Maltnews Newsletter: February 2026
Welcome to our February newsletter. In this month’s issue, we cover: Cropping Report: February 2026 Trade News: February 2026 Barley & Malt Markets: February 2026…
Barley and Malt Markets – February 2026
Despite strong global grain production in 2025 and a bumper Australian harvest, Australian export and domestic prices have firmed substantially over the last month. There…
Australia’s record barley crop being exported at pace
After a slow start to the Australian new crop grain export program in October 2025, which was largely due to the late harvest, shipping of…
GrainCorp’s share price continues to slide, despite another productive Australian East Coast season
With one of the largest Australian East Coast crops on record successfully harvested, one would be forgiven to think Australia’s ASX listed GrainCorp Ltd, with…
Cropping Report – February 2026
Fierce temperatures and dry conditions were a feature of most areas in Australia during January. Many towns in the Southeast reached record maximum temperatures in…
Australia’s Winter Crop 25/26 harvest nears completion, barley production record smashed!
The Australian Crop 25/26 is close to completion, with 98% of the estimated crop in the bin. Using bulk handler receival data, week ending 4…
Barley and Malt Markets – January 2026
Globally grain markets have been relatively flat over the Christmas-New Year period. The supply/demand balance sheets of most crops is stable and there aren’t any…
Australia’s 2024/25 Barley exports exceed recent years but markets and the grade balance has changed.
The Australian barley industry has again demonstrated it’s reliability as a supplier to the global barley supply chain but there has been some interesting trends…
Cropping Report – January 2026
The Australian winter crop harvest progressed at pace during December and is now tapering in all states, except for the southern half of Victoria and…
Maltnews Newsletter: January 2026
Welcome to our January newsletter. In this month’s issue, we cover: Cropping Report: January 2026 Trade News: January 2026 Barley & Malt Markets: January 2026…