Grains Australia brings together critical functions for the grains industry to enhance competitiveness and profitability

We service the connection between what the market wants and what the industry can provide.

Grains Australia is responsible for vital industry services and functions

Trade & Market Access

Maintaining and improving access to diverse markets for Australian grain, to grow the pool of end-users.

Classification

Establishing and maintaining grain variety classification systems that meet the needs of end-users and reflect the latest in agronomic improvements and breeding opportunities.

Market Insights

Ensuring that the Australian grains industry has the intelligence it needs to make informed decisions.

Market Education

Ensuring that customers of Australian grain have the technical support and training they need to make profitable use of our grains.

Classification

Grains Australia develops and maintains accountable, transparent and sustainable varietal classification systems for grain commodities that build value through alignment with market demands and opportunities.

Latest Industry News

October 2024

Central and Latin American visits to foster barley opportunities

Growing demand for Australian barley and malt from Central and Latin America is presenting opportunities to further diversify markets for Australian barley growers. A new project will gather information on the preferred barley quality and functional properties of these markets, in order to inform Australian barley breeding and market engagement strategies. The project is being […]

October 2024

New resources provide guidance on malting barley quality

New resources providing guidance on the malting quality potential of recently accredited malt barley varieties are now available on the Grains Australia website. Grains Australia’s Malt Performance Summaries include malt variety quality data accumulated from pilot malting trials and commercial production, which is charted alongside data for established benchmark varieties. “The summaries are intended to […]

September 2024

Jakarta visit highlights school nutrition program opportunities

Gaining insights into how Australia can support the Indonesian president-elect’s pledge to provide free meals to more than 80 million school children was one of the purposes of a recent Grains Australia visit to Jakarta. John Ackerman, Grains Australia’s General Manager Trade and Market Access, held discussions to find out more about the nutrition program, […]