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The winter harvesting campaign is in full swing across Ukraine, one of the…
The rapidly deteriorating fate of the Canadian canola crop has pushed global values…
Late winter and early spring rainfall are likely to be above average for…
Canadian temperature records tumbled last week, wildfires raged, and large parts of the…
Favourable spring and early summer temperatures combined with above-average soil moisture in most…
The Russian word “sukhovey” caught the attention of global grain markets last week,…
The USDA provided a fresh take on the global grain outlook with the…
The Northern Plains of the United States is copping a hiding from the…
South African corn farmers are cashing in on heightened global demand, substantially increasing…
Corn is clearly on top of China’s agricultural commodity shopping list at the…
Mystery surrounds the sudden suspension of operations of one of China’s primary agricultural…
Large swathes of Europe have been denied a traditional spring after enduring one…
Canadian farmers are swinging to canola and barley at the expense of wheat,…
Grain futures and cash prices across the globe copped a speeding ticket last…
Nigeria’s Central Bank took to Twitter last Friday to announce the extraordinary step…
Global wheat offers have been on a slippery slide over the last month…
The United States Department of Agriculture stunned global grain markets yet again last…
The Suez Canal is a crucial artery in world trade, but its operation…
A significant spike in ocean freight rates, driven by strong demand for grain…
Brazil and Argentina’s weather situation has been a tale of opposites in recent…
Chinese scientists have detected two new variants of the African swine fever virus…
As the northern hemisphere spring approaches, the winter crop condition throughout Europe and…
Taxes on the export of Russian wheat came into effect last week in…
The grain market bulls had their horns clipped by the USDA last week…
The rapid recovery of the Chinese economy relative to the rest of the…
The rains have arrived across much of Brazil’s row cropping regions with the…
China’s General Administration of Customs released its December trade data last week, and…
It was a pretty explosive chapter in global grain markets last week. Initially…
Millions of farmers from the Indian food bowl states of Punjab and Haryana…
The crippling strike by Argentina’s port-side oilseed workers was finally resolved midway through…
The Panama Canal is considered one of the most difficult engineers projects ever…
As Christmas approaches and the brumal cold descends upon the northern hemisphere, the…
Nothing like a few rumours and a dash of speculation out of the…
The final winter crop production numbers for 2020/21 are in, and it was…
Customs data released last week reveals that China’s insatiable demand for grain continued…
The weather woes afflicting Argentina’s cropping regions this year have been extensive and…
The feed barley tender announcement by the Saudi Arabian Grain Organisation (SAGO) late…
As the saying goes ‘timing is everything’, and the rumours last week that…
Two global races will dominate the news wires here in Australia this week….
World wheat markets have been on fire over the last month, and the…
The Australian winter crop harvest cycle commences in September each year when headers…
Dryness in the Black Sea region and delays to planting of the next…
The year 2020 has undoubtedly been one of surprises and the United States…
The climate outlook continues to suggest a wetter than average spring, but the…
The northern hemisphere winter crop harvest is winding down, or is finished, in…
Global grain markets spent last week pre-empting the thoughts of the number crunchers…
Canadian farmers are on track to bag their second-biggest wheat crop on record…
The constant flow of grain cargos into Chinese ports continues unabated after Beijing…
The winter crop harvest is winding down across much of Europe, and it…
Global wheat production and consumption estimates for the 2020/21 season were updated by…
Australian winter crop production prospects have received a massive boost as the heavens…
When talking wheat in South America, most conversations turn to Argentina. Its mantle…
Harvest of this season’s Black Sea winter crop is progressing well with yields…
China has embarked on a buying spree of farm products from the United…
While still a record, it appears that global wheat production for the 2020/21…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its June Acreage and Quarterly…
The northern hemisphere winter crop harvest is underway amid escalating fears that a…
Global sea freight rates are on the rise with the Baltic Dry Index…
Grain production in the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia has…
The biggest mover in domestic grain markets last week was the local currency,…
Severe drought in Thailand in the first five months of 2020 has adversely…
The world wheat market is certainly at the whim of the weather right…
This season’s Indian wheat harvest has been severely interrupted by the national COVID-19…
It appears that eighteen months of uncertainty for Australian barley growers regarding the…
The seeding window for this season’s Australian winter crop is now wide open,…
Near 50-year lows in the water level of Argentina’s Parana River at the…
Turkey has emerged as a key player in the international wheat market in…
Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere, and the winter crops are entering…
Analysts continue to forecast the 2020/2021 Russian wheat crop at 80-82 million metric…
China’s appetite for Australian feed barley appears to have been stoked in recent…
Chinese purchases of US grains have been quite scant since the coronavirus epidemic…
Global share markets staged a mini recovery on Friday as nervous investors looked…
What a difference a month makes. Substantial rainfall across the majority of nation’s…
The International Grains Council (IGC) released their latest grain market report late last…
Rail blockades across Canada continue to paralyse grain movements, leaving export grain stranded…
Ongoing strikes in France over pension reform are disrupting the country’s rail services…
Released late last week, the January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)…
Extreme weather conditions and unprecedented bushfires across many parts of the Australian continent…
Farmers in the United States have received an early Christmas present after Beijing…
Canadian farmers produced the smallest canola crop in four years on the back…
A couple of big weeks in the header has pushed the Australian winter…
African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to decimate the domestic pig herd in China…
The news late last week that the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their November World Agricultural Supply…
Farmer selling has picked up over the past week as the 2019 harvest…
Concerns are mounting over this season’s sorghum production… It is now the end…
If you have a contract or are intending to sell your Canola as…
International wheat prices continued to firm last week on the back of crop…
Many European regions recorded record high temperatures last week as the continent sweltered…
World agricultural commodity markets look set for continued volatility as the trade truce…
The annual Pro Farmer Crop Tour was conducted across seven of the most…
News that a Chinese trade delegation had cancelled this week’s planned visit to…
The global grain markets were rocked last week when the United States Department…
Kazakhstan, one of the most important grain producers and exporters in the world,…
World grain markets trod water early last week ahead of Thursday’s release of…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released their July export data last week and…
Last year’s Australian winter crop production was the lowest in more than a…
The first official Canadian crop estimates for the 2019/20 crop year were released…
Egypt’s demand for wheat and corn is growing… Population growth and increased feed…
Australia has lost significant market share and relevance as a global wheat exporter as a result of last year’s drought and the considerable fall in the continent’s exportable surplus…
August 15, 2019 Russia expanding their supply footprint… Saudi Arabia’s grain agency announced…
July 30, 2019 Harvest action heats up in Europe Many European regions recorded…
July 23, 2019 Some more Argie bargy ahead for Australian wheat exporters… Farmers…
The recent hot and dry weather hasn’t been all bad for the Russian farmer…
Grain Brokers Australia Weekly Market Report July 2, 2019 USDA shocks the market……
10 June. 2019 Dancing in the Rain Western Australian farmers are out dancing…
7 May, 2019 China’s pork plight in the Year of the Pig … Since…
30 April 2019 Canadian farmers react to market and political influences … Canada’s national…
23rd April, 2019 When it comes to agriculture across the globe the name…
16th April, 2019 Farmers in Australia operate in a highly variable environment, and…
Bearish news pushes markets lower… Market news and market actions late last week…
Saudi appears for one last hurrah… After an absence from the market of…
Strap in for the annual volatility rollercoaster… After an extremely dry summer, grain…
12th March, 2019 Strong demand continues in the midst of production uncertainty… The…
Grain Brokers Australia Weekly Market Report 5th March, 2019 Over the thirsty paddocks……
Will the deal be Don or will pigs fly? No matter what news…
From the Grain Industry Association of WA: BARLEY was the big winner in…
Desperately seeking Saudi… Global barley values have been in decline for much of…
This little piggy went to market… The big news in Agricultural markets last…
It’s off to work we go… The partial United States (US) government shutdown…
It’s hot! Damn hot! Real hot! Extreme heat wave conditions have been experienced…
Trying to forget the politics for a moment… A lack of adequate snow…
Sorghum harvest commences, but production threatened … As the last of the Australian…
A new year starts with the same old stories … The New Year…
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Global Crops Harvest Update The Australian winter crop harvest is all but complete…
Indian wheat crop faltering… 24 December 2018 Speculation is increasing that this season’s…
The precipitation over the last four days has been fantastic and welcomed. But more widespread falls are required across northern New South Wales and southern Queensland …
All dressed up with nowhere to go… A deal has supposedly been done,…
Don’s party adjourned Azov the weekend … Tensions continue to simmer in the…
Grain Brokers Australia has developed a weather-based insurance mechanism that is being rolled our in WA this year and nationally from 2020.
Barley Bites Back… 27th November, 2018 Weather delays may have been playing havoc…
On the flip side, yield reports from the early Western Australian harvest have been better than expected, with the Geraldton zone having a cracker…
Grain Brokers Australia Weekly Market Report 13th November, 2018 Lest we forget… Outside…
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Now we have ‘tweet’ markets after a post on Twitter by ‘The Don’ sent United States (US) futures markets sharply higher last Thursday and Friday (US time).
Export demand surfaces as harvest ramps up … By Peter McMeekin As harvest…
Sorghum seeding activity has certainly ramped up in districts where adequate rainfall has been received
Grain broker, Sarah Woolford provides a harvest 2018 update south of Geraldton, Western Australia.
Grain Brokers Australia Weekly Market Report by Peter McMeekin – 16th October, 2018…
Global supply issues likely to push wheat values higher … by Peter McMeekin…
Grain Weather Risk Protection Market Update 05.10.18 Weather is one of the most…
Where eagles dare … Weekly Commentary > by Peter McMeekin No matter where…
Pre-Harvest Weekly Market Strategy Update, 1 October 2018. Watch Tristan, Senior Grain Broker,…
The boats will keep coming … Weekly Commentary by Peter McMeekin The increasing…
Frost – Special Market Update, 21 September, 2018 After the weather events over…
‘Old man winter’ on the prowl … Grain Brokers Australia > Weekly Wire…
USDA WASDE Report – Special Market Strategy Update The USDA WASDE report is…
Wheat still ‘Russian’ out the ports … Grain Brokers Australia > Weekly Wire…
Canola Crop Watch, West Pingelly WA Tristan Jones reflects on this West Pingelly…
Newdegate – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 6 September 2018 Grain Brokers are live…
Dowerin – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 30 August 2018 Grain Brokers are live…
Sell the rumour, buy the fact … By Peter McMeekin > Weekly Commentary…
Low barely supplies sees users scrambling Grain Brokers Australia > Weekly Wire by…
Barley – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 24 August 2018 This week we have…
Wheat – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 20 August 2018 USDA report was well…
Grain imports the key to satisfying east coast demand Grain Brokers Australia >…
Barley – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 10 August 2018 Strong values continue as…
2017/18 Grain95 program generates a final average return of $20.65 per tonne Performance…
Oats – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 6 August 2018 Canola futures have pushed…
Canola – Weekly Strategy Market Update, 30 July 2018 Canola futures (ICE) have…
Grain Brokers Australia are excited to announce exciting new staff appointments in Western…
Grain Brokers Australia will be exhibiting at the Mildura Field Day 18 and…
Access our Weekly wrap and Strategy report below for week starting 12 December 2017:…
Nic Sewell, Senior Grain Broker at Grain Brokers Australia, was interviewed by Jarred…
Grain Brokers Australia are giving away two nights’ accommodation for two people at…
Last week at the Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC) WA Grains Business Development…
Wheat – With CBOT wheat futures up 18 cents for the week, (or…
Wheat – Given the time of year, it is suggested that you hold…
The latest USDA Report for December was released on Friday, and globally the…
Wheat – If you require cash-flow within the next 4-6 weeks, we suggest…
Wheat – Recommend growers establish minimum tonnes they need to sell as required…
Wheat; The market has hit a bit of stand-still to wait for harvest…
OCTOBER USDA WASDE REPORT SUMMARY USDA report mainly bullish grains and bearish oilseeds….
Wheat; Old crop; sell remaining tonnes. Look to lock in noodle spreads early,…
The USDA report was mostly bearish with a few surprises. Wheat took a…
This week we will focus on farm gate returns and how they look…
30/08/16 Wheat; Old crop wheat should be 100% sold as per our previous…
Wheat; With a recent rise in FOB sales values, Western Australian new season…
15/08/16 The latest USDA report was generally bearish for wheat due to a…
Last week we had the latest USDA report into US planted acres and…
Last harvest saw the implementation of the planned phasing out of APW2. For…
Wheat pricing this season has been frustrating for growers holding onto grain well…
Not a report full of surprises on Friday night, more just in line…
BEANS/CANOLA July-16 Chicago soybean futures made strong gains as the market was boosted…
WHEAT Wheat futures rallied last week, as funds extended technical short-covering and reports…
BARLEY/CORN Unlike Wheat, Chicago May-16 corn futures closed up on the week. The…
WHEAT Wheat futures ended the month of March up, as dryness continues to…
CORN/BARLEY Corn prices have traded above the crucial support of US$3.60. March 16…
WHEAT Wheat futures closed lower this week as the market shifted concerns from…
BEANS/CANOLA Chicago May-16 soybean rallied and settled at 889.2 US¢/bu on Friday, the…
With last week’s USDA report not bringing a lot of change to the…
BEANS/CANOLA Chicago May-16 soybean prices increased 1% and settled at 863.6 US¢/bu on…
BEANS/CANOLA Chicago May-16 soybean prices lower for the week, at 859.0 US¢/bu, down…
WHEAT The grain market was quiet on Friday, with the US market slowing…
CORN/BARLEY March 16 CBOT corn futures closed higher at US$3.68 per bushel up…
WHEAT Grain markets ended the month of January making up some of the…
WHEAT Agricultural markets had a rough week as the market reacted to the…
Agricultural markets had a rough week as the market reacted to the volatility…
WHEAT Agricultural markets had a rough week as the market reacted to the…
CORN/BARLEY In a subdued finish to 2015 corn hit new contract lows of…
WHEAT US Wheat markets pushed lower again prior to the Christmas holiday,…
Wheat rallied last week posting solid gains from start the week. Heavy deliveries…
CBOT March 16 futures finished the week at 478.60 Usc/bu. Down 8.8 USc/bu…
WHEAT CBOT Dec 15 futures finished the week at 479.2 USc/bu. Down 11.55…
CORN/BARLEY Dec 2015 CBOT corn futures gained 2.25 USc/Bu and settled at US$3.64…
CORN/BARLEY Dec 2015 CBOT corn futures fell by 12.4USc/Bu and settled at US$3.745…
WHEAT CBOT Dec 15 futures finished the week at 526.3USc/bu. An 11.30 USc/bu…
WHEAT Wheat CBOT Dec 15 futures made positive gains for the week, and…
Tom Wake on Rural Focus Recently Tom Wake from the Geraldton GBA office…
BEANS/CANOLA Soybean November 15 CBOT futures were down 6.6USc/bu for the week, from…
WHEAT CBOT Dec 15 futures finished the week at 502.4.4 Usc/bu. Down 9…
MEDIA RELEASE 19 October 2015 New GBA office and grain broker for Geraldton…
CORN/BARLEY 2015 CBOT corn futures were up slightly for the week, from 388.75.6c/bu…
WHEAT CBOT Dec 15 futures finished the week at 518.25 USc/bu. A 21.05…
Wheat The global wheat market continued to free fall this week, as wheat…
MEDIA RELEASE 20 July 2015 GBA expands with new Albany office Leading independent…
Issued 14 July 2015 Unprecedented cyclone activity in central Pacific Ocean The central…
El Niño in the tropical PacificThe tropical Pacific is in the early stages of…
Chain of Responsibility (CoR) Overview The introduction of ‘Chain of Responsibility’ provisions into…
Litmus Barley – important information for 2015-16 deliveries – CBH has confirmed that…
Australia soil moisture ranking percentile map – 19 April, 2015 Displays the ranking…
Latest ENSO Wrap-Up issued 14 April 2015 The latest ENSO Wrap-Up, ENSO Tracker and Climate Model Summary…
Climate Outlooks issued 26 March 2015 Monthly and seasonal Climate Outlooks for April…
Exceptional autumn heat in northern and central Australia. (issued 24/3/15) The Bureau of Meteorology…
The Bureau of Meteorology is closely monitoring Severe Tropical Cyclone Olwyn, which is…
WEST PERTH, AUSTRALIA — The CBH Group said on Feb. 24 that it…
US National Drought Summary – The Plains. Across the northern and southern Plains…
Geneva, 2 February 2015 (WMO) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has ranked 2014…
Latest ENSO Wrap-Up issued 20 January 2015 The latest ENSO Wrap-Up, ENSO Tracker and Climate…
Tuesday, 6 January 2015 – Annual Climate Summary for Western Australia. Western Australia in 2014:…
Lima/Geneva, 3 December 2014 (WMO) – The year 2014 is on track to…
Australia’s warmest spring on record The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Special…
Last night the USDA delivered the monthly WASDE report which was pretty much…
Climate Outlooks issued 25 September 2014 Monthly and seasonal Climate Outlooks for October…
Late season El Niño remains possible Despite most ocean and atmospheric indicators falling…
Last night the USDA delivered the widely anticipated monthly WASDE report and raised…
El Niño remains possible in 2014 Despite some warming of the tropical Pacific…
APW1 grade this harvest For 2014-15 CBH will be trialling an additional wheat…
Come visit us at Stand 18 over the next couple of days and…
Climate Outlooks issued 28 August 2014 Monthly and seasonal Climate Outlooks for September…
Global Highlights The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for…
On Tuesday night the USDA raised its forecast for the global wheat crop…
Latest ENSO Wrap-Up issued 29 July 2014 The latest ENSO Wrap-Up, ENSO Tracker and Climate…
Could the end of the Russian and Ukraine conflict be close? With stricter…
Last Friday night the USDA raised its forecast for the global wheat crop…
Weekly Tropical Climate Note and map of Australia with Rainfall Deciles for past…
The highly anticipated USDA Quarterly Stocks & Acreage Reports smashed all 3 key…
Global Highlights – The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces…
National rainfall outlook for June to August (issued 28th May) Summary – A…
With the June USDA WASDE Report out last night – Wednesday 11th June…
Dry season patterns for Northern Australia Northern Australia is now well into its…
An exceptionally prolonged autumn warm spell The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Special…
Tropical activity has recently increased over the western Indian Ocean, near Africa, and…
The 2014/15 Managed Pool will be closing for contracting today. If you have…
June to August 2014 outlooks issued on 27/05/14 – The rainfall and temperature…
AWB will be closing their limited tonnage pre-harvest 14/15 Season Starter Wheat Pool…
Tropical Pacific Ocean edges further toward El Niño The tropical Pacific Ocean continues a…
The 2014/15 Managed Pool jointly managed by CBH & Plum Grove opened today…
CBH have announced they have closed their Harvest Pool earlier this morning with…
