Qld Govt invests in northern cotton, cropping research

The Qld Govt, CRDC and GRDC are backing a project which aims to lift north Qld’s annual production to 100,000 bales of cotton and $100M of grain and pulses by 2035…Read More

Grain Central, July 21, 2026

Sea of Azov shipping suspended due to Ukrainian drone strikes

Ukraine’s drone warfare offensive is disabling Russian vessels and terminals and wheat futures have spiked as war risk deters shipowners from providing freight in troubled waters…Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, July 21, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 21 July 2026 + outlook

The grainbelt’s coastal fringes are expected to get the best of this week’s rain following a week which brought some handy falls to WA…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 21, 2026

Aged care offers opportunity for pulse value-add: Wilson

Australia’s institutional food sector including aged care could provide a significant new market for local pulses, Peter Wilson told a UWA forum…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 20, 2026

National Farm Safety Week asks all to lead by example

Farmsafe Australia has this year appointed its first ever Safer Farmers Ambassadors as National Farm Safety Week gets rolling and calls on all to ‘Show ‘Em How It’s Done’…Read More

Grain Central, July 20, 2026

CQ’s Willoughby, SA’s Murbko, five GrainCorp sites list

FRESH to the market are listings for Willoughby in Central Queensland, Murbko in the South Australian Mallee, and five GrainCorp sites in New South Wales. Willoughby, Qld In Qld’s renowned..Read More

Linda Rowley, July 20, 2026

Agronomy Academy kicks off to create space for learning

The professional-development landscape for Australian agronomists has broadened this year with the arrival of the Agronomy Academy…Read More

Liz Wells, July 20, 2026

Santrev and investors buy Southern Cross Farms SA

Poultry infrastructure specialist Santrev and investors have bought Southern Cross Farms SA, a 29-shed operation in SA’s Lower North…Read More

Grain Central, July 20, 2026

Daily Market Wire 21 July 2026
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Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

37.95
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6998
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

22 Jul 2026 (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

-17.02
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

351
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

307

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

810
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

355
Source: Lachstock Consulting

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News

Aged care offers opportunity for pulse value-add: Wilson

Australia’s institutional food sector including aged care could provide a significant new market for local pulses, Peter Wilson told a UWA forum…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 20, 2026

National Farm Safety Week asks all to lead by example

Farmsafe Australia has this year appointed its first ever Safer Farmers Ambassadors as National Farm Safety Week gets rolling and calls on all to ‘Show ‘Em How It’s Done’…Read More

Grain Central, July 20, 2026

Agronomy Academy kicks off to create space for learning

The professional-development landscape for Australian agronomists has broadened this year with the arrival of the Agronomy Academy…Read More

Liz Wells, July 20, 2026

RIC variable rate hits 5.71pc, first hike in two years

Regional Investment Corporation has today announced the variable interest rate on all its loans will increase from 5.18pc to 5.71pc…Read More

Grain Central, July 20, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 21 July 2026 + outlook

The grainbelt’s coastal fringes are expected to get the best of this week’s rain following a week which brought some handy falls to WA…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 21, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 14 July 2026 + outlook

Far south-eastern Australia got the best of last week’s rain, and WA is forecast to get the only significant falls in the national grainbelt in the coming week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 14, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 7 July 2026 + outlook

Little rain is forecast for the coming week for Australia’s grain-growing areas, following substantial falls centre in NSW and Vic in the past week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 7, 2026

WMO update points to strong El Niño by September

The WMO says El Niño conditions are forecast to strengthen rapidly into a strong event in the current quarter…Read More

Grain Central, July 3, 2026

Cropping

Qld Govt invests in northern cotton, cropping research

The Qld Govt, CRDC and GRDC are backing a project which aims to lift north Qld’s annual production to 100,000 bales of cotton and $100M of grain and pulses by 2035…Read More

Grain Central, July 21, 2026

GRDC workshops to bolster insights into disease management

A series of workshops over coming weeks offers growers and advisors the chance to find out about the latest in disease management amid increasing fungicide resistance…Read More

Grain Central, July 6, 2026

NW Qld sorghum harvest rolling after big wet

North-west Qld’s sorghum harvest is under way, with a big wet season causing waterlogging and yield losses in some crops, but higher yields on well-drained country. ..Read More

Emma Alsop, July 1, 2026

CQ summer-crop harvest in full swing amid winter planting

CQ’s cotton pick and sorghum harvest is advancing alongside planting of its winter crop, which this year includes a small area of canola…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 24, 2026

Markets

Sea of Azov shipping suspended due to Ukrainian drone strikes

Ukraine’s drone warfare offensive is disabling Russian vessels and terminals and wheat futures have spiked as war risk deters shipowners from providing freight in troubled waters…Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, July 21, 2026

Daily Market Wire 21 July 2026

US Monday wheat consolidates; dry France pushes EU bid. The eastern Australia seller remains cautious…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 21, 2026

Daily Market Wire 20 July 2026

Friday market firms; weekend saw wars escalate. Rainfall favours parts of WA while the east promises little…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 20, 2026

Feedgrain Focus: Offshore heat kicks local market

Prices have jumped in response to Russia’s shipping problems and the heat-hit Europe crop, and Australian consumers are facing some competition on wheat as well as barley…Read More

Liz Wells, July 16, 2026

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EASY N: Improving nitrogen efficiency through timing and placement

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Bragging rights: Growers compete to turn grain into beer

Overwatch has launched an attention-grabbing challenge with a memorable finish – one that puts the grower front and centre, celebrates the craft of farming and gives the whole industry something to watch…Read More

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Aclonifen herbicide helping win the numbers game in cropping programs

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Machinery

TMA, NFF welcome Right to Repair progress

The TMA and NFF have welcomed the Federal Government’s release of a consultation paper seeking feedback on proposed right-to-repair reforms for agricultural machinery…Read More

Grain Central, May 25, 2026

Autonomous farm machinery uptake caught between interest, adoptions

Autonomous machinery use is increasing in agriculture, but cost and connectivity issues are limiting uptake and risking the future abilities of the Australian grains industry to keep pace globally…Read More

Grain Central, May 6, 2026

Reman Day highlights manifold value of new life for parts

Since 2018, Reman Day has been held annually on April 23 to highlight the economic, efficiency and environmental value of remanufactured parts in ag and other machinery. ..Read More

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Hard truths aired by panel at SPAA’s Ag Expo

The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia held its Ag Expo in Toowoomba this week, where a panel pointed to change on its way for companies large and small…Read More

Liz Wells, March 20, 2026

Property

CQ’s Willoughby, SA’s Murbko, five GrainCorp sites list

FRESH to the market are listings for Willoughby in Central Queensland, Murbko in the South Australian Mallee, and five GrainCorp sites in New South Wales. Willoughby, Qld In Qld’s renowned..Read More

Linda Rowley, July 20, 2026

Santrev and investors buy Southern Cross Farms SA

Poultry infrastructure specialist Santrev and investors have bought Southern Cross Farms SA, a 29-shed operation in SA’s Lower North…Read More

Grain Central, July 20, 2026

Cowl Cowl, Wyadra tipped to fetch $200M plus

Two adjoining Hillston properties are expected to attract more than $200M as large-scale irrigated agricultural assets continue to draw institutional interest…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 17, 2026

North Qld farm lists, SA, WA aggregations sell

New to the market is a sizeable holding in Qld’s Burdekin, while aggregations at Loxton in SA and in WA’s North Midlands have sold locally…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 13, 2026

AgCarbon Central

Report makes case for on-farm electrification over biofuels

A Farmers for Climate Action report says transitioning to electric machinery and vehicles rather than shifting existing equipment to biofuels makes more sense for farmers…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 15, 2026

NSW broadacre farm generates ACCUs in game-changer

Carbon-sequestering seed treatment generates first NSW broadacre Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) for Nicholsons…Read More

Grain Central, May 7, 2026

Partnership to track barley carbon emissions from paddock to beer

A partnership between Charles Sturt University and Victorian farmers will help track carbon emissions from barley used in Asahi Beverages…Read More

Grain Central, April 4, 2026

Moree green-ammonia plant gets NSW Govt approval

The NSW Govt has given the go-ahead to the GEGHA project, which will supply green fuel and fertiliser to Keytah and others in the Moree district…Read More

Grain Central, March 9, 2026

Beef Central

Where are they now? The thousands of weaners that left NSW due to drought earlier this year

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‘One life lost every week’: Farm safety toll remains stubbornly high

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Last call for cattle producers around Ballarat, Launceston and Sale to have levy input

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Succession lawyer urges tax action and issues AI use warning

Livestock producers without a tax impact statement risk losing up to 20pc of their balance sheet post-federal Budget, a succession lawyer told last week’s LambEx conference in Adelaide...Read More

Sheep Central

RIC variable rate hits 5.71pc in first hike in two years

AUSTRALIAN Government specialist lender, Regional Investment Corporation has announced the variable interest rate on all its loans will increase from 5.18 percent to 5.71pc effective from 1 August 2026 in..Read More

Disparate industry representation weakens ag’s voice: Allison

OUTGOING Elders chief executive Mark Allison has described the fragmented nature of agricultural representation as a “massive issue”, saying it has undermined the industry’s ability to secure meaningful national policy reform...Read More

Zoetis exceeds $1 million for Beyond Blue, as 2026 fundraising campaign starts

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