The Asian Swine Flu outbreak in China and nearby countries is greatly reducing their pork production, encouraging imports of other meats, including beef from Australia. Australian meat industries will benefit from the disease outbreak and Australia’s grains industry will experience a range of positive and some negative consequences.
Read MoreA key question for Australia’s grains industry is: Will plant breeding and agronomic improvements more than offset the projected adverse trend in climate in Australia’s grain-growing regions?
Read MoreWe suggest that answering the question “How many mouths will need to be fed in the future and where will they be located?” provides useful insights about the nature of future overseas grain demand.
Read MoreWe’re told it’s Australian to eat lamb! We’re also told to get some pork on our fork. But then the vegans among us decry any consumption of animals. What’s happening to us as a nation? Is our meat consumption changing? And if so, what are the implications for Australia’s grains industry?
Read MoreIs volatility in wheat production and export still a pronounced feature of Australia? Is there spatial variation in the volatility of wheat exports across Australia?
Read MoreThis blog piece examines the variability of wheat prices in Western Australia (WA) in recent years and touches on the main drivers of this variability.
Read MoreWhen things are travelling along smoothly, we often don’t take the time to consider changed circumstances looming ahead, that might take us on a bumpy ride. It is important to stay abreast of evolving market drivers by analysing possible scenarios and responses, if we don’t want to be caught off guard…
Read MoreThis week it’s time for a guest post from the Colere Group…
Read MoreWe know Australian grain exports help overseas households to have reliable access to safe, high-quality food, however, what about Australian households?
Read MoreIt should come as little surprise to hear that Indonesia is Australia’s most important wheat export market. Accounting for nearly one-quarter of all wheat exports, there is clear daylight between Indonesia and our other wheat export markets. Less well-known is the fact that our neighbours to the north are poised to play an even bigger role in our wheat export program.
Read MoreRead More“Urbanization brings major changes in demand for agricultural products both from increases in urban populations and from changes in their diets and demands.”
AEGIC’s Chief Economist, Professor Ross Kingwell, shows why one opportunity facing Australian growers stands head and shoulders above others.
Read MoreAEGIC, 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.
Read MoreFlexibility 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.
Read MoreClimate on the global scale, drivers of climate variability in world grain production centres.
Read MoreAlmost 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...
Read MoreGuest Blog: Dr David Stephens, Managing Director, Agrometeorology Australia, www.agromet.com.au, david.stephens@agromet.com.au
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