Dobbo Chats (2) – Campdraft cancellation, market reports

Rural Queensland today on the Resonate Broadcast Network Bend over with you this morning and one of and this is interesting

biggest biggest

Camp graphs

Has been put on hold due to fuel prices and concern Australian camp raft association operation manager Liz Hopkins said

the

Campcraft competition to be held at Paradise Lagoon's over April had been postponed and

And the ACA National Finals which would be hosted by Paradise Lagoon's Camp Graph Committee as well

Wow, this is where it's affecting

Judith Maisie writes a very strong article in the Queensland country life that said

You know they had said that the date was yet to be fixed for the National Finals the issue is whether

The event is postponed the decisions being made by the committee hosting it and that's the Paradise Lagoon's Committee

They're indicated due to uncertainty and fuel supply and other issues currently confronting us. They're postponed the event now

The Australian National Titles are also being postponed as they go in hand

This is big

Mr. Hopkins said the situation in the Middle East changed the supply change returned to normal

It could be only a matter of a couple of months before the event was held, but if it drags on and

It's clearly varying situations that may occur including some formal restriction. They've got to manage that

So it's under review paradise

Lagoon's Committee

President Tom Acton said they would assess the situation at the end of April depending on the world events

Mr. Hopkins said there'd been quite a few other camp drafts events cancelled

But they were still a lot going ahead

He said the disappointing for members and the association

But as responsible members of our community we need to look at what we're doing in the situations where farmers don't have diesel

Whatever it takes for the crops to sow their crops

They also

Consider the cost factors the issues mainly coming down to transporting the cattle

And these are all events

other can't events that

To be cancelled include willing apart gold buckle camp draft the wagyu crown camp draft the Clark Creek

so

That is a real issue when the ACA are having those kind of

Moments and having to cancel

The issue for a lot of people is

Security and that's the big thing securing our fuel supply. So we never go through this again

And that seems to be the biggest issue for a lot of people

We are concerned as much as anybody and it's an interesting take where they go down this road and say that everybody's happy

Um

I am extremely worried. I am extremely worried because of the leadership that's going on

Um, the ACA obviously provides a great deal of

Certainly in a lot of ways, but when that comes to these kind of things

That they're obviously very concerned as well. So paradise the goons and the national finals is postponed

Um, let's be honest. I don't think it'll be coming back this year

Um, and that's not trying to be in any way

Um, negative. I'm just saying that that decision has been made and rightly so let's have a look at some of the markets

5,000 head yarded in Dolby yesterday the supply was reduced by a couple of thousand

um, and

It was a full full field of buyers prices across most classes sold the cheaper trends lightweight yieldings

Returning to the paddock sold to a market 24 cents cheaper and considerably more in places medium weights years to feed

Um, they didn't have a lot of change in price lightweight yielding happens to restockers experience large losses of up to 40 cents

Um, and I'm more on poorer quality lines yielding heppers to feed

16 to 25 list all cows were cheaper 14 to 36

lightweight yielding steers to restockers made 508 average 445

Yelling steers to feed for domestic markets made 528

And they came back to average 472 heavyweight yielding steers to feed made an isolated 528 most around 459

Um, small sample of bullocks

Made to 420

Media might stalk two cows 289 made 311 heavyweight score three cows 329 best cows 368 heavyweight bulls made 389

So a considerable cheaper market uh in

Dolby yesterday and that is following the trend as we say and that market trend um, when you have a look at grace me

There was 2947 head there and the market

Um, well some of the cows were on last week's rates stayed

But planal lines and process of cows were reduced

Um bullocks sold the 421

growling steers to 465 cows

Heavy score 4 cows 363 which was unchanged

Uh, not great, but that market held up okay

And grace me

Markets on the day obviously Easter Thursday and then we break

And we're back again next Tuesday for more sales. Let's take a break come back plenty more to get through