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GIWA planted area estimate creeps up to 9.39Mha

GIWA’s forecast points to what could well be a record for WA winter-crop area, now seen at 9.39Mha, up slightly from last month…Read More

Grain Central, June 12, 2026

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Season turnaround pressures prices

Wheat is under pressure in the north, where a turnaround in the season has brightened new-crop production prospects, and consumers are banking on a further softening in values…Read More

Liz Wells, June 11, 2026

News

WesCEF flags ammonia upside despite stalled expansion

A WesCEF update this week heard the urea squeeze is over for now at least, and strong ammonia prices are expected to support its future earnings…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 11, 2026

Property

Impending Rushy Lagoon sale under scrutiny in Senate Estimates

Senator Richard Colbeck and advocacy organisation TasFarmers are upping their concerns about a change in land use for Tasmania’s biggest farm as FIRB continues its approval process…Read More

Grain Central, June 12, 2026

News

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn…Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Markets

Australia exports 1.4Mt of wheat in April

Australia exported 1,410,241t of wheat and 20t of durum in April, according to the latest ABS data. ..Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 12 June 2026

Friendly WASDE surprises wheat against heavier backdrop elsewhere. Australian rain forecast escalates…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, June 12, 2026

Ag Tech

Rural Press Club’s FarmFest lunch hears AI is your friend

Last week’s Rural Press Club lunch heard AI has the potential to reshape farming as we know it, and the change is one to be embraced as growers face mounting cost pressures…Read More

Liz Wells, June 9, 2026

Property

Roc Partners’ expanding Precision Poultry set to buy VOAG
Liz Wells, June 10, 2026

Logistics

Work commences on Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub
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Grain Central, June 10, 2026

Markets

Australia sets barley export record in April, sorghum slides
Liz Wells, June 10, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 11 June 2026
Lachstock Consulting, June 11, 2026

Markets

Malaysia’s grain imports creep higher
Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, June 9, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 9 June 2026 + outlook
Bureau of Meteorology, June 9, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

37.45
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0.7050
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ASX Market Index

13 Jun 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

-14.14
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

338
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

311

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

784
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

360
Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Work commences on Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub

This is a disaster! A broad gauge freight terminal is no good to anybody if the grain has to come from lines only served by standard gauge! Containers can....

Jonathan Scutt
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WA growers launch national grains levy survey

This survey is advocacy dressed up as research, and anyone tempted to treat its results as representative of Australian grain farmers should look carefully at the methodology before doing....

John Smith
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Inquiry hears ag will not escape impact of diminished CSIRO

CSIRO has too many Research Directors in Ag Food division and a few roles cross over and should combine to one. Seems too many directors and not enough....

Emanuel Stever
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Budget shows GRDC cash reserves tipped to rise to $836.4M

Weather forecasts are not giving accurate predictions to allow farmers to make strategic decisions about sowing crops or fertiliser applications and it seems the best forecasts come from USA....

John Lush AM
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News

GIWA planted area estimate creeps up to 9.39Mha

GIWA’s forecast points to what could well be a record for WA winter-crop area, now seen at 9.39Mha, up slightly from last month…Read More

Grain Central, June 12, 2026

WesCEF flags ammonia upside despite stalled expansion

A WesCEF update this week heard the urea squeeze is over for now at least, and strong ammonia prices are expected to support its future earnings…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 11, 2026

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn…Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Rural Press Club’s FarmFest lunch hears AI is your friend

Last week’s Rural Press Club lunch heard AI has the potential to reshape farming as we know it, and the change is one to be embraced as growers face mounting cost pressures…Read More

Liz Wells, June 9, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 9 June 2026 + outlook

Following rain in far south-eastern Australia’s cropping regions in the past week, falls are expected across all the nation’s winter-cropping regions in the coming week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, June 9, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 2 June 2026 + outlook

Parts of the grainbelt stretching into southern Qld had significant rain in the past week, and falls for coming days are forecast for growing regions in all states bar Qld…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, June 2, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 26 May 2026 + outlook

Rain is forecast for the entire Australian grainbelt into next week, with NSW once again tipped to receive the heaviest falls in time for cereal planting. ..Read More

Guest Author, May 26, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 18 May 2026 + outlook

Forecasts hold hope for planting rain in NSW stretching into southern Qld following widespread falls in SA and Vic over the weekend…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, May 19, 2026

Cropping

Innovation on display at Riverina’s WeedSmart Week

WeedSmart Week 2026 is set for August in the Riverina, and will cover aspects including how growers are coping with herbicide resistance in dryland and irrigated systems…Read More

Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, June 1, 2026

Corn crop sets new yield benchmark in northern Victoria

An irrigated Pioneer P0937 hydrid corn crop grown at Arcadia in northern Victoria has set a new Australian yield record of 23.78t/ha. ..Read More

Grain Central, May 18, 2026

NSW DPIRD scientists lead work tackling soil-borne diseases

GRDC funded research, undertaken by NSW DPIRD, targets soil-borne disease which accounts for half the disease losses in grain farming…Read More

Grain Central, May 7, 2026

Pickers power through high-quality cotton crop

Picking of Australia’s cotton crop seen at roughly 4.4M bales is progressing at pace, with yields mixed and lint quality high…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 27, 2026

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Season turnaround pressures prices

Wheat is under pressure in the north, where a turnaround in the season has brightened new-crop production prospects, and consumers are banking on a further softening in values…Read More

Liz Wells, June 11, 2026

Australia exports 1.4Mt of wheat in April

Australia exported 1,410,241t of wheat and 20t of durum in April, according to the latest ABS data. ..Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Daily Market Wire 12 June 2026

Friendly WASDE surprises wheat against heavier backdrop elsewhere. Australian rain forecast escalates…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, June 12, 2026

Australia sets barley export record in April, sorghum slides

Australia exported a monthly record of 1,53Mt of barley in April and 341,250t of sorghum, according to the latest ABS data…Read More

Liz Wells, June 10, 2026

Sponsored Content

Bourgault introduces next-generation PLDX opener to Australian growers

Bourgault Australia has launched the new ParaLink Dual Xtreme (PLDX) opener, designed for improved seeding accuracy, durability, and residue handling, offering growers enhanced control and consistency across varying conditions…Read More

Sponsored Content, April 27, 2026

EASY N: Improving nitrogen efficiency through timing and placement

Optimising nitrogen (N) is a key driver of crop performance, but timing, placement and method of application can impact efficiency as much as the product itself…Read More

Sponsored Content, May 12, 2026

Bragging rights: Growers compete to turn grain into beer

Overwatch has launched an attention-grabbing challenge with a memorable finish – one that puts the grower front and centre, celebrates the craft of farming and gives the whole industry something to watch…Read More

Sponsored Content, April 20, 2026

Aclonifen herbicide helping win the numbers game in cropping programs

New trial results show that refining herbicide strategy – particularly early post-emergent applications – is delivering stronger, more reliable annual ryegrass control, even under challenging seasonal conditions…Read More

Sponsored Content, April 13, 2026

Machinery

TMA, NFF welcome Right to Repair progress

The TMA and NFF have welcomed the Federal Government’s release of a consultation paper seeking feedback on proposed right-to-repair reforms for agricultural machinery…Read More

Grain Central, May 25, 2026

Autonomous farm machinery uptake caught between interest, adoptions

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

Reman Day highlights manifold value of new life for parts

Since 2018, Reman Day has been held annually on April 23 to highlight the economic, efficiency and environmental value of remanufactured parts in ag and other machinery. ..Read More

Grain Central, April 23, 2026

Hard truths aired by panel at SPAA’s Ag Expo

The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia held its Ag Expo in Toowoomba this week, where a panel pointed to change on its way for companies large and small…Read More

Liz Wells, March 20, 2026

Property

Impending Rushy Lagoon sale under scrutiny in Senate Estimates

Senator Richard Colbeck and advocacy organisation TasFarmers are upping their concerns about a change in land use for Tasmania’s biggest farm as FIRB continues its approval process…Read More

Grain Central, June 12, 2026

Roc Partners’ expanding Precision Poultry set to buy VOAG

Roc Partners’ Precision Poultry is set to make its first investment in NSW with the purchase of major Riverina chicken producer VOAG. ..Read More

Liz Wells, June 10, 2026

Riverina’s Yarranvale tipped to fetch $40M plus

The May family has listed the Yarranvale Aggregation, featuring 7531ML of permanent entitlements and 8.5km of Wakool River frontage…Read More

Linda Rowley, June 8, 2026

Australian cotton investors focus on water, resilience, land values

A report from HTW suggests Australia’s cotton sector is increasingly being read through a property lens, with land values, investor sentiment and a premium for secure irrigation central to its outlook…Read More

Linda Rowley, June 5, 2026

AgCarbon Central

NSW broadacre farm generates ACCUs in game-changer

Carbon-sequestering seed treatment generates first NSW broadacre Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) for Nicholsons…Read More

Grain Central, May 7, 2026

Partnership to track barley carbon emissions from paddock to beer

A partnership between Charles Sturt University and Victorian farmers will help track carbon emissions from barley used in Asahi Beverages…Read More

Grain Central, April 4, 2026

Moree green-ammonia plant gets NSW Govt approval

The NSW Govt has given the go-ahead to the GEGHA project, which will supply green fuel and fertiliser to Keytah and others in the Moree district…Read More

Grain Central, March 9, 2026

CSIRO launches FarmPrint to help growers quantify emissions

CSIRO has launched FarmPrint to help producers evaluate, benchmark and report on greenhouse gas emissions. ..Read More

Grain Central, February 27, 2026

Beef Central

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we use them’ a warning on farm vehicle safety

'It’s not the machines, it’s how we are using them' - side-by-side vehicles are meant to be safer than quad bikes, but are causing similar numbers of deaths. ..Read More

AA Co’s Dolly’s Dream fundraiser musters incredible $404,000 + PICTURES

Industry stakeholders dug deep for a much-loved cause yesterday, raising an incredible $404,501 for the Dolly’s Dream program at AA Co's annual long lunch and charity auction held in Brisbane...Read More

Ground cover the key pillar of positive environmental outcomes

AgForce members say reformed federal environmental laws offer a chance to recognise the positive outcomes for Australia’s landscapes and the heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, by acknowledging the importance of ground cover and how different tree species function in an ecosystem.  ..Read More

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will..Read More

Sheep Central

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn...Read More

Kelpies to $23,500 at 30th Casterton Working Dog auction

A lifelong dedication to Kelpie type and working ability was vindicated with a dominant sale result for Welshpool stud Beloka Kelpies at the 30th Casterton Working Dog Auction on Sunday...Read More

Global economic outlook weakens amid energy shock and rising inflationary pressures: Here’s two scenarios on what might happen

The conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping global economic prospects, prompting an energy shock that is driving inflationary pressures and is projected to have adverse..Read More

OPINION: When activist lies become strategy, everyone loses

RECENT campaigns centred on `heat policy’ and petitions to both Federal and Western Australian parliaments are just the latest examples of the blatant mistruths being perpetuated by activists and the…..Read More

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