The Country 09/10/25: Andrew Gibson talks to Hamish McKay

We catch up with PGG Wrightson’s Taranaki Area Livestock Manager and Auctioneer for the latest on the market in that region.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Right out. Is that time of the country where it's
time to check out what's happening in the market out there.
And who better to check this out with than heading
to the tartanake Andrew Gibson PGG live stock yet, Andra, how.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Are you famous? Good? Thanks mate? Very good.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
You sound like you're quite busy out there. There's a
you know, a nice cacophony of sounds happening in the background.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yeah, we just got a we've got an in milk
sale today, just to the in good sale yards and
just drafting up, mate, So here's a nice line of
cares if people want to jump jump on bitter and
ever knowsy.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
Yeah, good stuff and no doubt the good prices are
part of the banter too. But also but a footy
happening too. We'll talk about that at the end of Taranaki.
You have got a quarter final? What what you know?
What are you expecting today? What's been the standout recently
in the sale yards?

Speaker 2 (00:49):
Uh? And milks trading trading? Pretty good? I like I
should go pretty well today. There's a nice selection out
of a nice Holstein herd that we take our annually
well bred sort of stuff, you know, the in milk's
able to be making around the between three and sort
of four to two around the place. So they're trading
really well with the with the player and the demands
that's there. And look, everything's selling well shit, it's you know,

(01:12):
the markets are strong on everything, which is just awesome
to see.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Yeah, long long may that continue. Okay, So and what
about the beef side of things. What are we seeing there?

Speaker 2 (01:23):
Oh, beef's trading well, we've come out of you know,
the winter's been fairly wet and soggy for most places
here and Taraniki and guys that were just starting to
grow some some good grass and just need some sunshine
out to get us going. But the markets are good,
you know, based on the schedule, and once we do
hit that grass market, it's you know, we should see
some pretty extreme levels just once again a supplying demand

(01:45):
thing and it's a short term cattle. We're trading that
real good. So yeah, there's no complaints on any any
division at the moment. Right.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
A dairy beef world, more people sort of the calf
rearing wield, I mean, I know it's challenging. It takes
up a lot of time and space when it happens,
but there seems to be some good thought around that
as a future practice in an increase in there.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
You're seeing an increase obviously this year, you know, everyone
was saying that we're going to be short of the
cattle around the country. So uh, you know, we traded
a lot more through the sale yards and sales around
the North Island, not only in Taranaki but around the
rest of the country too, but a lot of farmers
have probably read a few more so that there will
be more hitting the ground. And when we start our

(02:29):
first dary beef, we've got one next Thursday, and from
there on the numbers should roll out pretty thick. And
hopefully the you know, the Hawks Bay get some rain
and into the market and and you know, and everyone
tops up on some good numbers. But there will be
some some real nice line to calves around.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Yeah, good stuff. Now, right, let's talk a quick bit
of footy here. Josh Lord's been released for Taranaki. But
that'll be a pretty tough trip for the for the
the Amber and Blacks over to the Mighty Hawk's Bay.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Yeah, well they don't when they go there on holiday,
so you don't got one job to do over there.
But it's good to get Lordie back and I see
Meatkinson's back at full back. We've missed some little bit
but Josh Jacobs signed up for the Highlanders, so yeah
the boys. Hopefully we get you know, our straps and
can roll them over there. But yeah, they'll be a
tough be a tough chance, but some good, good rugby

(03:20):
being played at the moment. Eight.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
I reckon, hey, Ed, I've got an idea. The NPC
is damn good. Why don't these Saudi's with all their
money instead of going into the stupid rugby three sixty
come and buy the NPC, play a full round down
here and then take it up to Saudi for a
month or something. I don't know, thinking outside the square
and pay our boys what they're worth. But as you're right,
I mean there is some great forty happening, hey Drew,

(03:44):
thank you very much. Go well at Englewood today. That
is PGG Livestocks Andrew Gibson out of the Taranaki here
on the country