Andrew Whitelaw
@wheatwatcher.bsky.social
Agri market analyst (fertilizer, grains etc). Scottish accent (it's not Irish).
Co-Founder of Episode3.net, co-host of the AgWatchers podcast.
Based in Canberra, Australia. 🏴🇦🇺
Co-Founder of Episode3.net, co-host of the AgWatchers podcast.
Based in Canberra, Australia. 🏴🇦🇺
Trump gets US soybean farmers winning again...........
The market immediately falls.
The market immediately falls.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Trump gets US soybean farmers winning again...........
The market immediately falls.
The market immediately falls.
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I played the Wheat Trading Simulator and finished with $9848.95 (Realised P/L: $-151.05)
Period: 7/04/2023 to 4/05/2023
Try it yourself! whitelaw.net.au/wheat_tradin...
Seems accurate to RL.
10 day price crash broke the channel and took my fully exposed position with it! Lucky 2 day recovery end!
Period: 7/04/2023 to 4/05/2023
Try it yourself! whitelaw.net.au/wheat_tradin...
Seems accurate to RL.
10 day price crash broke the channel and took my fully exposed position with it! Lucky 2 day recovery end!
Wheat Trading Simulator (BETA)
whitelaw.net.au
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I played the Wheat Trading Simulator and finished with $9848.95 (Realised P/L: $-151.05)
Period: 7/04/2023 to 4/05/2023
Try it yourself! whitelaw.net.au/wheat_tradin...
Seems accurate to RL.
10 day price crash broke the channel and took my fully exposed position with it! Lucky 2 day recovery end!
Period: 7/04/2023 to 4/05/2023
Try it yourself! whitelaw.net.au/wheat_tradin...
Seems accurate to RL.
10 day price crash broke the channel and took my fully exposed position with it! Lucky 2 day recovery end!
Bored? Help us out by testing our new wheat trading simulator
It's just a bit of fun, but uses historical data. Can you trade the market?
episode3.net/conversation... #agsky #econsky
It's just a bit of fun, but uses historical data. Can you trade the market?
episode3.net/conversation... #agsky #econsky
May 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Bored? Help us out by testing our new wheat trading simulator
It's just a bit of fun, but uses historical data. Can you trade the market?
episode3.net/conversation... #agsky #econsky
It's just a bit of fun, but uses historical data. Can you trade the market?
episode3.net/conversation... #agsky #econsky
Two in 10,000: The vital context of animal welfare that the Guardian didn’t include
We add the context to the story. Read more on the link below
episode3.net/conversation...
We add the context to the story. Read more on the link below
episode3.net/conversation...
Two in 10,000: The vital context of animal welfare that the Guardian didn't include - Episode 3
We add the context to the story.
episode3.net
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Two in 10,000: The vital context of animal welfare that the Guardian didn’t include
We add the context to the story. Read more on the link below
episode3.net/conversation...
We add the context to the story. Read more on the link below
episode3.net/conversation...
Sexual servitude, debt bondage and threats of violence all sound like stories of slavery from years ago.
But nearly half of all calls to 1800FREEDOM over the 12 months to February came from people living and working in rural New South Wales.
www.theland.com.au/story/896409...
#AgSky #AusAg
But nearly half of all calls to 1800FREEDOM over the 12 months to February came from people living and working in rural New South Wales.
www.theland.com.au/story/896409...
#AgSky #AusAg
'Disposable people': slavery inquiry uncovers dark underbelly of rural workforce
Nearly half of all calls to a slavery helpline came from rural NSW.
www.theland.com.au
May 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The non-religious population in Australia versus the vote for parties other than the coalition/ALP.
Correlation does not equal causation.
#auspol
Correlation does not equal causation.
#auspol
May 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The non-religious population in Australia versus the vote for parties other than the coalition/ALP.
Correlation does not equal causation.
#auspol
Correlation does not equal causation.
#auspol
The Australian election is over; the next campaign starts soon. I thought I would share some thoughts I had over the weekend.
The political landscape is likely to be very different in the future. I put my thoughts into this article on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ag-pos...
The political landscape is likely to be very different in the future. I put my thoughts into this article on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ag-pos...
May 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Australian election is over; the next campaign starts soon. I thought I would share some thoughts I had over the weekend.
The political landscape is likely to be very different in the future. I put my thoughts into this article on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ag-pos...
The political landscape is likely to be very different in the future. I put my thoughts into this article on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ag-pos...
AgWatchers Podcast: A complacent nation with John Blackburn AO.
John is a retired vice-air marshal.
Is Australia at risk in the event of a conflict? This sobering episode is up there with our best content.
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/55yx...
John is a retired vice-air marshal.
Is Australia at risk in the event of a conflict? This sobering episode is up there with our best content.
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/55yx...
May 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
AgWatchers Podcast: A complacent nation with John Blackburn AO.
John is a retired vice-air marshal.
Is Australia at risk in the event of a conflict? This sobering episode is up there with our best content.
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/55yx...
John is a retired vice-air marshal.
Is Australia at risk in the event of a conflict? This sobering episode is up there with our best content.
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/55yx...
People on the left: "There is no way Dutton can win, no one I know is voting for him"
People on the right: "There is no way Albo can win, no one I know is voting for him"
It's a bubble, people tend to frequent with others of the same political persuasion. #auspol
People on the right: "There is no way Albo can win, no one I know is voting for him"
It's a bubble, people tend to frequent with others of the same political persuasion. #auspol
a man and a woman are walking through a clear bubble on a sidewalk with a no parking sign in the background
ALT: a man and a woman are walking through a clear bubble on a sidewalk with a no parking sign in the background
media.tenor.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
People on the left: "There is no way Dutton can win, no one I know is voting for him"
People on the right: "There is no way Albo can win, no one I know is voting for him"
It's a bubble, people tend to frequent with others of the same political persuasion. #auspol
People on the right: "There is no way Albo can win, no one I know is voting for him"
It's a bubble, people tend to frequent with others of the same political persuasion. #auspol
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Five reports of #varroa mite in Victoria in the past 16 weeks, incl one north of #SwanHill. Much too close for comfort. #beesky #agsky
bees.agriculture.vic.gov.au/Public/Varroa
bees.agriculture.vic.gov.au/Public/Varroa
April 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Five reports of #varroa mite in Victoria in the past 16 weeks, incl one north of #SwanHill. Much too close for comfort. #beesky #agsky
bees.agriculture.vic.gov.au/Public/Varroa
bees.agriculture.vic.gov.au/Public/Varroa
"The importance of independence from your analyst."
I wrote a short piece on LinkedIn, you can read it on the link below.
linkedin.com/pulse/import...
I wrote a short piece on LinkedIn, you can read it on the link below.
linkedin.com/pulse/import...
April 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"The importance of independence from your analyst."
I wrote a short piece on LinkedIn, you can read it on the link below.
linkedin.com/pulse/import...
I wrote a short piece on LinkedIn, you can read it on the link below.
linkedin.com/pulse/import...
Reposted by Andrew Whitelaw
Thanks James Nason for a detailed description in this
Beef Central article (including charts) of my presentation to the Australian Wagyu Association annual conference in Perth last week. #agsky
www.beefcentral.com/news/8-chart...
Beef Central article (including charts) of my presentation to the Australian Wagyu Association annual conference in Perth last week. #agsky
www.beefcentral.com/news/8-chart...
8 charts underpinning why EP3 sees cattle prices heading higher - Beef Central
Prices for Australian heavy steers are set to rise from an average of 365c/kg liveweight in 2025 to 400c/kg in 2026, according to an outlook presented to the 2025 WagyuEdge conference by economist and...
www.beefcentral.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thanks James Nason for a detailed description in this
Beef Central article (including charts) of my presentation to the Australian Wagyu Association annual conference in Perth last week. #agsky
www.beefcentral.com/news/8-chart...
Beef Central article (including charts) of my presentation to the Australian Wagyu Association annual conference in Perth last week. #agsky
www.beefcentral.com/news/8-chart...
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Reporting on this is all over the place. 🧐
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base
#agsky #Australia #Putin
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base
#agsky #Australia #Putin
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Canberra confirms no Russian planes to be stationed in Indonesian air base
Indonesia has denied it will allow any Russian long-range aircraft at its air force base after reports send Canberra scrambling.
www.abc.net.au
April 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Reporting on this is all over the place. 🧐
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base
#agsky #Australia #Putin
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base
#agsky #Australia #Putin
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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Can't wait to tell farmers about the fake feral pigs and fake sticky nightshade in their pastures 🫣
April 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Can't wait to tell farmers about the fake feral pigs and fake sticky nightshade in their pastures 🫣
I hear a lot of people talking about Australia becoming a Muslim country. It isn't. Australia is becoming a non-religious country.
April 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I hear a lot of people talking about Australia becoming a Muslim country. It isn't. Australia is becoming a non-religious country.
Trumpet of Patriots is running on a platform of 'commonsense policies for all Australians'—although potentially not for agriculture.
The leader and funder of the Trumpets has called for an end to our 'fake biosecurity rules'
The leader and funder of the Trumpets has called for an end to our 'fake biosecurity rules'
April 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Trumpet of Patriots is running on a platform of 'commonsense policies for all Australians'—although potentially not for agriculture.
The leader and funder of the Trumpets has called for an end to our 'fake biosecurity rules'
The leader and funder of the Trumpets has called for an end to our 'fake biosecurity rules'
This chart combines the AUDUSD forecasts for 36 major financial institutions.
A falling Aussie dollar will be beneficial, but only to an extent. If it falls to an extreme, say below 50¢, it would likely only be caused by a substantial economic shock lowering demand for our produce
A falling Aussie dollar will be beneficial, but only to an extent. If it falls to an extreme, say below 50¢, it would likely only be caused by a substantial economic shock lowering demand for our produce
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This chart combines the AUDUSD forecasts for 36 major financial institutions.
A falling Aussie dollar will be beneficial, but only to an extent. If it falls to an extreme, say below 50¢, it would likely only be caused by a substantial economic shock lowering demand for our produce
A falling Aussie dollar will be beneficial, but only to an extent. If it falls to an extreme, say below 50¢, it would likely only be caused by a substantial economic shock lowering demand for our produce
Let them eat cake.
April 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Let them eat cake.
I wrote a piece on agricultural subsidies and how Australian farmers largely go it alone. You can read it on my LinkedIn below:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/austra... #agsky
www.linkedin.com/pulse/austra... #agsky
April 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I wrote a piece on agricultural subsidies and how Australian farmers largely go it alone. You can read it on my LinkedIn below:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/austra... #agsky
www.linkedin.com/pulse/austra... #agsky
Australia has one of the lowest rates of subsidies for agriculture in the world.
I dont think Australia is guilty of trade manipulation through subsidies. #agsky
I dont think Australia is guilty of trade manipulation through subsidies. #agsky
April 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Australia has one of the lowest rates of subsidies for agriculture in the world.
I dont think Australia is guilty of trade manipulation through subsidies. #agsky
I dont think Australia is guilty of trade manipulation through subsidies. #agsky
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Lucky to record a short podcast with the federal Aust ag minister Julie Collins while at the AMIC conference on the Gold Coast. Listen to her here #agsky
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
ALP's offer for agriculture
Podcast Episode · AgWatchers · 08/04/2025 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Lucky to record a short podcast with the federal Aust ag minister Julie Collins while at the AMIC conference on the Gold Coast. Listen to her here #agsky
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
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This podcast was recorded prior to the Trump inauguration but speaks a lot about what may happen. Pleased to see that what was discussed has aged reasonably well. #agsky
agmstr.com/3XRivKU
agmstr.com/3XRivKU
Ep 66: Market forces shaping agriculture with Matt Dalgleish | Agrimaster
Matt Dalgleish unpacks market trends, global trade, and ag risks in today's interconnected world.
agmstr.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This podcast was recorded prior to the Trump inauguration but speaks a lot about what may happen. Pleased to see that what was discussed has aged reasonably well. #agsky
agmstr.com/3XRivKU
agmstr.com/3XRivKU
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A great reminder from my @episode3.net colleague
@wheatwatcher.bsky.social about the Trump tariff risks to China and Australian agricultural trade exposures to a potential Chinese economic downturn #agsky #econsky www.farmonline.com.au/story/893341...
@wheatwatcher.bsky.social about the Trump tariff risks to China and Australian agricultural trade exposures to a potential Chinese economic downturn #agsky #econsky www.farmonline.com.au/story/893341...
China hit hard by Trump tariffs - what it'll mean for Aus ag | Episode 3
China to pay a total tariff of 54pc on goods entering the US.
www.farmonline.com.au
April 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A great reminder from my @episode3.net colleague
@wheatwatcher.bsky.social about the Trump tariff risks to China and Australian agricultural trade exposures to a potential Chinese economic downturn #agsky #econsky www.farmonline.com.au/story/893341...
@wheatwatcher.bsky.social about the Trump tariff risks to China and Australian agricultural trade exposures to a potential Chinese economic downturn #agsky #econsky www.farmonline.com.au/story/893341...
China has been hit with a 34% tariff, which stacks on top of the existing tariffs, giving them an overall 54% tariff on Chinese goods in the United States.
Read the rest on the link
episode3.net/grain/market... #econsky #agsky
Read the rest on the link
episode3.net/grain/market... #econsky #agsky
April 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
China has been hit with a 34% tariff, which stacks on top of the existing tariffs, giving them an overall 54% tariff on Chinese goods in the United States.
Read the rest on the link
episode3.net/grain/market... #econsky #agsky
Read the rest on the link
episode3.net/grain/market... #econsky #agsky