The Grain.net.au Blog
Analysis, commentary, market updates and stories from across the Australian grain and pulse industry.
Why the 2026 winter crop is shaping as such a hard call There are some seasons where growers are mainly fighting the weather, and others…
Why this year’s winter crop decision feels harder than usual Every autumn brings a familiar question across Australian grain country: plant hard, plant cautiously, or…
Why the Mort & Co sale matters to the grain industry Mort & Co’s decision to take the remaining business to market is one of…
Australia’s grain and pulse future looks strong, but it will not be simple The future of the Australian grain and pulse industry still looks fundamentally…
Ask a grain grower what determines their profitability and you’ll hear about rainfall, input costs, commodity prices, the Australian dollar. Ask them about the supply…
Why Australian Grain Grades Matter In the Australian grain trade, a “grade” is really a shorthand way of telling buyers what sort of grain they…
Safe Grain Storage in Australia Starts With More Than Just a Container Safe grain storage in Australia is not simply about putting grain under cover…
Here is a number that should make you pause: Australia, a continent-sized agricultural powerhouse that exported $75.8 billion worth of farm products last financial year,…
Somewhere on a Darling Downs paddock right now, a header is chewing through sorghum that’s yielding five, six, maybe seven tonnes to the hectare. The…
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait—the Gate of Tears, in Arabic—has been causing headaches for maritime trade since antiquity. But it’s the Strait of Hormuz, 2,500 kilometres…