BP to ‘rephase’ Kwinana renewable fuels project

BP has paused work on its Kwinana Renewable Fuels project, which earlier was expected to start making sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel as early as 2027…Read More

Emma Alsop, February 6, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Grower sales pick up in north

Big yields and attractive prices are encouraging growers to sell sorghum off the header while in the very dry south, growers are stashing barley for fodder security…Read More

Liz Wells, February 6, 2025

Australia exports total 1.02Mt Dec chickpeas, lentils

Australia exported 780,917t of chickpeas and 239,900t of lentils in December, according to the latest ABS data. ..Read More

Liz Wells, February 6, 2025

Weekly property review: What’s ahead in 2025?

Specialists give their predictions for the 2025 market based on factors including tariff wars, a low Aussie dollar, and steady or growing interest in carbon markets.  ..Read More

Linda Rowley, February 7, 2025

Donations boost WA’s Pastoralists, Graziers Association

Elected executives have provided funds to WA’s Pastoralists and Graziers Association as administrators continue to investigate serious financial misconduct in the organisation…Read More

Terry Sim, February 6, 2025

Vendors find early start to listings brings advantages

An unusually early lift is being seen this year in listings of grazing and cropping properties and mixed farm on the Centrals. ..Read More

Linda Rowley, February 7, 2025

Daily Market Wire 7 February 2025

Fund buying spurs wheat market. Traders weigh the balance on policy, fundamentals and technicals. Eastern Australia rain hope builds…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, February 7, 2025

Confidence high for next canola crop despite tariff jitters

Despite concerns about what looming US tariffs may mean for Canada’s exports, tight global stocks and relatively strong pricing are buoying confidence ahead of Australia’s canola planting. ..Read More

Liz Wells, February 5, 2025

Daily Market Wire 6 February 2025
Lachstock Consulting, February 6, 2025

China’s grain production continues to rise
Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, February 4, 2025
Weekly rainfall update 4 February 2025 + outlook
Bureau of Meteorology, February 4, 2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

35
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6284
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

09 Feb 2025 (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

3.15
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

345
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

315

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

775
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

344
Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Nuseed targets cotton regions for carinata trials

Is anyone looking at getting the growers fuel self-sufficient?....

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Projects point to brightened outlook for Vic grain on rail

Cannot believe that after 50 or so years the transport industry is rediscovering the effiencies of rail. More power to SSR!....

Timothy Ashton
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Canola growers reminded to complete ISCC forms

The $20 premium is not a premium. It is a discount determined by the marketer. This is a common misconception. Different traders have different discounts to make growers sign....

Alastair
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Australia exports 17,884t chickpeas, 69,328t lentils in Aug

Keen to see how many organic chickpeas are exported currently (or any demand for them). Great data here - good work GC and ABS.....

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News

BP to ‘rephase’ Kwinana renewable fuels project

BP has paused work on its Kwinana Renewable Fuels project, which earlier was expected to start making sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel as early as 2027…Read More

Emma Alsop, February 6, 2025

Donations boost WA’s Pastoralists, Graziers Association

Elected executives have provided funds to WA’s Pastoralists and Graziers Association as administrators continue to investigate serious financial misconduct in the organisation…Read More

Terry Sim, February 6, 2025

Confidence high for next canola crop despite tariff jitters

Despite concerns about what looming US tariffs may mean for Canada’s exports, tight global stocks and relatively strong pricing are buoying confidence ahead of Australia’s canola planting. ..Read More

Liz Wells, February 5, 2025

Duxton locks in Wildman Agricultural Precinct lease

Duxton Farms has reaffirmed its confidence in large-scale broadacre cropping in the NT, updating the market on its plans for the 23,802ha Wildman Agricultural Precinct…Read More

Grain Central, February 3, 2025

Weather

Weekly rainfall update 4 February 2025 + outlook

Some daily rainfall totals of 200-700mm, and some weekly totals of more than 1000mm in the past week has caused flooding in some North Tropical Qld locations. ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, February 4, 2025

Weekly rainfall update + outlook 28 January 2025

In a similar pattern to the past week, rainfall of 10mm or more is forecast to fall across northern Australia, and down the east coast…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, January 28, 2025

BOM weekly rainfall update 21 January 2025 + outlook

The east coast, northern NT, and north-west WA got rain in the past week, with the same areas, including key summer-cropping regions, forecast to receive more in the coming week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, January 21, 2025

Weekly rainfall update 14 January 2025 + outlook

Cold fronts and associated troughs during the week brought widespread showers and scattered storms, some severe, to the NSW and Qld coasts, eastern Vic, Tas, and southern parts of WA…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, January 14, 2025

Cropping

Legume cultivar developed in WA to boost farm resilience

WAARC’s HALO team has developed the world’s first cultivar of the legume pasture species, Trigonella balansae, a header harvestable crop-pasture option for WA’s Wheatbelt…Read More

Grain Central, February 5, 2025

Sorghum harvest starts in southern Qld, northern NSW

Sorghum harvesting is under way in northern NSW and pockets of the Darling Downs following an earlier-than-usual planting in many districts…Read More

Emma Alsop, January 22, 2025

Spray drift near Narromine threatens major damage

A grower in NSW’s Narromine district has potentially lost more than $500,000 in cotton yield following recent incidents of off-target spray drift…Read More

Grain Central, January 20, 2025

ABARES cuts sorghum forecast to 2.1Mt

ABARES has cut its forecast for Australia’s 2024-25 sorghum crop to 2.1Mt, with area limitations from a big winter crop unable to counter healthy yield prospects…Read More

Emma Alsop, December 5, 2024

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Grower sales pick up in north

Big yields and attractive prices are encouraging growers to sell sorghum off the header while in the very dry south, growers are stashing barley for fodder security…Read More

Liz Wells, February 6, 2025

Australia exports total 1.02Mt Dec chickpeas, lentils

Australia exported 780,917t of chickpeas and 239,900t of lentils in December, according to the latest ABS data. ..Read More

Liz Wells, February 6, 2025

Daily Market Wire 7 February 2025

Fund buying spurs wheat market. Traders weigh the balance on policy, fundamentals and technicals. Eastern Australia rain hope builds…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, February 7, 2025

Daily Market Wire 6 February 2025

Russia trims export duties. Offshore grain takes a breather. Australian domestic market ups premiums…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, February 6, 2025

Sponsored Content

How Voraxor’s versatility can be used to strengthen double knock

As well as being an outstanding pre-emergent herbicide, BASF’s Voraxor is a top-level knockdown spike, improving glyphosate performance on broadleaf weeds and annual ryegrass…Read More

Grain Central, December 9, 2024

Superior blackleg treatment gains official recognition 

BASF has released ILeVO as a cost-effective seed treatment to control blackleg in canola…Read More

Grain Central, December 2, 2024

Spinnaker: New barley launches across Australia

A new malt-potential barley variety is being launched this spring, with seed crops currently being grown with Seednet Partners in NSW, Vic, SA and WA…Read More

Sponsored Content, November 4, 2024

Grain sheds versus grain silos: What’s the difference?

It’s an age-old question and something that we get asked time and time again: what’s the difference between a grain shed and a grain silo? ..Read More

Sponsored Content, August 19, 2024

Machinery

HIVE removes bottlenecks, boosts harvest efficiency

A new 225t HIVE Motherbin has brought increased efficiencies to Brad and Kate Jones’ Bungulla Farming operation at Tammin in WA…Read More

Grain Central, December 10, 2024

CLAAS demo does its bit for harvest efficiency

As harvest rolls south through Australia’s grainbelt, a highly specialised group is adding to the number of European visitors here to work the season…Read More

Liz Wells, November 18, 2024

Treasurer’s productivity push boosts hope for legislated R2R

The TMA, NFF and GrainGrowers have welcomed a Federal Government announcement that the R2R looks set to be part of a package aimed at improving Australia’s productivity. ..Read More

Grain Central, November 15, 2024

Autonomous farm machinery survey closes Nov 8

Farm owners and managers are being asked to complete a GPA online survey to help build a picture of grower use and understanding of autonomous farm machinery…Read More

Grain Central, November 1, 2024

Property

Weekly property review: What’s ahead in 2025?

Specialists give their predictions for the 2025 market based on factors including tariff wars, a low Aussie dollar, and steady or growing interest in carbon markets.  ..Read More

Linda Rowley, February 7, 2025

Vendors find early start to listings brings advantages

An unusually early lift is being seen this year in listings of grazing and cropping properties and mixed farm on the Centrals. ..Read More

Linda Rowley, February 7, 2025

Karakana, Wilgaroi, The Wattles, Jindabyne on market

Among properties on the market this month are SA’s Karakana, Wilgaroi and The Wattles in New South Wales, and Jindabyne in southern Qld…Read More

Linda Rowley, February 5, 2025

WA’s Blackwattle Farm, Cumberland Farms for sale

Two sizable WA properties have come to market with the listing of the 4620ha Blackwattle Farm at Frankland River, and the 6854 Cumberland Farms at West Holleton…Read More

Linda Rowley, February 3, 2025

AgCarbon Central

CBH joins Blue Visby post trial, receives first new wagons

Following successful trials, CBH will be shipping some of its Kwinana exports with Blue Visby, and in WA rail news, CBH Group has received its first batch of new wagons. ..Read More

Grain Central, January 20, 2025

ARENA supports GrainCorp’s expanding crush ambitions

ARENA has pledged $6.1M for GrainCorp’s study to investigate the establishment of a new oilseed-crushing facility…Read More

Grain Central, January 13, 2025

Projects in pipeline for grainbelt-made green nitrogen

Ahead of green ammonia coming to market in Australia, the Clean Green Ag and FarmLink trial in southern NSW, and Nitronic’s innovation in WA, are looking to the next generation of fertiliser…Read More

Liz Wells, December 11, 2024

Value key to getting growers on board with low-carbon fuels

Potential for growers to supply feedstock to the domestic LCLF producers was explored at a Bioenergy Australia summit in Perth earlier this month…Read More

Emma Alsop, October 31, 2024

Beef Central

“Thank goodness” – Large swathes of Qld receive much-needed rain

A monsoon trough has delivered significant rainfall across cattle producing regions of central and northern Queensland, including the parched Central West where increasingly dire hot and dry conditions had forced..Read More

Regenerative Ag award winner puts focus on claypans in the mulga lands

Using cattle to restore life on a hard and compacted claypan in the mulga lands of Western Queensland was the focus of a project that was crowned the winner of..Read More

Nebraska cattleman Buck Wehrbein new president of NCBA

The American cattle industry's peak lobby group has announced a new president, with Nebraska Buck Wehrbein promising to advocate for opportunities for the next generation...Read More

Q Fever case increase in Victoria prompts health advisory

A spike in Q Fever cases in Victoria up to more than double the annual incidence of the past five years has prompted a health advisory from the state’s chief..Read More

Sheep Central

Q Fever case increase in Victoria prompts health advisory

A SPIKE in Q Fever cases in Victoria up to more than double the annual incidence of the past five years has prompted a health advisory from the state’s chief…..Read More

Registrations open for 2025 Gippsland Red Meat Conference

THE Gippsland Red Meat Conference is back for 2025 with cutting-edge innovations and practical tools for success within its the theme of: Now. Next. Later...Read More

Rural Aid urges struggling farmers and businesses to register

LEADING regional charity Rural Aid has put out the call for struggling farmers to register with it as a series of natural disasters impacts the country...Read More

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 3 February 2025

WEEKLY rainfall totals between 50-100mm were recorded in the Northern Territory's Top End, an area of north-west Western Australia and isolated areas of north-eastern New South Wales, and 100-200mm falls..Read More

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