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Two-speed harvest nears as contractors sweat on visa approvals

A tough northern season is pointing to a fast first leg for harvest, while the south is expecting bumper yields, and counting on some help from overseas, provided visas are approved on time. ..Read More

Liz Wells, August 24, 2026

News

Above-average rainfall lifts PIRSA forecast to 9.79Mt

PIRSA’s latest crop report has SA on track to produce its third-biggest ever winter crop, including record lentil production now seen at close to 1Mt…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

News

Ingham’s FY26 earnings drop despite volume growth

Ingham’s has reported a lift in its core poultry volume to 470,100t and its core poultry net selling price to $6.40/kg, but a 21pc drop in earnings in its FY26 results…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

Property

Refreshed listings present Qld, Vic opportunities

Refreshed Qld listings on the market include Thallon holdings Ballangarry and Moonie Ponds as well as Mintram Farm at Gumlu, and Galick Ridge in Vic…Read More

Linda Rowley, August 24, 2026

News

Calcium-fortified faba bean milk holds promise for value-add

Adelaide University researchers have developed a calcium-fortified faba bean milk prototype, which opens up potential for value adding of a key Australian pulse crop…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

The new way to fumigate grain

FumoFlow is Action Steel’s new grain shed, 18 months in the making. It’s a first-of-its-kind, patent-pending shed with a built-in fumigation system. Recirculation technology delivers proven fumigant distribution throughout the stack, and a dedicated ventilation system clears the shed faster and more safely once fumigation is done…Read More

AGT releases new barley, canola varieties

AGT has released a new Clearfield barley variety in AGT-Reaper CL, and AGT-Strike TT as an open-pollinated canola suited to higher-rainfall areas…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

News

GPA warns growers to watch for locusts as spring nears

GPA is urging growers across SA, NSW and Vic to remain alert as the risk of Australian plague locust activity increases heading into spring…Read More

Grain Central, August 21, 2026

News

Ridley reports earnings up 62pc to $157.8M for FY26

Emma Alsop, August 20, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 24 August 2026

Lachstock Consulting, August 24, 2026

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: North softens to defy logic, south firms

Liz Wells, August 20, 2026

Ag Tech

AI-based pulse assessor Cropify trailblazes with GTA nod

Liz Wells, August 20, 2026

Property

Aggregations offer options at opposite ends of NSW

Linda Rowley, August 21, 2026

News

Briefs: Mt Tyson buy finalised, Aberdeen Poultry set to list

Grain Central, August 20, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 19 August 2026

Offshore market broadly sells Ags. Iran and Black Sea macro risk remains elevated. ICE canola surrenders early strength…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 19, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 20 August 2026

Corn breaks out on yield disappointment and soybean follows. Wheat market worries itself higher on Black Sea disruption; buyers engage again with nearby Australian…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 20, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 21 August 2026

Crude rally lifts vegoils. Black Sea disruption remains supportive. Australia’s NNSW and SQ anticipate rain forecast promise…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 21, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 24 August 2026

Black Sea disruption remains wheat’s key bullish story. Canola weakens. South Australia eyes big lentil crop…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 24, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

38.8

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.7171

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

25 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

-27.88

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

357

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

302

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

796

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

337

Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Forum chews over China’s rejections of mungbeans

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Agronomy Academy kicks off to create space for learning

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Two-speed harvest nears as contractors sweat on visa approvals

Liz Wells, August 24, 2026

Above-average rainfall lifts PIRSA forecast to 9.79Mt

PIRSA’s latest crop report has SA on track to produce its third-biggest ever winter crop, including record lentil production now seen at close to 1Mt…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

Ingham’s FY26 earnings drop despite volume growth

Ingham’s has reported a lift in its core poultry volume to 470,100t and its core poultry net selling price to $6.40/kg, but a 21pc drop in earnings in its FY26 results…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

Calcium-fortified faba bean milk holds promise for value-add

Adelaide University researchers have developed a calcium-fortified faba bean milk prototype, which opens up potential for value adding of a key Australian pulse crop…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 18 August 2026 + outlook

After a mostly dry week for grain-growing regions, the forecast points to at least 15mm of rain for most south-eastern Australian crops into next week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, August 18, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 11 August 2026 + outlook

Australia’s grain-growing areas are expecting little rain this week following falls of up to 50mm in parts of Vic, SA and southern NSW in recent days, ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, August 11, 2026

Weather bureau launches review to inform strategy

A review of the BoM has been commissioned to inform the agency’s future organisational strategy and ensure it delivers value to Australians…Read More

Grain Central, August 6, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 4 August 2026 + outlook

At least 10mm of rain is forecast for southern Australia’s growing regions this week after a run of days which brought very little rain to inland regions…Read More

Guest Author, August 4, 2026

Cropping

Wet season challenges fail to slow north’s cotton momentum

Despite the challenges of the 2025-26 wet season, northern Australia’s cotton production is expanding and maturing as tailored agronomy knowledge develops…Read More

Emma Alsop, August 19, 2026

Scholar champions semi-irrigated cotton in constrained future

Nuffield Scholar Kate Lumber says semi-irrigating cotton could help boost farm resilience as climate variability and govt buybacks deplete available water…Read More

Emma Alsop, August 12, 2026

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

Markets

AGT releases new barley, canola varieties

AGT has released a new Clearfield barley variety in AGT-Reaper CL, and AGT-Strike TT as an open-pollinated canola suited to higher-rainfall areas…Read More

Grain Central, August 24, 2026

Daily Market Wire 24 August 2026

Black Sea disruption remains wheat’s key bullish story. Canola weakens. South Australia eyes big lentil crop…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 24, 2026

Feedgrain Focus: North softens to defy logic, south firms

Northern bids for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $15/t this week, despite production prospects for the region sliding as harvest nears…Read More

Liz Wells, August 20, 2026

Daily Market Wire 21 August 2026

Crude rally lifts vegoils. Black Sea disruption remains supportive. Australia’s NNSW and SQ anticipate rain forecast promise…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, August 21, 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