Australia's record harvest completed

2 February 2017

(DATA ANALYSIS) Australia’s winter crops harvest has been completed with Australian Crop Forecasters, part of NZX Agri's Australian team, keeping their total winter crop estimate at 53.7 million tonnes, a level that well and truly surpasses previous records.

Less unsold grain left this season

17 November 2016

The estimated tonnage of unsold grain stored on-farm as at 10 October 2016 is down 15% against the same time last year across all six cereal crops, the latest Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI) survey shows. 

Aussie harvest finally underway

10 November 2016

The Australian harvest has started a few weeks later than normal due to the wet spring the country has experienced so far, Australian Crop Forecasters (ACF) first Harvest Wire report for the 2016-17 crop says. 

Australian arable farmers growing more pulses

15 August 2016

Australian arable farmers are shifting away from growing cereals and towards pulses. 

Feed grain stocks drop between April and July

11 August 2016

Despite market conditions being tough considerable volumes of feed wheat and barley were traded during the autumn and early winter period.

This was the most surprising result from the latest survey of cereal areas and volumes, run by the Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI).  

Bumper grain crop even bigger

11 July 2016

Total world wheat production this year is even greater expected, the International Grains Council (IGC) says.

World wheat again in surplus

7 June 2016

Early estimates show there will once again be a surplus on the world wheat market, pushing cereal stocks to an all-time high. 

Less feed barley harvested, AIMI survey shows

28 April 2016

The Arable Industry Market Initiative (AIMI) has released its latest survey of cereal areas and volumes. This survey covers the size of the 2016 harvest of wheat, barley and oats, the amount that has been sold and is in storage, the tonnage of carry-over stock from the 2015 harvest, and sowing intentions for autumn/winter, as at April 1 2016.