WITH Queensland’s harvest all but over, the northern market is trading sideways and in minimal volume as near-term homes get harder to find.
Consumers generally are seen as covered into February, although the contrasting cooler weather in Victoria, southern New South Wales and eastern South Australia is likely to throw up a few shorts this month if a pronounced time gap appears between the northern and southern harvest.
Southern values have softened slightly as yield prospects appear shored up by recent rain, while in the…