The hot, dry conditions that have afflicted much of Australia will give way to the La Niña weather pattern strengthening and bringing on a wet summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 2, 2020
This year’s improved borrowing and cropping climate has property auctions for small to medium-sized holdings back on the calendar in north-west New South Wales. ..Read More
Liz Wells, December 2, 2020
Keep up to date with Australian cropping industry developments with Grain Central’s monthly quiz…Read More
Grain Central, December 2, 2020
Surface troughs produced thunderstorms across the Kimberley in Western Australia and Top End in the Northern Territory, while A surface and upper-level trough produced moderate falls in southern and eastern Victoria…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, December 2, 2020
Japan has expressed its high regard for Australia’s new lines of noodle wheats, but has concerns about the levels of ‘dockage’ in Australian noodle wheat shipments…Read More
Futures market sales pressure continued through Tuesday. South American moisture situation shows signs of improvement. Black Sea region remains dry. Australian wheat and canola bids fel yesterday, barley was mostly unchanged…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, December 2, 2020
China’s appetite for imported grain for human and animals use is big, and how much of it Australia can satisfy depends on how well the two countries can resolve current tensions…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, December 1, 2020Export demand and limited grower selling are helping to support prices this week as the market heeds a dry and extremely hot week ahead for south-eastern Australia which may prompt some harvest bans. ..Read More
Liz Wells, November 26, 2020Grain bags are playing an important role in the current harvest, where transport is at a premium, concerns about wet weather prevail, and growers are out to do all they can to avoid selling into a discounted market…Read More
Liz Wells, November 27, 2020The Earl brothers’ Squib Group has bought both Viterra sites in Millicent to increase canola storage for their expanding crushing plant, now the only one of its kind in South Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, November 30, 2020China’s appetite for imported grain for human and animals use is big, and how much of it Australia can satisfy depends on how well the two countries can resolve current tensions…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, December 1, 2020Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has given a strong indication Australia will take China to the WTO over its import tariff on Australian barley. The move has prompted a mixed reaction from grain industry leaders…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 30, 2020ABARES is forecasting a 76pc rise in Australia’s 2020-21 winter crop production to 51.5Mt, second only to the record 56.7Mt in 2016–17…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020Australia’s national commodity forecaster has lifted its estimates for new-crop wheat, barley and canola in its latest Australian Crop Report…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020Extreme heat wave conditions are forecast to hit the summer cropping regions of southern Queensland and north west New South Wales over the coming week…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 27, 2020The hot, dry conditions that have afflicted much of Australia will give way to the La Niña weather pattern strengthening and bringing on a wet summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 2, 2020A new winter wheat from Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) is primed to establish itself in the high-rainfall zones of southern Australia with growers expecting impressive yields…Read More
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Keep up to date with Australian cropping industry developments with Grain Central’s monthly quiz…Read More
Grain Central, December 2, 2020
ABARES is forecasting a 76pc rise in Australia’s 2020-21 winter crop production to 51.5Mt, second only to the record 56.7Mt in 2016–17…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has given a strong indication Australia will take China to the WTO over its import tariff on Australian barley. The move has prompted a mixed reaction from grain industry leaders…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 30, 2020
The Earl brothers’ Squib Group has bought both Viterra sites in Millicent to increase canola storage for their expanding crushing plant, now the only one of its kind in South Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, November 30, 2020
The hot, dry conditions that have afflicted much of Australia will give way to the La Niña weather pattern strengthening and bringing on a wet summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 2, 2020
Surface troughs produced thunderstorms across the Kimberley in Western Australia and Top End in the Northern Territory, while A surface and upper-level trough produced moderate falls in southern and eastern Victoria…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, December 2, 2020
November to January is likely to be wetter than average for nearly all of Australia, with a greater than 65 pc chance in most areas, but drier than average for parts of western Tasmania…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 27, 2020
Australia can expect a wetter than normal summer, but bush and grass fires cannot be ruled out completely, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Summer Climate Outlook…Read More
Grain Central, November 26, 2020
A new winter wheat from Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) is primed to establish itself in the high-rainfall zones of southern Australia with growers expecting impressive yields…Read More
Grain Central, November 30, 2020
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Australia, have sequenced and analysed the genomes of 15 wheat varieties, bringing scientists closer to unlocking the entire gene set of wheat and barley. ..Read More
Grain Central, November 26, 2020
The virulent cotton crop disease, cotton leafroll dwarf virus, is emerging in the United States, threatening the $7 billion US cotton industry…Read More
Grain Central, November 26, 2020
The APVMA has issued two additional permits for the control of fall armyworm in sweetcorn, safflower and sunflower, bringing the total number of current fall armyworm permits to 37…Read More
Grain Central, November 25, 2020
Futures market sales pressure continued through Tuesday. South American moisture situation shows signs of improvement. Black Sea region remains dry. Australian wheat and canola bids fel yesterday, barley was mostly unchanged…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, December 2, 2020
China’s appetite for imported grain for human and animals use is big, and how much of it Australia can satisfy depends on how well the two countries can resolve current tensions…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, December 1, 2020
Deliveries to eastern Australia’s two biggest bulk handlers, GrainCorp and Viterra, have passed a combined 12Mt, according to their latest harvest reports…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020
Australia’s national commodity forecaster has lifted its estimates for new-crop wheat, barley and canola in its latest Australian Crop Report…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020
What’s the latest in the farm machinery world?..Read More
Grain Central, November 23, 2020
October has been another standout month for tractor sales across Australia, continuing a very strong trend throughout 2020…Read More
Grain Central, November 11, 2020
Harvesters fitted with Cognitive Pilot autonomous operating systems have harvested more than 720,000 tonnes of crops over 160,000 hectares in Russia this season…Read More
Grain Central, November 4, 2020
The ACCC has instituted court proceedings against tractor supplier, Agrison, alleging it made false or misleading representations about the warranties and after-sales services available to its customers…Read More
Grain Central, October 28, 2020
This year’s improved borrowing and cropping climate has property auctions for small to medium-sized holdings back on the calendar in north-west New South Wales. ..Read More
Liz Wells, December 2, 2020
The Earl brothers’ Squib Group has bought both Viterra sites in Millicent to increase canola storage for their expanding crushing plant, now the only one of its kind in South Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, November 30, 2020
The Preston family has called time on its grain-trading operation at Temora, and is putting its sites and businesses up for sale to offer the new owner a foothold in the vibrant southern New South Wales market…Read More
Liz Wells, November 16, 2020
Family operations able to capitalise on record low-interest rates are outstripping investment funds in their preparedness to pay up to $12,000 per hectare for mixed-farming country in south-eastern Australia’s medium to high-rainfall zones…Read More
Liz Wells, November 9, 2020
Test your beef industry knowledge with Beef Central's November 2020 quiz..Read More
If La Nina delivers widespread rainfall in coming months, cattle prices are forecast to ease from all-time highs by mid-2021 - but a failed wet season and return to dry..Read More
Cattle Council of Australia is calling for expressions of interest to join the CCA Pilot Policy Council and working groups in 2021...Read More
There’s a debate out there about whether or not we should be eating meat. But what if we’re arguing about the wrong thing? What if the very animals we’re fighting..Read More
HIGH cattle prices pointed New South Wales sheep producer Brent Medway in a different and profitable direction this year...Read More
SURFACE troughs triggered thunderstorms across northern Australia, while a cold front produced moderate falls in south-west Victoria and northern Tasmania...Read More
AUSTRALIA’S sheep meat processing and export sector would adapt to any interruptions to the trade into the Persian Gulf country Qatar, according to Sheep Producers Australia chief executive officer Stephen..Read More
NEW South Wales wool grower Chick Olsson has been told federal Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud will not get involved in the grower’s dispute with Australian Wool Innovation over his..Read More