Winter crop harvest for 2025-25 tipped at second highest on record
Winter crop production in season 2025-26 increases by a further 10% over the previous forecast to 66.3 million tonnes for near harvest record The winter harvest for season 2025-26 was noticeably later than usual as husks kept on swelling to reveal significantly above average yields on farm operations in northern New South Wales, Queensland and […]
Winter crop harvest expectations state by state for season 2025-26 season
Across all states growers are expected to harvest 62 million tonnes of grain in the winter season 2025-26 to bank the third-highest harvest on record Growers in three states in particular took an educated risk to dry sow at the start of the 2025-26 winter season and joined other states with better soil moisture to […]
Crop sowing trials identify there is every reason to vary planting dates
Season variations are forcing a change from traditional planting dates to optimal sowing windows that suit conditions as confirmed in trials Grain growers are set to benefit from results revealed in a series of targeted projects focused on the time of sowing in response to increasing seasonal variability. Delivered through the Grains Research and Development […]
Drought that threatened the 2025-26 winter crop has broken for most
Bureau of Meteorology has farmers waking up to the best news they have heard in a while as drought threatening the 2025-26 winter crop fades The latest rainfall summary issued by the Bureau of Meteorology highlights an Increased chance of above-average rainfall for much of the cropping regions, throughout July to September 2025. This is […]
Winter crop progress reveals that not all growing regions treated equal
Growers in all states started to plant with a similar level of confidence but outside influences have caused variances in harvest expectations Crop plantings for winter season 2025-26 across all states are historically high with a 24.9 million hectares mark already reached, and this could increase past the previous 25.0 million hectare record set just […]
Growers planting down a near record winter season 2025-26 waiting on rain
For growers to get back significant cash they have put out in a massive spend to plant down a near record crop rain is needed now Industry analysts have been pretty much on board, suggesting a record winter crop planting for season 2025-26, with estimates as high as 24.9 million hectares, second only to the […]
Winter crop plantings expected to reach a record high for 2025-26
In a rush to continue high income levels grain growers expect to plant a record-breaking 24.5 million hectares of winter crop Many industry analysts have been suggesting growers are heading towards a record-high winter crop planting for season 2025-26, and Rabobank backs that scenario in its just-released 2025-26 Australian Winter Crop Outlook. The annual outlook, […]
Winter crop harvest final tallies state by state for 2024-25 season
Western Australian New South Wales and Queensland growers burst their on-farm storage capacity to the seams during the 59.8 million tonnes 2024-25 winter grain harvest Back in October 2024 winter harvest predictions for season 2024-25 of 55.2 million tonnes placed growers in a secure position at 17% above the 10-year average. But with the 2024-25 […]
Growers rewarded with third largest winter crop harvest on record
Apart from cropping regions of South Australia and some in Victoria the 2024-25 winter season has been a bonanza for growers Winter crop production across the country is estimated to have increased by 26% to 59.8 million tonnes in 2024-25 when compared to last year. This is a healthy 27% above the 47.1 million tonnes […]
Winter crop harvest expectations state by state for 2024-25 season
Across all states growers are expected to harvest 55.2 million tonnes of grain in winter season 2024-25 with some prospects better than others With a winter harvest 2024-25 haul of an estimated 55.2 million tonnes, it places growers in a secure position at 17% above the 10-year average result. But it is not a straightforward […]