Drought, floods, record highs, and politics, wild start to the year - 17th June 2025

About this episode

Ethan Woolley and Jamie-Lee Oldfield discuss the supply and demand dynamics affecting livestock markets as the year begins with extreme weather events.

This week, Ethan Woolley is joined by Jamie-Lee Oldfield, Market Analyst at Mecardo, to discuss the supply and demand dynamics shaping the livestock markets as we head into the colder months.

People in this episode

Host: Ethan Woolley

Guest: Jamie-Lee Oldfield

Topics covered

• drought
• floods
• livestock markets
• supply and demand dynamics
• politics

Keywords

• market analysis
• cold months
• 2025

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