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20 - Export growth prospects for Australian wheat

20 - Export growth prospects for Australian wheat

AEGIC’s Chief Economist, Professor Ross Kingwell, shows why one opportunity facing Australian growers stands head and shoulders above others.

Ross KingwellSeptember 17, 2018Australian wheat exports, AEGIC, grains strategy, Australian grains industry, Indonesian wheat market, Indonesia, wheat imports exports, Ross Kingwell, GRDC, Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre

19 - How does low emission canola benefit Australian farmers?

19 - How does low emission canola benefit Australian farmers?

AEGIC, the Australian Oilseed Federation, CSIRO and the Australian Government have collaborated to secure the lucrative EU canola market. The low emissions from Australian production of canola are an important marketing advantage that helps provide a price premium from which Australian exporters and producers of canola benefit.

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellDecember 19, 2017Canola, Policy, EU, CSIRO, AOF, AEGIC

18 - Guerrillas v Gorillas – Levelling the playing field in Australia’s export grain markets

18 - Guerrillas v Gorillas – Levelling the playing field in Australia’s export grain markets

Flexibility is a critical factor for overcoming disparities of size or brute strength between you and your competition. In fact, just recognising this disparity is half the battle, with many a graveyard full of those who failed to recognise that perhaps it wasn’t a good idea after all to challenge anyone nicknamed “Brutus” to an MMA-style prison yard cage fight.

Peter ElliottNovember 6, 2017

17 - A quick look under the global climate bonnet

17 - A quick look under the global climate bonnet

Climate on the global scale, drivers of climate variability in world grain production centres.

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellOctober 24, 2017climate, production, wheat, climate change, global warming, wheat yields, drought

16 - Climate change and cropping in Western Australia

16 - Climate change and cropping in Western Australia

Almost 30 years ago, the Bureau of Meteorology presented its projections of future climate for the south-west of Western Australia. Observations of climate since then have confirmed the accuracy of their projection...

GuestChris CarterOctober 12, 2017guest, climate

15 - Australia’s changing climate: Implications for wheat production

15 - Australia’s changing climate: Implications for wheat production

Guest Blog: Dr David Stephens, Managing Director, Agrometeorology Australia, www.agromet.com.au, david.stephens@agromet.com.au

GuestChris CarterOctober 2, 2017climate, breedin, change

14 - Economic changes affecting grain consumption in South-East Asia

14 - Economic changes affecting grain consumption in South-East Asia

Projected economic development in the region will see a continuing rise in incomes, higher populations and more people moving to urban areas. Less well known is that consumer buying habits in the region are likely to change, with a gradual shift from staples like cereals to protein based diets.

Ross KingwellSeptember 27, 2017Australian wheat exports, Southeast Asian grain demand, Indonesian wheat market

13 - The Australian Grains Industry - The power of flexibility (and how to think like a ninja)

13 - The Australian Grains Industry - The power of flexibility (and how to think like a ninja)

Peter "Sub-Zero" Elliott, the grain industry's resident ninja...

Peter ElliottPeter ElliottSeptember 22, 2017industry, flexibility, grains strategy, AEGIC, Australian wheat exports, grain marketing, plant breeding, competitive strategy grains

12 - Feed versus food: Implications for Australian wheat

12 - Feed versus food: Implications for Australian wheat

Wheat is an ancient grain. We’ve found many uses for it. We use it for foods like bread, noodles, pasta, cakes and biscuits. We need to retain some of it as seed. It’s used as an animal feed and we use it in industrial processes such as manufacturing ethanol. With so many different potential uses the strategic question facing wheat industries around the globe becomes: what sorts of wheat are best to grow?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellSeptember 4, 2017food, feed, demand

11 - Australian wheat - Price versus value & the wisdom of chocoholics

11 - Australian wheat - Price versus value & the wisdom of chocoholics

Battlefields for Australian wheat and the wisdom of chocoholics

Peter ElliottPeter ElliottAugust 28, 2017quality, value, price

10 - Supply curves and chains, for the long run

10 - Supply curves and chains, for the long run

While the drive towards efficient export supply chains is ongoing, the potential rate of improvement in Australian efficiency should really be considered relative to those supply chains in other origins of grain exports.

Chris Carter, Ross KingwellChris CarterAugust 21, 2017AEGICsupply chain, efficiency

9 - Why do supply chain costs matter?

9 - Why do supply chain costs matter?

How many farmers have time and power to influence supply chain costs?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellAugust 14, 2017supply chain, export, farmers

8 - We have the plants… but have we the pathways?

8 - We have the plants… but have we the pathways?

Australian farmers might have some great wheat plants; but have they also great wheat pathways? That is, can they easily and cheaply move grain off their paddocks and on to a waiting ship?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellAugust 7, 2017breeding, efficiency, supply chain, research

7 - Agricultural Productivity is Helping Feed the World

7 - Agricultural Productivity is Helping Feed the World

Agriculture is often viewed as a conservative, slow-moving sector with not much productivity upside. However, the most recent evidence from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) points to a recent global uplift in agricultural productivity; an uplift also enjoyed by Australian agriculture.

Ross KingwellChris CarterJuly 31, 2017productivity, demand, research

6 - What happens to our food consumption when we get richer?

6 - What happens to our food consumption when we get richer?

Consumption and income, and when the twain shall meet

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 25, 2017AEGICincome, consumption, food

5 - An answer to a (Plant breeder's) prayer

5 - An answer to a (Plant breeder's) prayer

A comment on the current state of wheat breeding

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 17, 2017breeding, IP, comparative advantage

4 - Declining real prices of grains: Causes and implications

4 - Declining real prices of grains: Causes and implications

In the media people occasionally talk about the real underlying rate of inflation or real interest rates. Hardly ever heard is the term the real price of grain. Is there a real price of grain? If so, what does it mean, does it change and what are the implications?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 10, 2017aegicprice, wheat, decline

3 - What happens to our grain consumption when we get richer?

3 - What happens to our grain consumption when we get richer?

The more we earn, the more we eat. But do we eat more grain?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 5, 2017income, growth, consumption

2 - Can we feed the world?

2 - Can we feed the world?

Can we feed the world, now, and in 2050?.

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 5, 2017production, forecast, demand

1 - Follow the Mouths

1 - Follow the Mouths

Where in the world is the demand for grain going to be in 2050?

Ross KingwellRoss KingwellJuly 5, 2017consumption, population