The Country 13/03/25: Andrew "Elvis" Jennings talks to Jamie Mackay

We head to the Wairarapa for our monthly catch-up with the team from PGG Wrightson Livestock.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well as promised, we always deliver here on the country.
We've got Alvis for you. We're heading to the wire Rapper. Yes,
he's left the building. He's out on the roads. His
name is Andrew Elvis Jennings O PGG Wrights and stock
Agent that we're yarning to this month before we talk
about the latest Wien affairs and the lamb trading and
the wire Rapper. Elvis, if I can call you that,

(00:21):
How did you get the name?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yes, so back in ninety four I've got a Jamie.
But back in ninety four week Charity Training College and
a few of the lads we said to the Charotype
Pub for a few beers and I got up and
sung with Cherrick United and sung Suspicious Minds by Elvis.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
And our lady took a shot a bit of affection
towards me and Amie Kiss and told me she loved Elvis.
And ever since then the letter we're down there with
the name stuctor called Elvis Everson.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
Wow, what a great nickname. Hey, tell me talk to
me about the Wien affair. I think it was yesterday
and the wire rapper Wiena carves and we all know beef.
Beef is enjoying record prices. I'm assuming there'd be a
pretty keen bench of buyers sitting there.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, we probably had the Roshromus full, a great bench
of buyers from all around the regions. Cars winners, Finald's Kink, Country,
Hawk's Bay, Mental or two. But yeah, a good bench
of buyers. And it's good to sort of have a
lot of a good feel about the cattle industry at
the moment. It's got strength and stability.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Getting a bit dry in the wire wrapper. I'm looking
at my knee. We're drought index map and you've kind
of turned yellow. It doesn't mean you're super dry, but
is this just normal for you guys at this time
of year.

Speaker 3 (01:36):
Yeah, yeah, it sort of. It sort of feels like
we're running a little bit late, like February was a
bit beginning of February's wet, but we have been dry.
We just need full up rains. But we're not We're
not critical like you know people and the farmers and
taraniki and stuff. So no, we're not too bear.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
We're taking over right now Lamb traders at this time
of the year, buying the stores for the you know,
to take take through the one to add some value
if you want. And lamb, like beef's pretty positive at
the moment.

Speaker 3 (02:06):
Yeah, as agents, we've got nothing of nothing but good
news to sort of tell farmers at the moment. But yeah,
lamb job people just sort of lambs on top of
crops at the moment. They won't start reloading probably for
another three or four weeks. But yeah, real strength and
stability in both the cattle market store and to kill
and also strengthen stability in the landmarker. Everybody feels pretty

(02:28):
positive about this. It's pretty good.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
Well, everyone's getting a clip of the ticket this year,
which is good because some of those store producing farmers
or the hill country farmers who sell store stock, they've
had a bit of a tough time in recent seasons.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
Yeah, last year was one would choose to forget it.
It was pretty brutal. Yeah, and like there's right through
the age gaps, the older guys who had probably seen
it before and the young guys that haven't seen a
bad outcome with because obviously the wipers are a drought
on the back end of a really bad price as well.

(03:04):
So just behind us we try and forget it, but
it's still burning inver there in the back there, I
guess with farmers are still negotiating with banks with refinancing
and stuff. But it's we'll talk it up to experience
and turn the page and says bider and better things
on the horizon.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
Now my sources just finally, Andrew Elvis Jennings tell me
that not only are you a bit of a killer
when it comes to the karaoke are no pun intended?
You also like getting out amongst the raw, so that
won't be a mile away.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
Yeah, yeah, sort of myself and a couple of lands
week we normally get down into the wappity bellet and
fuel them, but lately we've missed out on that, but
we get up into the back of the sudden helps
for a bit of a raw hunt. So it's always
a good time just to check out of work, turn
the cell phone off and hit into hills and put
yourself under a bit of juris and see if you

(03:57):
can get that lusive trophy.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
Ivis Jennings. Great to catch up with you on the
Country Suspicious Minds. By the way, it is my favorite
Elvis track. Thanks thanks for joining us today on the Country.

Speaker 3 (04:08):
Kevil go one. Cheers me.