An expanding oaten hay industry in Victoria has seen a rising number of growers add a hay crop to their rotations and exporters move to increase processing capacity…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 22, 2019
Australia’s March chickpea exports totaled 25,364 tonnes, down 46 per cent from the February figure, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, May 22, 2019
India has raised its wheat tariff to 40 per cent as policy-makers factor a big local wheat crop into the equation during the country’s election period…Read More
Liz Wells, April 29, 2019
Australia exported 47,431 tonnes of chickpeas in February, its highest figure since April last year when 69,103t was shipped, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, April 17, 2019
The recently-signed Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) provides an opportunity for Australian grain growers to capitalise on Australia’s preferential access into Indonesia’s lucrative feed grain markets, according to Rural Bank…Read More
Grain Central, April 16, 2019
A cargo of chickpeas, loading at Gladstone this week and bound for Bangladesh, will close Australia’s bulk export program for the current marketing year…Read More
Liz Wells, April 15, 2019
Latest export data shows Australia shipped 384,891 tonnes of barley to China in February, up marginally from the January figure, and despite China’s anti-dumping investigation into the pricing of Australian barley…Read More
Liz Wells, April 12, 2019
Market-watchers including the USDA have noted an upswing in wheat demand from The Philippines, which was Australia’s biggest bulk wheat customer in February…Read More
Liz Wells, April 10, 2019
A reduction in Canada’s canola exports and tightening world wheat stocks have been forecast by the USDA in its April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, and can be seen as vaguely bullish for Australian grain prices…Read More
Grain Central, April 10, 2019
Due to its stability and magnitude, Indonesia’s noodle market, especially its instant noodle market, will remain a major source of Indonesia’s demand for Australian wheat…Read More
Grain Central, April 4, 2019
Road and rail operators stand to benefit from changes to contract terms with DP World Australia, Hutchison Ports Australia and Victoria International Container Terminal following the voicing of concerns by Australia’s consumer watchdog about their fairness…Read More
Grain Central, April 3, 2019
On the eve of the NSW election, GrowerCo director and farmer Charles Brett says politicians should ensure the Port of Newcastle can compete on a level playing field when it comes to being an export point for grain grown in northwest NSW…Read More
Charles Brett, GrowerCo, March 22, 2019