Category: News

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Australian Food & Farming’s Marabou property, a purpose built 1,539 hectares farm in New South Wales which is part of the company’s ambitious plans to become Australia’s premier lamb brand.

In times of instability and volatility, a little bit of steadiness is a welcome thing. While share markets are being eviscerated, it’s a good reminder that some things in life never go out of fashion.

Investors and traders alike have long held strong views on what the best methods are for identifying opportunities. Technical analysts seek an edge by assuming past behaviours are likely to repeat themselves, while fundamental analysts are attempting the same but by identifying undervalued and or growing companies, believing they are more likely to appreciate over time.

Australian lamb is synonymous with a respected, high quality product, that serves the global market. So why aren’t there any Australian lamb producers with any name recognition?

What is something that humans have always needed, and will always need? If you were to sit down and rank the things that are a necessity in life, food is always going to come towards the top end of your list.

As demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to grow, more manufacturer’s are seeking to secure long-term supplies in preparation for forecast supply shortages with graphite being a key ingredient within electric vehicle batteries.

A number of the world’s largest institutional investors are surveying the market, looking at depressed stock markets, weaker currencies, and political uncertainty, and are getting unsurprisingly bullish about gold.

Sapex Group Limited on Friday announced the Company has been awarded a contract from SAKA Indonesia Langkah Limited, valued at $3.66m USD, for mat supply and services in Indonesia.

What do you do if you’re a family that owns significant gold mineralisation, and you’re seeking commercial support to extract the full potential? Well, in the case of the Williams family, you  turn to the expertise of PVW Resources to join forces.

While a desire for the return of the gold standard might be the realm of anti-establishment economists, internet conspiracy theorists, and Donald Trump (who arguably qualifies for both the aforementioned categories), choosing to hold gold as an asset is proving increasingly popular amongst some of the world’s most important central banks.

The last time China significantly cut its production of rare earth elements back in 2009, prices jumped up to 2000%. Just this week, rare earths research company Adamas Intelligence has reported that China is cutting production again.

The battle that you never knew was happening has been won; the Indonesian government has banned the use of illegally felled timber which was commonly used to fabricate wooden matting laid in lieu of bitumen roads which left significant environmental damage.