ABARES forecasts Australia’s Winter crop to be the third largest on record
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has increased its Australian Winter crop production forecast to 62.0 mmt, +11% from its…
Will Australia’s grain trade to China become even more important?
As American tariffs reconfigure world trade and record crops and mixed demand drives grain values lower, speakers at last month’s Australian Grains Industry Conference provided…
Trade talk has exports of the Australian 24/25 Barley crop well advanced, do the statistics line up?
In MaltNews’ March 2025 edition, the ABARES forecast of crop 24/25 Australian barley production was provided and an estimate of the exportable surplus for feed…
ABARES optimistic about Australia’s 25/26 Winter crop, Barley production forecast 12.8mmt
In it’s first Australian Crop Report for season 25/26, ABARES recently released a surprisingly optimistic forecast for this year’s Winter crop considering the drought currently…
Trump’s reshaping of global trade is underway: what’s the impact so far?
If the Trump political apparatus wanted disruption to American and Global economies after the first 100 days of its tenure, it’s got it! The American…
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ – a retreat of epic proportions
The Trump administration’s application of retaliatory tariffs to US importers is an epic retreat of the USA from the global system and rules based order…
Australian 24/25 winter crop reaches 60mmt, Barley production over 13mmt: Abares reports
ABARES’ March 2025 report has Australia’s Winter crop forecast at nearly 60mmt, the third highest on record, with Western Australia and NSW both exceeding 20mmt…
Trump Tariffs – What Could They Mean for the North American Brewing Supply Chain?
Like many business activities in North America, the Brewing industry and it’s supply chain is heavily integrated across the three nations of the region. After…
Harvest is Almost Complete, Another National Barley Exportable Surplus
Harvest of the 24/25 winter crop is all but done. Most areas of Australia have completed their harvesting operations, except for small parts of the…
ABARES Downgrades Barley Production but Malting Selection Rates Trending Higher
ABARES recently published its latest winter crop forecast; reducing its September barley production forecast by 0.5mmt to 11.7mmt. Should the forecast be accurate, this would…