Insights and Stories on Australia

At Ag in Motion: Herbicide resistance fight needs integrated seed management

Jul. 20, 2023 at 5:18 pm CDT

Harvest weed-seed control takes aim at reducing herbicide-resistant weeds that western Canadian farmers find more and more every year. At the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show this week, field residue management manufacturer Redekop won the Innovations Award for Environmental Sustainability for its harvest Seed Control Unit, which destroys more […]

Australia disappointed with China move to extend barley tariffs review

Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Renju Jose

Australia expects ‘favourable decision’ from China on barley

Jun. 15, 2023 at 9:43 pm CDT

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola finds support from funds, weather

Jun. 7, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Repeat of record Australian wheat, canola crops unlikely

Jun. 6, 2023 at 2:46 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Dryness to cut into Australian production

Jun. 6, 2023 at 2:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry conditions and low soil moisture reserves in key Australian growing regions, along with expectations for developing El Nino weather patterns, are expected to cut into the country’s pulse production in 2023-24, despite steady to higher seeding intentions for several crops, according to the latest crop report from […]

By MarketsFarm

Bunge, Viterra merger would create global ag trading giant

May. 31, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

Reuters — A merger of U.S. grains merchant Bunge Ltd. with rival Viterra would grow the combined entity’s businesses in the U.S., Brazil and Australia and may raise competition concerns in parts of Canada and Argentina, where key oilseed processing assets overlap, analysts said. Sources last week said Bunge and […]

By Karl Plume

Australia reaches deal with China in barley dispute

Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:15 pm CDT

Sydney/Beijing | Reuters — Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, the two countries said on Tuesday, a latest sign of improving ties between the major commodity trade partners. Relations between the two had been strained for years, and worsened after Australia called […]

By Alasdair Pal Dominique Patton

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices still historically high, but face headwinds

Apr. 6, 2023 at 3:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada remain historically strong, despite easing off their highs over the past month and trending lower. With bids of around $410 per tonne into the Lethbridge feedlot alley, feed barley “is still a sell,” according to Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, speaking on a […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Steady world trade expected in 2023

Mar. 21, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — World trade in chickpeas and lentils is expected to remain relatively steady in 2023, with solid demand from South Asia underpinning markets, according to the latest outlook from the International Grains Council. The IGC sees the world trade in chickpeas in 2023 at about 1.9 million tonnes, which […]