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AGIC hears of industry pushback to phosphine changes + PICS

AGIC 2026 heard the Australian grains industry is uniting to contest incoming limitations of a key fumigant, and Minister Julie Collins used the event to launch GSMAS…Read More

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

News

Forum chews over China’s rejections of mungbeans

Access to China, the Paul McIntosh Research Investment Fund, and the latest on pests and diseases ranked high on the agenda at last week’s Australian Mungbean Association forum…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 29, 2026

News

Briefs: Octopusbot raises capital, GRDC invests in Moa

Crop forecaster Octopusbot has raised its first round of capital, and GRDC’s GrainInnovate has invested in Moa Technology as it searches for novel mode of action herbicides…Read More

Grain Central, July 28, 2026

Markets

GIWA forum hears fibre, P undermarketed traits in feed barley to Asia

Australia could do more to promote the fibre and phosphorous content of its barley in a bid to increase its appeal to Asian feedmills, GIWA’s Barley Forum heard last week…Read More

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

Sponsored Content

The new way to treat grain, backed by results

Grain fumigation has always come down to one question: did the fumigant actually get where it needed to go?..Read More

Sponsored Content, July 27, 2026

Markets

Record harvest set to lift South African corn exports

South Africa’s maize harvest is looking like a record, and it has met strong export demand from Asian as well as African nations…Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, July 28, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 28 July 2026 + outlook

In a similar pattern to the week to today, single-digit rainfall figures are forecast for much of the nation’s grainbelt in the week ahead, ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 28, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 29 July 2026

Cheaper Winnipeg triggers technical selling as crude sell-off compounds lower move. Corn rallies amid deteriorating US crop ratings. AGIC gets underway in Melbourne…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 29, 2026

News

Grain Central July 2026 news quiz
Grain Central, July 27, 2026

News

Pulse Update: Powering crops face depressed demand
Liz Wells, July 27, 2026

News

People on the Move in the grain industry
Grain Central, July 27, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 28 July 2026
Lachstock Consulting, July 28, 2026

Property

Two aggregations offer rare scope in Great Southern
Linda Rowley, July 27, 2026

News

Outgoing NSW Farmers head reflects on fractured national landscape
Emma Alsop, July 23, 2026

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

0.6974
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

30 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

314

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

774
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

354
Source: Lachstock Consulting

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News

AGIC hears of industry pushback to phosphine changes + PICS

AGIC 2026 heard the Australian grains industry is uniting to contest incoming limitations of a key fumigant, and Minister Julie Collins used the event to launch GSMAS…Read More

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

Forum chews over China’s rejections of mungbeans

Access to China, the Paul McIntosh Research Investment Fund, and the latest on pests and diseases ranked high on the agenda at last week’s Australian Mungbean Association forum…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 29, 2026

Briefs: Octopusbot raises capital, GRDC invests in Moa

Crop forecaster Octopusbot has raised its first round of capital, and GRDC’s GrainInnovate has invested in Moa Technology as it searches for novel mode of action herbicides…Read More

Grain Central, July 28, 2026

Grain Central July 2026 news quiz

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

Grain Central, July 27, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 28 July 2026 + outlook

In a similar pattern to the week to today, single-digit rainfall figures are forecast for much of the nation’s grainbelt in the week ahead, ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 28, 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

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

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

GIWA forum hears fibre, P undermarketed traits in feed barley to Asia

Australia could do more to promote the fibre and phosphorous content of its barley in a bid to increase its appeal to Asian feedmills, GIWA’s Barley Forum heard last week…Read More

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

Record harvest set to lift South African corn exports

South Africa’s maize harvest is looking like a record, and it has met strong export demand from Asian as well as African nations…Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, July 28, 2026

Daily Market Wire 29 July 2026

Cheaper Winnipeg triggers technical selling as crude sell-off compounds lower move. Corn rallies amid deteriorating US crop ratings. AGIC gets underway in Melbourne…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 29, 2026

Daily Market Wire 28 July 2026

Crude price collapse drives broad selloff in grains. Eastern Australian delivered markets yesterday held steady…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 28, 2026

Sponsored Content

The new way to treat grain, backed by results

Grain fumigation has always come down to one question: did the fumigant actually get where it needed to go?..Read More

Sponsored Content, July 27, 2026

Bourgault introduces next-generation PLDX opener to Australian growers

Bourgault Australia has launched the new ParaLink Dual Xtreme (PLDX) opener, designed for improved seeding accuracy, durability, and residue handling, offering growers enhanced control and consistency across varying conditions…Read More

Sponsored Content, April 27, 2026

EASY N: Improving nitrogen efficiency through timing and placement

Optimising nitrogen (N) is a key driver of crop performance, but timing, placement and method of application can impact efficiency as much as the product itself…Read More

Sponsored Content, May 12, 2026

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

Sponsored Content, April 20, 2026

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

Grain Central, April 23, 2026

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

Two aggregations offer rare scope in Great Southern

A price guide of $45M is anticipated for two significant cropping opportunities in WA’s Great Southern region…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 27, 2026

Gillenbah, Maxwell Ag bring southern NSW options to market

New to the market in southern NSW are the Maxwell Ag Portfolio near Bardmedan and the irrigated Gillenbah Aggregation near Narrandera…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 27, 2026

Feedlot corridor opportunity beckons with Sandholes Farming listing

Mungindi producers Rob and Sally Houston have listed their Western Downs cropping and grazing aggregation in southern Qld’s feedlot corridor…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 23, 2026

NT’s Blackbull, Victoria Downs come to market

Separate investors have listed Blackbull Station and Victoria Downs, both of which offer a foot into cropping as well as cattle in the NT. ..Read More

Linda Rowley, July 23, 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
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