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A seeder sows wheat at a farm in Bencubbin, Australia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams  To match Special Report CLIMATE-FOOD/WHEAT
Crops, reuters

Less rain, more wheat: How Australian farmers defied climate doom

Australia’s research system, focus on closing yield gap help drive success

By Peter Hobson, Reuters 4 days ago
Australia's gains in wheat farm productivity have exceeded those in the United States, Canada and Europe and continue to rise while those of other developed markets slow or reverse.

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Livestock, News, reuters

Trump says US will sell ‘so much’ beef to Australia

Australia says relaxed restrictions unrelated to trade talks

By Kanishka Singh, Peter Hobson, Reuters July 25, 2025
The United States will sell “so much” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, adding that other countries that refused U.S. beef products were on notice.


(Alfio Manciagli/iStock/Getty Images)
News

Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say

Phytosanitary rules have restricted Australia’s canola exports to China

By Ella Cao, Peter Hobson, Reuters July 16, 2025
Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade.

 Photo: Greg Berg
Crops, Markets, reuters

Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat

By Naveen Thukral, Peter Hobson, Reuters May 27, 2025
Australian wheat inventories will likely be much higher than last year at the end of the season, pressuring prices, because of a drop in Chinese imports and competition from ample supplies out of rival exporter Russia, analysts and traders said.

A farmer in China piles wheat.  Photo: Reuters/File
Markets, News, reuters

China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say

By Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Peter Hobson, Reuters May 9, 2025
Chinese buyers bought between 400,000 and 500,000 metric tons of wheat from Australia and Canada in recent weeks, traders said, as heat threatens to damage crops in China's agricultural heartlands.


The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)
Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag on renewed U.S. tariff worries

By Gus Trompiz, Peter Hobson, Reuters, Tom Polansek February 7, 2025
Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures weakened on Friday on renewed worries that trade disputes could hurt demand for U.S. farm products, analysts said.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump on Black Sea crop worries, short covering

By Gus Trompiz, Peter Hobson, Reuters, Tom Polansek February 6, 2025
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to their highest level since October on Thursday as cold weather stoked concerns about potential crop damage in the Black Sea region, analysts said.

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Markets

Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply

Canadian prices will have to rise to ration demand, analyst says

By Ed White, Peter Hobson, Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide November 26, 2024
Canola oilseed prices in Australia and Europe have risen by around 20 per cent since the start of March due to tight supply and a rally in vegetable oil markets, with further gains expected as buyers remain reluctant to switch to cheaper soybeans.


Photo: File
Markets

Wheat yields in Western Australia are better than expected, industry body says

By Peter Hobson, Reuters November 22, 2024
Western Australia should produce 420,000 tonnes more wheat this year than was projected a month ago, an industry group said Friday, adding to expectations that Australia's national crop will be larger than pre-harvest estimates.

A worker packs boxes of processed meat at the Monbeef abattoir in Cooma, Australia October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
Livestock, News

Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks

By Peter Hobson, Reuters October 17, 2024
A slump in U.S. beef production has opened the door for Australia to export record amounts of meat, growing its market share in North America and Asia and channelling billions of dollars to cattle processors and farmers.

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