Productivity is key to the Australian sheep industry's growth

Join Raboresearch Analyst Oskar Mitchell and Senior Economic Analyst Bruno Fonseca as they unpack the outlook for crop margins in 2027. They discuss why the global margin squeeze is proving persistent, where growers are feeling the most pressure, and what could drive a recovery. They also bring the discussion home to Australia, looking at how input costs, grain prices, yields, and weather risks could shape grower margins in the year ahead.

What do strong red meat prices, smaller appetites, pasture, and cottage cheese have in common? They're all part of a changing global protein story. Jen Corkran and Michael Harvey dive into the new RaboResearch report, "New Zealand's protein moment", and explore why today's opportunity is about more than producing protein. The bigger question is how New Zealand proves its value and makes this moment count for the future.

In this episode, RaboResearch analysts Oskar Mitchell and Vítor Pistóia unpack the forecast for a large Australian winter crop in excess of 60 million tonnes and explore sharp regional contrasts, record canola production, firmer grain prices, and the rising input costs that continue to squeeze grower margins. They also discuss the outlook for wheat, barley, canola, and pulses and how global trade disruptions and uneven seasonal conditions could shape Australian grain markets into 2027.

Join RaboResearch Analyst Oskar Mitchell and Senior Market Strategist Ben Picton as they discuss what is happening with interest rates in New Zealand and Australia. Ben and Oskar unpack where both countries are at in the economic cycle, what it means for their respective cash rates, what is going on internationally that is influencing longer-term rates, and what the outlook is for the New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar.

Fertiliser is one of the largest variable input costs in Australian cropping, yet a significant proportion of applied nitrogen can be lost before crops can use it. In this podcast, Stefan Vogel and Farm Inputs Analyst Oskar Mitchell discuss how nitrification inhibitors can improve nitrogen-use efficiency by reducing nitrogen losses from leaching, denitrification, and emissions. Drawing on Australian and international research, they explore where these products deliver the greatest value, the conditions that drive performance, and why a targeted approach can help growers improve both profitability and environmental outcomes.