Cargill in talks around Kwinana canola-crushing plant

Cargill Australia is investigating the potential for a canola-crushing plant located next to CBH’s Kwinana Grain Terminal…Read More

Grain Central, March 28, 2024

Marathon Station, twin SA holdings offer cropping potential

This week, we look at two listings with considerable potential for cash cropping, one in north-west Queensland and the other in South Australia’s South East…Read More

Linda Rowley, March 28, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Rain firms northern market

Prices for feedgrain in the northern market have lifted this week in response to rain which has stopped or slowed the sorghum harvest and outturn of all grains…Read More

Liz Wells, March 28, 2024

Grain Central’s March 2024 news quiz

Keep up to date with developments in Grain Central’s monthly quiz…..Read More

Grain Central, March 27, 2024

Ord lease finalisation a boon for irrigated cropping

The expansion of irrigated cropping in the Ord has reached a milestone with the formalisation of a lease agreement for the Knox farmlands…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 28, 2024

Green bridge creates pathway for canola pest

Canola crops close to a “green bridge” of brassica weeds and self-sown canola summer have an increased risk of being impacted by the crop pest diamondback moth, according to recent research…Read More

Grain Central, March 28, 2024

Daily Market Wire 28 March 2024

EU grants Ukrainian food zero-tariff extension, amends detail. CAP review set to address farmer concerns. WA current crop supply woos buyers…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, March 28, 2024

Cotton primed for carbon opportunity: Mumford

Cotton growers are in a unique position to capitalise on income opportunities from the growing carbon market, according to environmental scientist Majella Mumford…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 27, 2024


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Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

36
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

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0.6534
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

29 Mar 2024 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-15.02
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

337
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

302

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

635
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

369
Source: Lachstock Consulting

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Soil health focus but no carbon project for NSW grower

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News

Cargill in talks around Kwinana canola-crushing plant

Cargill Australia is investigating the potential for a canola-crushing plant located next to CBH’s Kwinana Grain Terminal…Read More

Grain Central, March 28, 2024

Grain Central’s March 2024 news quiz

Keep up to date with developments in Grain Central’s monthly quiz…..Read More

Grain Central, March 27, 2024

Ord lease finalisation a boon for irrigated cropping

The expansion of irrigated cropping in the Ord has reached a milestone with the formalisation of a lease agreement for the Knox farmlands…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 28, 2024

Canada’s PSP buys stake in Qld eggs

PSP Investments has bought a majority share in the Hall family’s egg business, which is based on the Darling Downs and includes a 50pc stake in Sunny Queen…Read More

Liz Wells, March 26, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 27 Mar 2024

Northern Australia received widespread rain and isolated storms associated with monsoonal activity, while troughs brought moderate falls to other parts of the country…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 27, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 Mar 2024

Parts of far northern Australia received some very heavy rain in the past week, while welcome falls were recorded in parts of the NSW grainbelt and coast…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 20, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 13 Mar 2024

A front colliding with an upper trough delivered rainfall totals exceeding 100mm to parts of the WA’s Southern Interior, Goldfields and Eucla districts over March 9-11…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 12, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 6 Mar 2024

Weekly rainfall totals of 100-200mm were recorded across northern, central and western areas of the NT, pockets of north-west WA and northern parts of Qld..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 6, 2024

Cropping

Tour learns from growers getting innovative with soybeans

A three-day bus tour held earlier this month allowed growers from Qld and northern NSW heard of innovative ways to incorporate soybeans into different farming systems…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 15, 2024

Three recipients named for COGGO 2024 grants

GIWA’s Barley Council, Farmanco and Stirlings to Coast Farmers have all been successful in securing some 2024 funding from WA’s COGGO…Read More

Grain Central, March 13, 2024

Cotton picking under way in CQ, Ord still planting

Cotton Australia is expecting the cotton pick now underway to yield more than 4.5 million bales after a mixed growing season, and with planting in the Ord yet to finish…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 13, 2024

Registrations invited for Brookstead cotton event

The Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year Field Day is being held next Wednesday and includes a farm tour and insights from a variety of speakers. ..Read More

Grain Central, March 11, 2024

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Rain firms northern market

Prices for feedgrain in the northern market have lifted this week in response to rain which has stopped or slowed the sorghum harvest and outturn of all grains…Read More

Liz Wells, March 28, 2024

Daily Market Wire 28 March 2024

EU grants Ukrainian food zero-tariff extension, amends detail. CAP review set to address farmer concerns. WA current crop supply woos buyers…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, March 28, 2024

Brazil contemplates Peru export pathway

Brazil has expressed interest in a Pacific shipping option for its corn and soybeans to China via a port terminal being built at Chancay in Peru…Read More

Peter McMeekin - Grain Brokers Australia, March 26, 2024

Daily Market Wire 27 March 2024

Argentina, Brazil summer crop forecast holds tenuously. US HRW state by state crop rating mostly improves; Europe remains mixed. Australian canola rallies…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, March 27, 2024

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AGT Foods Australia builds relationships as part of long game

International and local grower-buyer relationships make AGT Foods Australia a preferred partner for pulse, grain and oilseed trading through its operations in five states…Read More

Sponsored Content, November 29, 2023

Newton winter barley offers latest grain-graze option

SECOBRA barley variety Newton is available through Seednet to offer growers looking to plant as early as the first break some solid weed competition and winter feed with a grain option…Read More

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Machinery

New seeding tech boosts crop potential at Beaumont

Improved seeding technology helped the Inkster family in WA’s Esperance region make the most of the season’s rainfall…Read More

Grain Central, February 2, 2024

Electric tractors lead charge, hydrogen in the wind

Small electric tractors are making their way into Australian agriculture, but bigger machines powered by sources including hydrogen appear to be a European venture for now. ..Read More

Liz Wells, January 24, 2024

Kubota unveils concept electric tractor at CES 2024

Kubota last week released the concept for an electric tractor which can go from 10pc to 80pc charged in under six minutes…Read More

Grain Central, January 15, 2024

Rewards reaped from bigger, better seeding gear in WA

Former crayfishers the Cockman family and long-time farmers the Martins share their insights on why big seeding rigs full of features work in their WA country…Read More

Grain Central, September 13, 2023

Property

Marathon Station, twin SA holdings offer cropping potential

This week, we look at two listings with considerable potential for cash cropping, one in north-west Queensland and the other in South Australia’s South East…Read More

Linda Rowley, March 28, 2024

AAM’s Sunshine Farms Aggregation in new hands

AAM Investment Group has sold its 14,074ha Sunshine Farms portfolio in the Lachlan Valley to a long-term investor in Australian farmland…Read More

Grain Central, March 26, 2024

NSW plains holdings Winooka, Narri, Warrabone list

Winooka at Walgett, Warrabone at Carinda and Narri Station at Cobar are among the mixed-farming properties on NSW plains country to come to market this autumn. ..Read More

Linda Rowley, March 25, 2024

Coppelian’s CropScale to buy Tipperary’s Douglas West

CropScale Australia is on track to buy Tipperary Group’s Douglas West to embark on a large-scale regenerative agriculture project, ..Read More

Grain Central, March 21, 2024

AgCarbon Central

Cotton primed for carbon opportunity: Mumford

Cotton growers are in a unique position to capitalise on income opportunities from the growing carbon market, according to environmental scientist Majella Mumford…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 27, 2024

Soil health focus but no carbon project for NSW grower

While building soil carbon in grazing systems has been garnering plenty of attention, Liverpool Plains grower Scott McCalman says it should also be a focus for cropping. ..Read More

Eric Barker, March 20, 2024

Researchers seek 500 farmers for survey on regen cropping

Southern Cross University is looking for 500 growers to complete a short GRDC-endorsed survey about regenerative agriculture in cropping, with 75 to continue in a three-year study…Read More

Grain Central, March 21, 2024

Gathering soil-carbon data sets up Archers for future

One of Australia’s soil-carbon pioneers says he is hoping a comprehensive dataset being gathered on the grazing operation will help with future environmental market opportunities…Read More

Eric Barker, March 11, 2024

Beef Central

When North Queensland turned P!NK

The capital of North Queensland became “Pinksville” as (very full) trains, planes and automobiles, not to mention dusty utes, Toyota wagons and bush buses, poured in from all corners of..Read More

National Feedbase Summary 28 March 2024

On a national basis, there has been a largely positive trend to biomass accumulation and growth...Read More

Recruitment: Four ways to help retain valued employees

In the lead-up to Easter, there's been another avalanche of new and exciting jobs listed in our recruitment section this week. Click on this item to view latest listings, and..Read More

Australian-focused definition of deforestation to be launched at Beef 2024

Cattle Australia says it hopes to have a definition of deforestation in the Australian context across the supply chain ready for launch at Beef 2024. It comes amid a recent..Read More

Sheep Central

Combined sheep and lamb slaughter surges to record level

COMBINED sheep and lamb slaughter has surged week-on-week to reach 687,772 head, to reach its highest level on record, Meat & Livestock Australia reported today...Read More

National Feedbase Summary 28 March 2024

TOTAL standing dry matter amounts recorded in the latest updates show a slight increase in levels of biomass in central west New South Wales, central Tasmania and a slightly improving..Read More

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 27 March 2024

Weekly rainfall totals greater than 200 mm have been recorded across western, central and eastern parts of the Northern Territory and along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, with some areas..Read More

Free attendance to Lambex 2024 on offer in Neogen initiative

YOUNG people in the sheep industry are being encouraged to take up an offer to attend Lambex 2024 free of charge as part of the FutureFlock Program...Read More

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