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…
Cropping Report – December 2023
Despite the Australian winter crop harvest being disrupted by heat, wind and rain across most areas, the program has advanced at an incredible rate and…
MaltNews Newsletter: November 2023
Welcome to our November newsletter. In this month’s issue, we cover: Cropping Report: November 2023 Harvest Full Steam Ahead in the West but Halted in…
The Observer – Malteries Soufflet Closes the UMG Deal and Becomes the World’s Largest Maltster
The Australian Stock exchange were advised that the acquisition of all ordinary shares in the Australian malting group, United Malt Group (UMG), by Malteries Soufflet…
Barley and Malt Markets – November 2023
As the headers rolled during November the harvest pressure on Australian barley prices grew until a rain event hit the South East late November. Causing…
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…
Cropping Report – November 2023
Harvest has been fully underway in the drier areas of Australia’s cropping belt this past month and even winding down in some districts, while in…
The Observer – Grains Industry Tops Australian Agriculture
The latest Rural Bank’s Australian Agricultural Exports report illustrates the sector’s export value reached a record A$80 billion in 2022/23, almost 50% above the 5-year…
Barley and Malt Markets – October 2023
Barley and the respective malt markets were bullish for the first half of the month as the industry came to grips with the Australian shipping…
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…