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Feedgrain Focus: Widespread downgrades likely after rain

A chunk of wheat and barley ready to harvest before this week’s rain is at risk of downgrading to feed, and price moves have been mixed…Read More

Liz Wells, November 30, 2023

News

Updated Murray-Darling Basin Plan passes Senate

The buyback of 450GL of additional Murray-Darling water for environmental purposes looks set to go ahead following the passage of a bill through the Upper House. ..Read More

Grain Central, November 30, 2023

News

Flooding at GrainCorp Deniliquin halts receivals

A downpour has closed GrainCorp’s Deniliquin site temporarily as growers in the district take a rain-enforced break from harvesting…Read More

Liz Wells, November 30, 2023

Logistics

WA Govt unveils plans for Kwinana container terminal

The WA Government has unveiled the preferred design and location for a new container terminal in Kwinana to replace and build on capacity at Freemantle…Read More

Grain Central, November 30, 2023

Sponsored Content

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

Ag Tech

Ongoing electric weed control trials create a buzz

In a first for Australia, DPIRD trials of a device that uses electricity to kill weeds are yielding promising results, particularly for combating herbicide-resistant weeds…Read More

Grain Central, November 30, 2023

Markets

Daily Market Wire 30 November 2023

Wheat price rallies. Europe winter cropping season starts mixed. Southern NSW and eastern Vic experience further rainfall..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, November 30, 2023

Agribusiness

Mega-ginner in pipeline as LDC bids for Namoi

Global cotton giant Louis Dreyfus Company has launched a takeover bid for Australia’s largest cotton ginner and major merchant Namoi Cotton…Read More

Liz Wells, November 29, 2023

News

CBH receivals jump 2.28Mt in week to 9.19Mt
Grain Central, November 28, 2023

News

Viterra receivals pass 4.1Mt, all sites now open
Grain Central, November 28, 2023

Markets

Argentines opt for change
Peter McMeekin - Grain Brokers Australia, November 28, 2023

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 29 November 2023
Bureau of Meteorology, November 29, 2023

Markets

Daily Market Wire 29 November 2023
Lachstock Consulting, November 29, 2023

News

CHS Broadbent to build, operate grain terminal at Geelong
Grain Central, November 27, 2023

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

31
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6618
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

01 Dec 2023 (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

-6.55
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

390
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

354

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

653
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

395
Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Mustard growers keen to develop national industry

Interested to hear about the next steps. I hope to attend the Condo meeting on 21 Feb 24. I ran variety trials of various oilseed mustards in the 1990s in....

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APPF funding gets $60M to boost crop development

Have the partners for expanding the APPF been chosen? Is there an opportunity for new partners - eg in WA. DPIRD will be moving to the Murdoch University campus, which also....

Michael G.K. Jones
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Grains, cotton lead PoN container interest

The Port of Newcastle's trade report does not list any container movement for September 2023 for meal, grain or wheat. The Ardglen Tunnel continues to be a major....

Rick Banyard
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Why are Australian institutional investors shy of the ag sector?

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News

Updated Murray-Darling Basin Plan passes Senate

The buyback of 450GL of additional Murray-Darling water for environmental purposes looks set to go ahead following the passage of a bill through the Upper House. ..Read More

Grain Central, November 30, 2023

Flooding at GrainCorp Deniliquin halts receivals

A downpour has closed GrainCorp’s Deniliquin site temporarily as growers in the district take a rain-enforced break from harvesting…Read More

Liz Wells, November 30, 2023

Mega-ginner in pipeline as LDC bids for Namoi

Global cotton giant Louis Dreyfus Company has launched a takeover bid for Australia’s largest cotton ginner and major merchant Namoi Cotton…Read More

Liz Wells, November 29, 2023

CBH receivals jump 2.28Mt in week to 9.19Mt

CBH Group has now received 9.19Mt of grain from the current WA harvest, and is expecting another 4Mt into the system to round off the season…Read More

Grain Central, November 28, 2023

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 29 November 2023

Troughs brought 15-100mm of rain to most of eastern Australia in the past week, and more is forecast for coming days…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, November 29, 2023

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 22 November 2023

Parts of inland Australia received 25-50mm in the past week, with Garah in northern NSW receiving the week’s highest daily and weekly registration of 107mm…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, November 22, 2023

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 15 November 2023

Increased humidity produced showers and thunderstorms across parts of eastern Australia during the week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, November 15, 2023

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 8 November 2023

Showers and thunderstorms brought 25-100mm of rain to coastal NSW and south-eastern Queensland in the past week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, November 8, 2023

Cropping

Riverina rice prospects bright despite cold, ducks

Despite some early challenges from ducks and cold weather, the rice crop in southern New South Wales is off to a good start…Read More

Emma Alsop, November 23, 2023

Rain boosts sorghum prospects, more needed for big plant

Recent rain and more on the forecast has boosted prospects for expanding the abnormally low sorghum area planted to date in northern NSW and southern Qld…Read More

Emma Alsop, November 20, 2023

Soy Australia eyes doubled production by 2033

Australia’s soybean industry is out to double its production in the next decade through increased plantings and improved agronomy…Read More

Liz Wells, November 13, 2023

Collaborations see WA lupin, legume projects launch

Lupin and legume projects are under way in WA as its Agricultural Research Collaboration aims to convert research insights into farming resilience, profitability and sustainability…Read More

Grain Central, November 6, 2023

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Widespread downgrades likely after rain

A chunk of wheat and barley ready to harvest before this week’s rain is at risk of downgrading to feed, and price moves have been mixed…Read More

Liz Wells, November 30, 2023

Daily Market Wire 30 November 2023

Wheat price rallies. Europe winter cropping season starts mixed. Southern NSW and eastern Vic experience further rainfall..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, November 30, 2023

Argentines opt for change

Fiscal policy in Argentina is set to be turned on its head under economic turbocharging plans by the country’s president when inaugurated on Sunday week..Read More

Peter McMeekin - Grain Brokers Australia, November 28, 2023

Daily Market Wire 29 November 2023

Wheat and oilseed markets firmed while corn softened in overnight trading, and continuing rain in eastern Australia is softening local values…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, November 29, 2023

Sponsored Content

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

Guest Author, November 6, 2023

Unearth the possibilities of your agricultural business with FarmEye

RCS has provided producers with cutting-edge tools and insights for agricultural economic analysis since 1993. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to what we see as the future of business analysis: FarmEye…Read More

Sponsored Content, October 9, 2023

A triple-trait treat arrives for hybrid canola growers

InVigor LR 4540P is the first triple-trait canola that combines the benefits of Truflex, PodGuard and LibertyLink in one variety…Read More

Guest Author, September 11, 2023

Machinery

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

US-based Titan to buy O’Connors dealerships

Australia’s largest Case IH dealership group, O’Connors, has agreed to a share purchase offer from US-based company Titan Machinery Inc…Read More

Grain Central, September 1, 2023

Hay gear sales up in July, tractors drop: TMA

Sales of balers and out-front mowers for last month are up overall on July last year, but tractor sales have dropped as tax incentives end, according to TMA’s August newsletter…Read More

Grain Central, August 21, 2023

Versatile sprayer helps bottom line in canola-wheat rotation

A Miller Nitro 7380 spray rig and swather has received the thumbs up from the Lawless family, which grows canola and wheat in the Narrandera and Yarrawonga districts…Read More

Grain Central, August 3, 2023

Property

Duxton plans Timberscombe sale to fund Vic, NT spends

Duxton is listing Timberscombe to help fund investments in the NT and Vic as it looks to diversify away from dependence on dryland cropping in central NSW. ..Read More

Emma Alsop, November 27, 2023

WA’s The Glen, Cunnamulla irrigation on market

In latest listings, WA mixed-farming property The Glen and Grimwade and Gordon’s part-irrigated Cunnamulla property are on the market…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 27, 2023

Wilga Farming buys Burmah from Paraway

NEW agriculture investment vehicle, Wilga Farming, has paid around $50M for the Burmah Aggregation on the north-west slopes of NSW…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 24, 2023

Neighbour sales help market find its feet: Cameron

The market for grazing and mixed-farming property has solid support from neighbour-to-neighbour sales in the face of lower livestock prices, according to Colliers’ Stephen Cameron…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 16, 2023

AgCarbon Central

Govt opens ag consultation with net zero in sight

Consultation has opened on how the agriculture and land sectors can play a part in the Albanese Government’s economy-wide Net Zero 2050 Plan…Read More

Grain Central, November 8, 2023

Study points to opportunity for cheaper soil-carbon testing

University of Sydney researchers have found the use of satellite imagery, combined with proximal sensing on the ground, is the best method to reduce the cost of soil organic carbon testing…Read More

Grain Central, September 25, 2023

Fertilizer Australia hands white paper to govt

Fertilizer Australia has presented a white paper to the Federal Government which asks it to consider a subsidy for nitrogen inhibitors as a means of helping to reduce emissions without impacting agricultural productivity…Read More

Grain Central, September 21, 2023

CBH joins Blue Visby project to trim shipping emissions

THE CBH Group last month announced it had joined a consortium of companies participating in the Blue Visby project, which supports research into solutions that help reduce the international shipping..Read More

Grain Central, September 4, 2023

Beef Central

Jason Strong’s five-year legacy leading MLA

WHAT will Jason Strong’s legacy to industry be as the operational head of Meat & Livestock Australia? How will history view his contribution to industry progress? Set out here are..Read More

Jason Strong to finish as MLA managing director after five years

After nearly five years as Managing Director at Meat & Livestock Australia, Mr Jason Strong has resigned and will leave the organisation on December 22...Read More

AAM unveils first annual Sustainability Report

AAM Investment Group (AAM) has released its inaugural Sustainability Report providing a detailed account of its ongoing efforts to environmental, social and economic performance across its portfolio of agricultural assets..Read More

US to play key role in Australia’s red meat fortunes in 2024

The US shaping up to play a critical role in demand and price for Australian export beef in 2024 - albeit a year later than what many had originally anticipated...Read More

Sheep Central

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 29 November 2023

WIDESPREAD showers and thunderstorms impacted much of northern and eastern Australia as a series of surface troughs and upper low pressure systems combined with hot, humid and unstable air, in..Read More

Rural dwellers less likely to develop dementia, study finds

AUSTRALIANS who enjoy life in the bush could be at less risk of suffering from dementia, new research by the University of Southern Queensland has found...Read More

Recruitment: Designing bonuses that are smarter, not higher

AGRIBUSINESS owners and managers need to ensure that their employees are productive and eager to do the best job possible at all times – especially during challenging economic times...Read More

Beware the weaponisation of El Niño and rainfall forecasts

LIVESTOCK producers were warned to keep weather and El Niño probability data in perspective with actual conditions and avoid the ‘weaponising’ of forecasts to negatively affect industry sentiment...Read More

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