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WA’s PenAgri lists mighty Arrowsmith

PenAgri has listed its institutional-scale cropping asset in WA’s Mid-West, with price expectations of more than $76M…Read More

Linda Rowley, July 31, 2026

News

Ardmore Mine goes bulk amid phosphate availability concerns

Under new ownership, the Ardmore Phosphate Mine is ramping up production and switching from containerised to bulk out-turn for domestic and export use…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 31, 2026

News

National Wheat Variety Master List adds 9, drops 11

Grains Australia’s 2026-2027 Wheat Variety Master List comes into effect tomorrow, and one feed, two ANW and six Hard varieties are the newcomers. ..Read More

Grain Central, July 31, 2026

News

AvonPack to bring grain marketplace to WA

A new grain-packing facility is bringing an east coast-style model to WA, and aims to create greater price competition for growers without sacrificing supply chain efficiency…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 30, 2026

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

Feedgrain Focus: Dry boosts northern prices

The northern feed market has lifted this week in response to a lack of rain as crops head into the last month of winter, and faba beans and barley are buying themselves some southern demand…Read More

Liz Wells, July 30, 2026

News

NSW research looks into carinata’s potential for SAF

NSW DPIRD researchers are unlocking the potential of carinata to power the future of the global aviation industry…Read More

Grain Central, July 30, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 31 July 2026

EU temperatures run hot; degrade corn, sunflower prospect. Oil eases, Dow firms; Australian dollar gains about 1 percent…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 31, 2026

News

AGIC hears of industry pushback to phosphine changes + PICS

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

News

Forum chews over China’s rejections of mungbeans

Emma Alsop, July 29, 2026

News

Briefs: Octopusbot raises capital, GRDC invests in Moa

Grain Central, July 28, 2026

Markets

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

Liz Wells, July 29, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 30 July 2026

Lachstock Consulting, July 30, 2026

Markets

Record harvest set to lift South African corn exports

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, July 28, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 27 July 2026

Friday’s global wheat retreats. Crude slump lowers canola. Eastern Australia’s dry north expands southern grain arc…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 27, 2026

Markets

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

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

Markets

Daily Market Wire 30 July 2026

Soybean leads the complex sharply lower, crude rallies 6 percent. Australia’s east forecast maintains hopeful outlook. AGIC conference unites…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 30, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 31 July 2026

EU temperatures run hot; degrade corn, sunflower prospect. Oil eases, Dow firms; Australian dollar gains about 1 percent…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 31, 2026

News

People on the Move in the grain industry

Who is on the move in the Australian grain industry? Catch up with our latest update on industry appointments, rewards and achievements…….Read More

Grain Central, July 27, 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

0.7029

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

01 Aug 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

352

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

314

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

762

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

347

Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Agronomy Academy kicks off to create space for learning

Impressive educational content and lineup of experts to access! Great to see the gap in the industry addressed, well done Agronomy Academy!....

Madison

WA Nuffield scholar charts high-value future for Aussie oats

Good article, interesting report on your research. I would like to get a copy of the report and hear more about your findings. GHA....

Guy H Allen

Why is the farm lobby uneasy about burgeoning data centres?

The office of David Ettershank, Member for Western Metropolitan Region in the Victorian parliament, is working with Borderlands co-operative and local community groups campaigning for a moratorium on data....

Lucy Best

UPDATED: Approval of Rushy Lagoon sale draws polarised responses

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Ian Levy

Ardmore Mine goes bulk amid phosphate availability concerns

Under new ownership, the Ardmore Phosphate Mine is ramping up production and switching from containerised to bulk out-turn for domestic and export use…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 31, 2026

National Wheat Variety Master List adds 9, drops 11

Grains Australia’s 2026-2027 Wheat Variety Master List comes into effect tomorrow, and one feed, two ANW and six Hard varieties are the newcomers. ..Read More

Grain Central, July 31, 2026

AvonPack to bring grain marketplace to WA

A new grain-packing facility is bringing an east coast-style model to WA, and aims to create greater price competition for growers without sacrificing supply chain efficiency…Read More

Emma Alsop, July 30, 2026

NSW research looks into carinata’s potential for SAF

NSW DPIRD researchers are unlocking the potential of carinata to power the future of the global aviation industry…Read More

Grain Central, July 30, 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

Feedgrain Focus: Dry boosts northern prices

Liz Wells, July 30, 2026

Daily Market Wire 31 July 2026

EU temperatures run hot; degrade corn, sunflower prospect. Oil eases, Dow firms; Australian dollar gains about 1 percent…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 31, 2026

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

Daily Market Wire 30 July 2026

Soybean leads the complex sharply lower, crude rallies 6 percent. Australia’s east forecast maintains hopeful outlook. AGIC conference unites…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, July 30, 2026

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