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Urea price jumps as Iran fall-out halts shipping

Prices for urea have jumped from around A$850/t to a nominal $1000/t as conflict between Iran and US-Israeli forces closes shipping from key Middle East facilities. ..Read More

Liz Wells, March 4, 2026
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Rain on cropping, pastoral country brightens outlook

Big rain across much of SA, and parts of Vic and NSW, has changed fortunes for graziers, and brought the promist of a strong start to the winter-cropping season…Read More

Liz Wells, March 3, 2026
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Zero-emissions fertiliser tech gets $30M investment

PlasmaLeap Technologies has secured nearly $30M million in funding from investors led by the Gates Foundation, and including GRDC and GrainCorp…Read More

Grain Central, March 4, 2026
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ABARES confirms record for barley; canola, wheat lift

ABARES has lifted its estimates for Australia’s 2025-26 wheat, barley, and canola crops, with barley now seen at a record 16.33Mt…Read More

Grain Central, March 3, 2026
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Ag value tipped to eclipse $100B this year: ABARES

ABARES’ forecast says Australian agriculture’s value is set to this year surpass $100B, the target set by NFF in 2018 for 2030…Read More

Grain Central, March 3, 2026
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Logistics

Upgrades completed at CBH Moora, Cranbrook rail sites

Completed rail-freight upgrades at Moora and Cranbrook CBH Group sites are supporting the movement of WA’s record grain harvest…Read More

Grain Central, March 4, 2026
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Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 3 March 2026 + outlook

After some massive rain in SA and the NT, and east of their borders in the past week, heavy falls are forecast for coming days in northern Australia and eastern NSW. ..Read More

Grain Central, March 3, 2026
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Markets

South African corn output down but not out

South Africa is expected to harvest 16Mt of corn following favourable planting which has triggered increased area, but conditions have tempered the dryland crop, ..Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, March 3, 2026

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GPSA leaves GPA, NSW Farmers on track to follow
Emma Alsop, March 2, 2026

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Middle East conflict sparks slew of shipping charges
Grain Central, March 2, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 4 March 2026
Lachstock Consulting, March 4, 2026

Property

Wilga buys again, new Great Southern record set in WA
Linda Rowley, March 2, 2026

Trade

Grain exports lift Port of Mackay trade
Grain Central, March 2, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 3 March 2026
Lachstock Consulting, March 3, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

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36.25
Source: Jarden

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0.7115
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ASX Market Index

04 Mar 2026 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

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8.7
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

326
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

303

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

737
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

359
Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

NHVR backs down on fining farmer carrying hay

The over regulation and revenue raising by these government organisations is becoming a public nuisance. If a car driver cannot see a tractor or truck, and doesn't know how....

Richard van rynswoud
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NHVR backs down on fining farmer carrying hay

These regulators obviously get very excited when they can issue a fine/infringement notice. I suggest your inspectors follow up genuine problems ... not petty/argueable issues ... probably just to....

Peter Ryan
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NHVR backs down on fining farmer carrying hay

The NHVR have a point. Trucks are a more appropriate method of carting hay. Many times I have seen these vehicles driving slowly on highways and they are an....

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NHVR backs down on fining farmer carrying hay

People can get complacent (farmers) when carrying out daily movements. I would have been run over by a farmer on dark, two large square bales on front No lights,....

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Urea price jumps as Iran fall-out halts shipping

Prices for urea have jumped from around A$850/t to a nominal $1000/t as conflict between Iran and US-Israeli forces closes shipping from key Middle East facilities. ..Read More

Liz Wells, March 4, 2026
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Rain on cropping, pastoral country brightens outlook

Big rain across much of SA, and parts of Vic and NSW, has changed fortunes for graziers, and brought the promist of a strong start to the winter-cropping season…Read More

Liz Wells, March 3, 2026
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Zero-emissions fertiliser tech gets $30M investment

PlasmaLeap Technologies has secured nearly $30M million in funding from investors led by the Gates Foundation, and including GRDC and GrainCorp…Read More

Grain Central, March 4, 2026
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ABARES confirms record for barley; canola, wheat lift

ABARES has lifted its estimates for Australia’s 2025-26 wheat, barley, and canola crops, with barley now seen at a record 16.33Mt…Read More

Grain Central, March 3, 2026

Weather

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BOM weekly rainfall update 3 March 2026 + outlook

After some massive rain in SA and the NT, and east of their borders in the past week, heavy falls are forecast for coming days in northern Australia and eastern NSW. ..Read More

Grain Central, March 3, 2026
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Weekly rainfall update 23 February 2026 + outlook

Further substantial rain is forecast for parts of SA and western Vic into NSW, with the tropics again tipped to get widespread falls. ..Read More

Guest Author, February 24, 2026
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BOM weekly rainfall update 17 February 2026 + outlook

After a wet week for much of northern Australia and a dry one for much of the south, more than 15mm of rain is forecast for SA and Vic’s grain-growing regions…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, February 17, 2026
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Weekly rainfall update 9 February 2026 + outlook

Excluding SA, almost all of the grainbelt is forecast to receive rain in coming days following a mostly dry week across southern Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, February 10, 2026

Cropping

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GRDC Update: Pulses a ‘slow burn’ as WA seeks wider rotation

Despite their volatile markets and agronomic and harvesting challenges, pulses are piquing interest among WA growers, as evidenced in two GRDC Perth Update sessions this week. ..Read More

Liz Wells, February 19, 2026
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Large CQ area set to underpin national mungbean crop

Recent rain means CQ is on track to produce much of Australia’s mungbean crop, and growers are advised to take extra care not to exceed MRLs…Read More

Emma Alsop, February 20, 2026
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Clethodim resistance rising in pulse-wheat rotations

Late starts have contributed to rising clethodim resistance in some SA paddocks, and growers are being urged to use WeedSmart strategies to counter the climb. ..Read More

Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, February 9, 2026
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Ex-cyclone rain revives hopes for CQ summer crops

Rain from ex-TC Koji has brightened CQ’s prospects for cotton in the ground, and sorghum and mungbeans which can now be planted after a dry start to summer…Read More

Emma Alsop, January 19, 2026

Markets

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South African corn output down but not out

South Africa is expected to harvest 16Mt of corn following favourable planting which has triggered increased area, but conditions have tempered the dryland crop, ..Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, March 3, 2026
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Daily Market Wire 4 March 2026

Crude oil leaps overnight; impact trickles through commodities. Many want rain in Europe and on the east coasts of US and Australia…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, March 4, 2026
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Daily Market Wire 3 March 2026

Strait of Hormuz takes centre stage, fund manager reduces exposure, reassesses risk as news evolves. Wheat hands back Friday gains. Oils lift…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, March 3, 2026
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Iran conflict likely to hike fertiliser prices: CBA

CBA analyst Dennis Voznesenski says the Iran-based conflict is likely to hike fertiliser prices, and could support grain prices in the short term…Read More

Grain Central, March 2, 2026

Sponsored Content

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Exceed Capital: How two veterans built a values-first platform setting new standards in commercial property investment

For those seeking attractive off-farm investment in the commercial real estate sector, Exceed Capital’s open-ended ‘The Collective’ fund is designed to minimise risk through diversification, while maintaining the agility to act when the market blinks…Read More

Sponsored Content, November 3, 2025
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Unlocking premium seeding technology: Bourgault’s 8350 Air Cart Super Deal

Bourgault Australia has announced a limited-time offer that gives farmers access to premium seeding technology at an unbeatable price…Read More

Sponsored Content, September 29, 2025
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Plenty on offer with new large IMI-tolerant red lentil ALB Dane

ALB Dane is now available through Seednet partners as an IMI-tolerant and higher yielding replacement for Jumbo2 red lentils…Read More

Sponsored Content, September 22, 2025
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Seeding efficiency in focus as Bourgault offers free Saddle Tank upgrade

Bourgault Australia’s Saddle Tank brings increased efficiency and safety to seeding, and is available as a free add-on in a limited-time offer…Read More

Grain Central, July 28, 2025

Machinery

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Harvest efficiency improved with 15.2m flexible front

Harvest for one SA operation got a boost with the only 15.2m Geringhoff flexible draper front available in Australia…Read More

Grain Central, January 30, 2026
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Reefinator adds arable area to McCoy country

The McCoy family in Vic’s Wehla district has used an H4 Reefinator to turn challenging grazing country into arable land to make their mixed farm more productive…Read More

Grain Central, January 23, 2026
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Leigh voices support for growers’ right to repair

Assistant Minister for Productivity Andrew Leigh’s in-principle support for growers’ right to repair their own machinery has been welcomed by GrainGrowers…Read More

Emma Alsop, October 20, 2025
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Steiger 785 makes world-first appearance at AgQuip

Visitors to AgQuip this week are getting the world’s first look at a Steiger 785 Quadtrac, the largest tractor in the Case IH stable…Read More

Grain Central, August 19, 2025

Property

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Wilga buys again, new Great Southern record set in WA

Wilga Farming has added to its area in WA’s Great Southern, where the sale of two further properties points to a new benchmark in the region’s land values…Read More

Linda Rowley, March 2, 2026
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Low-rainfall cropping country lists in WA, Mallee

WA’s North Bullfinch Aggregation and Galick Ridge in the Victorian Mallee are on the market, offering opportunities to buy into low-rainfall cropping country…Read More

Linda Rowley, February 27, 2026
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Tasmania’s Logan sells to 40 South Dairies

A dairy-farming joint venture has paid close to $35M for Logan, an irrigated and dryland property in Tasmania’s tightly held Northern Midlands…Read More

Linda Rowley, February 26, 2026
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New owners for four WA farms in varying districts

Locals in varying regions of WA have expanded their operations, showing confidence in cropping and mixed-farming country…Read More

Linda Rowley, February 23, 2026

AgCarbon Central

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CSIRO launches FarmPrint to help growers quantify emissions

CSIRO has launched FarmPrint to help producers evaluate, benchmark and report on greenhouse gas emissions. ..Read More

Grain Central, February 27, 2026
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GRDC roadmap to drive innovation in low-carbon liquid fuels

GRDC has today released a roadmap to inform RD&E in the production of low-carbon liquid fuel feedstocks in the burgeoning sector…Read More

Grain Central, October 16, 2025
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Biologicals build soil fertility, ACCUs for Wimmera growers

The Vivians are using biological inputs in combination with MAP and urea to boost yields on their farm and generate ACCUs in Victoria’s Wimmera…Read More

Grain Central, September 22, 2025
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Fed Govt emissions target draws mixed response

The Fed Govt’s emissions reduction target set for 2035 has drawn mixed responses from the NFF and NSW Farmers…Read More

Grain Central, September 19, 2025

Beef Central

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Exports occupy record share of total Australian beef production this year

Australians are eating a smaller share of the nation’s overall annual beef production than ever before...Read More

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Australia’s diesel reserves sit at 34 days, Parliament told

Australia has just over a month of diesel and petrol supplies available if imports were disrupted, the Federal Government confirmed in Parliament this week, as escalating tensions in the Middle..Read More

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Where will the EYCI be by year’s end? Join our 2026 reader competition to win a $1000 prize

There's major bragging rights – plus great prizes - at stake for the winner of Beef Central’s 2026 Eastern Young Cattle Indicator guessing competition, asking readers to predict where the..Read More

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Cattle prices to slip in 2026-27 as global pressures mount, but still above long-term average

Australian saleyard cattle prices are forecast to fall by nine percent next financial year, but still remain slightly above the 10-year price average in real terms...Read More

Sheep Central

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Did you know Australia’s wool levy collecting system is under review?

AUSTRALIA’S wool industry levy-setting mechanism, WoolPoll, is under review, but there is concern many growers might not be aware or have not had an opportunity to give feedback...Read More

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ABARES predicts $100bn farm output milestone will be hit early

INCREASING beef and winter crop volumes are forecast to drive Australia’s farm gate production value above $100 billion this financial year – four years ahead of the National Farmers Federation’s..Read More

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Rain on cropping and pastoral country brightens outlook

BIG RAIN in South Australia and Victoria, now stretching into New South Wales, has set up parts of the grainbelt for a strong start to the winter-cropping season...Read More

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BOM weekly rainfall update 3 March 2026 + outlook

WEEKLY rainfall totals of 50-150mm were recorded across southern and south-eastern South Australia, in northern and central Victoria north of the Dividing Range and parts of coastal New South Wales,..Read More

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