News & updates

In 2024, delays and increased costs of shipping grain through the Panama Canal is making Australian grain more attractive to Asian buyers.

Science and innovation ensure Australian farmers produce more wheat from less rain.

Ukrainian grain exports continue to be constrained and it upcoming summer crop could be its smallest harvest in twelve years. 

Wheat is a gift that keeps on giving and farmers and scientists keep finding ways to lift wheat production.

Southern hemisphere barley producers, like Australia, now rely heavily on exports as their share of global barley exports grows.

Australian farmers overcome climate challenges while showcasing environmental credentials, using profits to invest in sustainable practices.

Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are helping reduce grain shipping costs and emissions.

Key characteristics of Australian wheat varieties have significantly improved. New varieties offer higher yields, greater grain density and more flour yield.

Agriculture faces criticism for driving biodiversity loss as growing populations and wealth increase demand, leading to biodiverse landscapes being replaced by crops.

Many consumers, even in countries where education and information services are readily available, are more uncertain about what foods deliver sustainability than foods that bolster health.

A situation has emerged, fuelled by climate and technology change, where there is now a great southland of some very valuable farmland in Western Australia.

Russia’s actions in Ukraine have hurt Ukraine’s grain production and profitability, making Australia an unintended beneficiary of the situation.

Potential El Niño conditions may challenge grain production in eastern Australia in 2023-24, impacting global agriculture with winners and losers in different regions

China’s anticipated shrinking population is now official. However, continued growth in its per capita income will fuel its ongoing need for grain imports.

Our export grain industries are exposed to concentration risk, where a single policy decision could affect the whole trade.

Huge disruption to Ukraine’s grain flows and altered trading patterns are challenging Ukrainian grain producers and grain traders.