The Grain.net.au Blog

Analysis, commentary, market updates and stories from across the Australian grain and pulse industry.

WA Grain Harvest
Uncategorized18 Mar 2026
27 Million Tonnes and Counting: What WA’s Monster Harvest Means for the Rest of Us

There’s a number doing the rounds in Australian grain circles that deserves a moment of appreciation before we start pulling it apart: 27.35 million tonnes.…

Tariffs on Australian Barley
Uncategorized17 Mar 2026
From Beijing to Mexico City: How Australian Barley Reinvented Itself After China’s Tariff Hammer

In May 2020, the Australian barley industry woke up to a nightmare. China—the destination for more than half of the country’s barley exports, a market…

australian grain supply
Uncategorized16 Mar 2026
How the Australian Grain Supply Chain Works: From Paddock to Port

Australia’s grain and pulse supply chain looks simple from a distance: grow the crop, harvest it, move it, sell it, ship it. In reality, it…

Pulse Paradox of Chickpeas
Uncategorized13 Mar 2026
The Pulse Paradox: Will the Great Queensland Chickpea Boom Survive the Indian Tariff Tango?

If you took a drive through the Lockyer Valley or out towards the Darling Downs a couple of years back, you would have seen a…

farm equipment
Uncategorized11 Mar 2026
The Main Types of Grain Handling Equipment on Grain Farms

Why Grain Handling Equipment Matters More Than Ever Ask any grain farmer what separates a smooth harvest from a frustrating one and you will usually…

diesel
Uncategorized10 Mar 2026
From Paddock to Port: Why Rising Diesel Prices Are Hitting Australia’s Grain Industry Hard

There are few things in Australian agriculture more fundamental than diesel. It is not glamorous, and it rarely gets the romance that rain, harvest or…

grain industry diesel shortage
Uncategorized10 Mar 2026
Running on Empty: How Diesel Shortages Threaten Grain Growers Across Regional Australia

There are some stories in agriculture that arrive with a bang — drought declarations, flood maps, a plague of mice. And then there are the…

transporting grain
Uncategorized8 Mar 2026
Dust, Diesel, and Deadlines: The Realities of Grain Transport in Australia

If you have ever stood near a country receival site in the heat of late November, you know the feeling. The air is thick with…