Grain Central

Daily online news for Australia's grain industry - Part of the independent team of rural journalists also producing @Beef_Central and @Sheep_Central

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Incitec Pivot is in advanced negotiations with Indonesian PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur for the potential sale of its fertiliser business

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The ACCC has raised concerns with LDC’s bid for Namoi Cotton, citing a possible lack of competition for the burgeoning northern Australian industry

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A Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report has recommended that the Senate pass Biosecurity Protection Levy legislation

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Proposed changes to Qld legislation have sparked further fears from irrigators about land subsidence on the Western Downs, a region already dotted with coal-seam gas wells

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A mixed season for corn has seen significant fall armyworm damage in Qld and a bumper season with a new yield record set in the south

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Australia exported 523,905t of canola in March, 31pc down from the February total, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Brisbane’s Imogen Fearon has baked her way to success in this year’s LA Judge Award held in Sydney over three days this week

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GIWA has trimmed its estimate of area now being planted to 8.5Mha, with the WA crop around half planted and in need of more rain soon to consolidate prospects

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A gala event was held on Saturday to celebrate 100 years of the Waite’s ongoing achievements in agriculture, food and wine

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Wheat, barley and sorghum prices are little changed from last week, with volume surging in the south as traders sell warehoused stock, in contrast to the thinly traded north

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Two holdings in WA’s Great Southern region, the 5595ha WALT Portfolio, and the Wilson family’s 1355ha farm at Gairdner, are for sale

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LDC has announced it will not be selling its 17pc stake of Namoi Cotton’s shares to Olam in a move which appears to block shareholders from cashing in on the 70c-per-share offer

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Ahead of planting of Australia’s desi chickpea crop in Qld and NSW, the Indian Government on Friday announced it has removed its tariffs on the pulse until March next year

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ABS data indicates Australia exported 52,602t of chickpeas and 210,880t of lentils in March to bring the half-year totals to 367,899t and 862,139t respectively

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Australia is sowing lentils and faba beans at the ideal time, and prospects are bright for chickpeas, but rain is needed in the dry regions to get crops off to a flying start

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Nutrien Ag Solutions has narrowly avoided being evicted from its Kwinana facility following a last-minute win in the WA Supreme Court

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Early sown oats in summer-cropping areas are under attack from fall armyworm for the first time, with growers urged to be vigilant during crop establishment

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Latest listings include Tuwinga on the Liverpool Plains and Glenara near Dubbo, and the Silkwood Aggregation west of the NT’s Adelaide River

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Who is on the move in the Australian grain industry? Catch up with our latest update on industry appointments, rewards and achievements

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LDC has trumped Olam Agri’s bid for Australia’s largest cotton ginner by upping its initial offer for Namoi made last year

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