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

Weather

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

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

Weather

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

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 28 July 2026 + outlook

In a similar pattern to the week to today, single-digit rainfall figures are forecast for much of the nation’s grainbelt in the week ahead, ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 28, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 21 July 2026 + outlook

The grainbelt’s coastal fringes are expected to get the best of this week’s rain following a week which brought some handy falls to WA…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 21, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 14 July 2026 + outlook

Far south-eastern Australia got the best of last week’s rain, and WA is forecast to get the only significant falls in the national grainbelt in the coming week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 14, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 7 July 2026 + outlook

Little rain is forecast for the coming week for Australia’s grain-growing areas, following substantial falls centre in NSW and Vic in the past week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 7, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.7105

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

19 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

304

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

800

Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

347

Source: Lachstock Consulting

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