May 2026 |
Industry News
Experienced international market access executive John Southwell has been appointed Grains Australia General Manager – Trade and Market Access. A key function of Grains Australia, the Trade and Market Access team strategically engages with industry, government and customers to understand trade barriers, anticipate risks, and identify opportunities to improve access to current and new grain […]
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Calling all Australian barley industry participants: join the Grains Australia Barley Council and help guide the strategic direction of the Australian barley industry. Grains Australia’s Commodity Councils and the Grains Market Access Council provide advice to the Grains Australia Board which sets the organisation’s strategic direction to create outcomes of value to the Australian grains industry. The role of […]
April 2026 |
Productive discussions with major grains and government organisations in China have reaffirmed the stable relationships between the Australian and Chinese grains industries. Grains Australia was a key partner in a series of roundtable meetings in China with customers, industry and government, convened by the Australian Embassy in China and in collaboration with Grain Trade Australia […]
GRDC’s Research Update events are an important pathway for strengthening our relationships with growers and industry. Throughout February and March 2026, Grains Australia staff were on hand in Adelaide, Perth, Bendigo, Wagga Wagga and Goondiwindi communicating new insights and connecting with growers and industry colleagues on how Grains Australia delivers value to the grains sector. […]
Noodle lovers in Japan know exactly what they want when it comes to udon. The perfect udon noodles should have a mouthfeel known as ‘mochi mochi’ – a unique balance of softness and firmness, combined with good elasticity and a slight stickiness. Appearance is also crucial; udon noodles must have a bright and creamy very […]
Technical insights from Grains Australia have helped customers in China and Vietnam better understand the value of Australian wheat, canola and sorghum for premium food products and animal feed. Grains Australia was a key partner for the 2026 Australian Grains Industry Conferences (AGIC Asia) in Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City, which attracted more than […]
October 2025 |
On October 29 India’s Ministry of Finance announced that a 30 per cent import tariff would be applied to yellow peas, with effect from November 1 2025. The tariff will have two components: a standard 10 per cent, plus 20 per cent Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess. Grains Australia Pulse Council Chair Peter Wilson said that […]
August 2025 |
Grains Australia is pleased to share the following news from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). GRDC has announced a $12 million annual commitment over the next decade to streamline critical trade and market functions through the integration of Grains Australia Limited and the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) into a single entity […]
Classification Update Industry News
Grains Australia is pleased to announce the release of Malt Performance Summaries for two recently accredited malting barley varieties: Cyclops and Laperouse. Now available on the Grains Australia website, these resources offer analytical malt data that can help guide the industry on the anticipated quality outputs of these varieties. Designed as a reference tool for industry stakeholders […]
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Grains Australia has welcomed the Australian Government’s recent announcement that agreement has been reached on a wheat protocol to Indonesia, providing benefits to both countries. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins MP announced the agreement to a wheat protocol following a visit to Jakarta last week in which she met with her ministerial […]
June 2025 |
The Australian grain industry has been trading various grains into South Asia for decades. Including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, Australia’s principal exports in recent years have been lentils, chickpeas, canola and wheat, with smaller quantities of oats and barley. Yet ask anyone involved and they will say there is opportunity to do […]
October 2024 |
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 |
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, […]
Recent engagement with China has confirmed the China market considers Australian grain a quality product and that there is a willingness to continue two-way collaboration. John Ackerman, Grains Australia’s General Manager Trade and Market Access, visited Beijing and Xiamen in September with Grain Trade Australia (GTA) Chief Executive Officer Pat O’Shannassy. “We received feedback during […]
International grain supply chains are complex and take cooperative effort to improve, which is why personnel from Grains Australia and the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) travelled to New Delhi and Mumbai during August to progress Australia’s proposal for a managed import pathway with India. The delegation included Grains Australia Senior […]
Grains Australia is pleased to announce that the Oat Varietal Classification Technical Committee has classified InterGrain’s oat variety Minnie (assessed as 15010-09) as a milling oat, under the new National Oat Variety Classification Framework. Minnie is a mid-slow maturity oat variety, with short stature, that is suited to medium and high rainfall zones in Australia. […]
August 2024 |
Growers, agronomists and supply chain members are all encouraged to do their part to control weed seeds in chickpeas and lentils. Chickpea and lentil growers are urged to use multiple tactics to control weeds, stop seed set and drive down the weed seedbank. Potential export opportunities to the subcontinent are available for Australia’s 2024/25 chickpea […]
Classification Update Industry News Media Release
Grains Australia is pleased to announce that the Oat Varietal Classification Technical Committee has classified Seednet’s oat variety Koala as a milling oat, under the new National Oat Variety Classification Framework. This classification will open the door for Seednet’s first milling oat release. Grains Australia congratulates Seednet and the South Australian Research and Development Institute […]
Newly classified varieties of wheat are now listed on the 2024-25 Wheat Variety Master List, which names all current varieties approved by Grains Australia’s wheat classification process. They include nine Hard milling varieties, one Australian Noodle variety, one Australian White Wheat variety and one Australian Innovative Wheat variety. One new feed variety has also been […]
April 2024 |
The Grains Australia Malting and Brewing Industry Barley Technical Committee (MBIBTC) met recently to carry out final assessment of the remaining varieties that were under evaluation in Stage Two of the malt accreditation program for 2023. Grains Australia is pleased to announce the successful malting barley accreditation of the barley variety, Zena CL. Zena CL […]
Positive discussions relating to various aspects of the grain supply chain were held recently when a senior Australian delegation met with decision makers in Indonesia and China. The visit was part of the Grain Trade Australia (GTA)-facilitated Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC) Asia, with Australian delegates representing GTA, Grains Australia, the Australian Export Grains Innovation […]
March 2024 |
The Grains Australia Malting and Brewing Industry Barley Technical Committee (MBIBTC) met recently to carry out assessment of the various varieties currently under evaluation. Summary of results: Varieties undergoing Stage Two Evaluation Beast: Insufficient grain was available to complete full evaluation in 2023 and Stage Two evaluation will be continued in 2024. Cyclops: Insufficient grain […]
Grains Australia was represented in New Delhi on February 14-17 at Pulses 2024, the annual conference of the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC). It’s an absolute festival of people talking pulses, with hundreds of members of the international pulse trade from every importing and exporting country meeting to discuss industry developments and market outlooks, as well […]
February 2024 |
Grains Australia is pleased to announce that its recently formed Oat Varietal Classification Technical Committee has classified InterGrain’s oat variety 13008-18 as a milling oat, under the new National Oat Variety Classification Framework. This classification – the first made under Grains Australia’s new framework – will open the door for InterGrain’s first milling oat release. […]
