Australian 24/25 Barley Crop:
Tonnage trimmed in WA and SA on late or minimal rain offset by confidence in the East. With sowing of the Australian winter crop for…
Australian 24/25 crop estimates: early calls have barley area and production up despite the dry start in the Central and Western regions
Sowing along the East coast is progressing at a good rate. Soil moisture in most areas of Queensland, NSW and Northern Victoria is at or…
Australian Barley Market Update: Mixed Trends Amid Strong Planting Outlook
The break neck speed of barley exports to China out of Western Australia and South Australia since August has meant most growers in those States…
Australian Barley Exports: New and Old Friends Being Kept Happy!
As reported in recent editions of this newsletter, the removal of the Chinese barley tariff on the 4th August 2023 has seen an incredible and…
Australian Malting Barley Origination
With the Australian barley harvest finished for season 23/24, it’s a good time to review where Australia’s barley has been produced this year and assess…
Victorian Harvest Rain – What’s the National Impact?
Until a month ago, the Victorian winter crop had had a near perfect season and was on track to harvest a ‘bin buster’ crop with…
El Nino Persists but the Positive IOD is Likely Past its Peak – BOM
If you are living in the South East of Australia at the moment, you are probably wondering where has the El Nino gone! From late…
Harvest Full Steam Ahead in the West but Halted in the East
The Australian winter crop harvest this year started early and has been progressing at a rapid rate. According to the weekly receival data from major…
ABARES Revises Total Winter 23/24 Crop Up on Better Conditions in the South
The September 23 ABARES report has forecasted the Australian Winter 23/24 crop at 45.2mmt, up 0.3mmt against their estimate in June, based on better than…
BOM Alert: El Nino Continues with Dry Finish Forecast
The BOM released it’s projection of El Nino conditions still being at the alert setting in late August, with one of the 4 criteria still…