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First loads arrive from winter-crop harvest

Australia’s winter-crop harvest has started in CQ and WA, and kick-off in other regions is expected roughly 10-14 days later than normal due to mild and wet conditions…Read More

Liz Wells, September 27, 2022

Machinery

Field day hitches recovery safety to front of mind

A demonstration about machinery recovery has brought this often overlooked aspect of farm safety to light ahead of what looks like being a big and boggy NSW harvest…Read More

Liz Wells, September 28, 2022

News

GRDC adds $20M to Australia’s research capacity

Applications open on Friday for GRDC grants to help fund infrastructure projects in the area of research. ..Read More

Grain Central, September 27, 2022

Ag Tech

GoMicro’s AI sows seeds for objective assessment

Hand-held technology developed by Adelaide and Singapore-based company GoMicro is enabling objective assessment of grain and pulse samples…Read More

Grain Central, September 28, 2022

Markets

Pakistan’s flood crisis becomes a food nightmare

Recent flooding has displaced millions of Pakistan’s citizens, and damaged stored grain as well as prospects for its upcoming wheat and rice crops…Read More

Grain Brokers Australia, September 27, 2022

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 28 September 2022

Weekly totals of 50-100 mm were recorded over the NSW Northern Rivers District and parts of south-eastern Queensland, with higher totals locally in parts of the Mid North Coast and the Gold Coast…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 28, 2022

Markets

Daily Market Wire 28 September 2022

Yo-yoing macro markets steer US traders to the buy side of commodities markets . Amid turmoil in Ukraine, modest winter plantings make some progress. Welcome sunshine in Australia precedes rain forecast. ..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, September 28, 2022

Agribusiness

Louis Dreyfus Asia buys Emerald Grain

Louis Dreyfus is buying Emerald Grain and its assets, which include seven up-country storage sites and Melbourne’s only grain terminal…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Ag Tech

Interdisciplinary approach needed for cotton

Emma Alsop, September 26, 2022

Property

Duxton diversifies with first Victorian buy

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Cropping

Optimising water use key for agrifood systems: FAO

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Cropping

National appetite for ConstraintID in spotlight

Liz Wells, September 26, 2022

Markets

Daily Market Wire 27 September 2022

Lachstock Consulting, September 27, 2022

Cropping

Scientists unlock code to breed better peas

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Agribusiness

Louis Dreyfus Asia buys Emerald Grain

Louis Dreyfus is buying Emerald Grain and its assets, which include seven up-country storage sites and Melbourne’s only grain terminal…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

People on the move

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, September 23, 2022

Property

Duxton diversifies with first Victorian buy

Duxton Farms has announced the acquisition of Piambie Farms, a 1183-hectare irrigated cropping aggregation in Victoria, for approximately $9 million…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Research

Herbicide discovery takes modern turn on resistance

Research is heading down some new and well-worn paths to counter herbicide resistance in the highly consolidated world of agricultural chemicals…Read More

Liz Wells, September 22, 2022

Property

Riverina mixed property expected to make over $40M

Aratula Aggregation in NSW’s Riverina district has listed for sale with the holding expected to receive offers in excess of $40 million…Read More

Emma Alsop, September 23, 2022

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, southern wheat softens

Logistics headaches have lifted the northern market, while the southern wheat market has seen wheat values ease amid reduced activity in a short week…Read More

Liz Wells, September 23, 2022

Markets

Pakistan’s flood crisis becomes a food nightmare

Recent flooding has displaced millions of Pakistan’s citizens, and damaged stored grain as well as prospects for its upcoming wheat and rice crops…Read More

Grain Brokers Australia, September 27, 2022

News

First loads arrive from winter-crop harvest

Australia’s winter-crop harvest has started in CQ and WA, and kick-off in other regions is expected roughly 10-14 days later than normal due to mild and wet conditions…Read More

Liz Wells, September 27, 2022

Markets

Daily Market Wire 26 September 2022

Friday closes with most markets weaker, central banks raising interest rates and US currency eclipsing two-decade highs. Eastern Australian grain growers brace for more spring rain. ..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, September 26, 2022

Markets

Daily Market Wire 23 September 2022

Canola markets lift. Argentine wheat crop shrinks. IGC lifts world wheat number account Russia. Central western NSW floods. ..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, September 23, 2022

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

31.25

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6430

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

28 Sep 2022 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$11.94
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.74
Graincorp	$7.90
Ridley	$2.06
Woolworths	$34.60
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

8.24

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

420

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

312

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

732

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

326

Source: Lachstock Consulting

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First loads arrive from winter-crop harvest

Australia’s winter-crop harvest has started in CQ and WA, and kick-off in other regions is expected roughly 10-14 days later than normal due to mild and wet conditions…Read More

Liz Wells, September 27, 2022

GRDC adds $20M to Australia’s research capacity

Applications open on Friday for GRDC grants to help fund infrastructure projects in the area of research. ..Read More

Grain Central, September 27, 2022

Louis Dreyfus Asia buys Emerald Grain

Louis Dreyfus is buying Emerald Grain and its assets, which include seven up-country storage sites and Melbourne’s only grain terminal…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

Recognition, learning at Australian Agronomy Conference + PICS

The 20th Australian Agronomy is being held in Toowoomba and its 400 delegates are hearing the latest in research and ideas, and applauding some of their peers’ achievements…Read More

Grain Central, September 20, 2022

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 28 September 2022

Bureau of Meteorology, September 28, 2022

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 21 September 2022

Weekly totals of 25-100mm resulted in increased flooding in catchments on the western slopes of the Divide and some inland areas of NSW…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 20, 2022

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 14 September 2022

Storms brought heavy rain, hail and some flash flooding to parts of inland eastern Australia, while a cold front brought 5-25mm to much of southern WA. ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 14, 2022

Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 7 September 2022

Tropical moisture combined with weather systems over the week to produce significant rainfall over large parts of the country…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 7, 2022

Cropping

Optimising water use key for agrifood systems: FAO

Irrigation has accounted for 85pc of the increase in global cropping land in the past decade, and makes optimal use of water even more critical, according to FAO head Qu Dongyu…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

National appetite for ConstraintID in spotlight

Sufficient interest from growers and consultants could see a web-based tool used to help identify soil constraints roll out beyond NSW and Queensland…Read More

Liz Wells, September 26, 2022

Scientists unlock code to breed better peas

Researchers have discovered exactly how peas have evolved and revealed the traits breeders can leverage to make them even better…Read More

Grain Central, September 26, 2022

CQ long-season cotton in spotlight with CSD project

The first CSD project from funding pledged to commemorate industry pioneer Richard Williams will look at improving the outlook for long-season cotton in CQ…Read More

Grain Central, September 23, 2022

Markets

Pakistan’s flood crisis becomes a food nightmare

Recent flooding has displaced millions of Pakistan’s citizens, and damaged stored grain as well as prospects for its upcoming wheat and rice crops…Read More

Grain Brokers Australia, September 27, 2022

Daily Market Wire 28 September 2022

Lachstock Consulting, September 28, 2022

Daily Market Wire 27 September 2022

Monday continues flight towards greenback. US wheat falls another 2pc. Ukraine situation features heavily in the uncertainty. Australian spot proteins gain as another rain band wets the east…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, September 27, 2022

Daily Market Wire 26 September 2022

Friday closes with most markets weaker, central banks raising interest rates and US currency eclipsing two-decade highs. Eastern Australian grain growers brace for more spring rain. ..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, September 26, 2022

Liz Wells, September 28, 2022