market moving forward.

This podcast is all about the hot topic of sugar consumption. Georgia Twomey and Nicholas Fereday take a look at what shifting consumer attitudes might mean for F&B companies and the long-term outlook for sugar consumption.

What does the slowdown in milk growth mean for the supply chain? Our analyst Emma Higgins takes a close look.

Is the future of NZ farmers in the hands of the world's central bankers? We put Michael Every, Senior Markets Strategist for Rabobank Asia-Pacific, in the hot seat. Tim Hunt asks him why central bankers matter, what they are trying to achieve, and looks at the implications of their success—or failure—for NZ farmers.

What does the future of China's seafood market mean for Australia and New Zealand? Tim Hunt talks to Rabobank's global seafood expert, Gorjan Nikolik.

New Zealand sheep farmers often hear about the need for the industry to add value to their lamb export products. What is driving this push for more value-add investment, and what can the industry do to add value?

Changing market forces in Asia and new technologies are creating new implications for Australian growers. Roland Fumasi and Wes Lefroy discuss the changing tide and how Australian farmers should take note.

Roland Fumasi, Senior Produce Analyst from Rabobank California, addresses the key global trends that NZ horticulture needs to be aware of.

The Australian sheepmeat industry has been performing very strongly over recent years with increasing production and increasing prices. With production forecast to drop slightly, what does the new season hold for Australian sheepmeat?

US cotton is holding centre stage right now, with big acreage and excellent conditions suggesting a bumper crop for Q4 2017. Andrew Tasker joins our latest podcast from St Louis, Illinois, to share the thoughts and concerns of those in the heart of US cotton country.

Michael Harvey takes the opportunity to get download from Sandy Chen on his visit to Australia to explore the China dairy landscape in order uncover the short and medium term dynamics for supply and demand dynamics. As a result, Sandy Chen emphasises some strategic considerations for the Australian dairy industry value chain moving forward.

Global milk supply growth is emerging from key exporting engines. The resulting exportable surplus will increase across 2017 and moving into 2018. The additional supply will be met by steady, if modest, global demand growth across this period.

What would an Australian housing market crash mean for the local F&A industry? Michael Every and Tim Hunt explore the chances of a crash, the economic impacts it would bring and how this would feed through to farmers and food companies.

RaboResearch analyst Wes Lefroy is just back from attending the Australian Farm Institute conference 'Harvesting the Benefits of Digital Agriculture' in Melbourne. He is joined by Tim Hunt to discuss the key themes from the conference and the implications for farmers.

The Southern Australian milk prices for 2017/18 have been announced. Murray Goulburn has reverted to a traditional pricing model, while other processors chose to break rank. But is this a watershed moment for the industry? And how do local milk prices compare to Rabobank's expectations... and to global peers?

Blake Holgate and Angus Gidley-Baird discuss the latest developments in the global red meat export market, and assess what this means for both the short and long term prospects of New Zealand beef and lamb.

While the hype around Digital Agriculture is high, farmer adoption has remained low. Wes Lefroy and Ken Zuckerberg discuss the barriers to adoption and the future of digital farming, and in particular the report 'Bungle in the AgTech Jungle'.

Chickpeas are an attractive option for Australian growers, as strong Indian demand drives high prices for export. However, potential shifts in Indian purchases and domestic disease risks create an uncertain price outlook. Cheryl Kalisch Gordon and Charlie Clack provide Rabobank's view on prices in the 12-month period.

Increased and ongoing volatility, industry developments such as objective carcase measurement and the marketing of specific product characteristics mean managing price, quantity and quality are now more important than ever. Forward marketing agreements provide an ability to manage these risks and need to become a more common part of the beef industry. This podcast summarises the report of the same...