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…
Maltnews Newsletter: December 2025
Welcome to our December newsletter. In this month’s issue, we cover: Cropping Report: December 2025 Trade News: December 2025 Barley & Malt Markets: December 2025…
Cropping Report – December 2025
We are nearly two thirds the way through the Australian harvest and this season’s trend of three distinctly different regions continues unabated. After late rain…
Australia’s famous Coopers logo heading for the top shelf!
Whilst on a father/son road trip with my son Jonathan recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Adelaide’s Coopers brewery to tour it’s new Distillery,…
Australia on track for a record barley crop: making it potentially the largest global malting barley producer!
ABARES’ latest Australian Crop Report, released in the first week of December 2025, is forecasting Australia to produce a winter crop of 66.3mmt, the second…