Keep up to date with Australian cropping industry developments with Grain Central’s monthly quiz…Read More
Grain Central, December 2, 2020
ABARES is forecasting a 76pc rise in Australia’s 2020-21 winter crop production to 51.5Mt, second only to the record 56.7Mt in 2016–17…Read More
Grain Central, December 1, 2020
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has given a strong indication Australia will take China to the WTO over its import tariff on Australian barley. The move has prompted a mixed reaction from grain industry leaders…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 30, 2020
The Earl brothers’ Squib Group has bought both Viterra sites in Millicent to increase canola storage for their expanding crushing plant, now the only one of its kind in South Australia…Read More
The most successful farmers overseas have mastered staff retention and are considered ‘employers of choice’ in their industry and community, a former Nuffield scholar’s research suggests…Read More
Grain Central, November 30, 2020
Extreme heat wave conditions are forecast to hit the summer cropping regions of southern Queensland and north west New South Wales over the coming week…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 27, 2020
Export demand and limited grower selling are helping to support prices this week as the market heeds a dry and extremely hot week ahead for south-eastern Australia which may prompt some harvest bans. ..Read More
Liz Wells, November 26, 2020
Australia may not be promoting our strong credentials in sustainability in a language that our trade partners understand. What is holding us back?..Read More
John Harvey, AgriFutures Australia managing director, November 26, 2020
Strong canola prices sweetened by bonifications paid for high oil content continue to see Australia’s major winter oilseed as the cash favourite for growers selling at harvest…Read More
Liz Wells, November 25, 2020
A significant improvement in remuneration in the agriculture and farming sector needs to take place to attract talent, a recent report suggests…Read More
Grain Central, November 23, 2020
No-till advocate, agronomist and agricultural communications specialist, John Cameron, has played an instrumental role in the advancement of farming systems throughout the northern farming zone…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 20, 2020
Prices in the latest Saudi tender have supported barley values, while wheat prices have softened in the south but firmed in the north…Read More
Liz Wells, November 19, 2020