South Australia and Western Australia unlikely to see the high grain basis price levels on offer on the east coast

Gregor Heard
October 25 2017 - 11:00am
There are still shipments of grain being sold above US futures prices due to good demand from the Middle East.
There are still shipments of grain being sold above US futures prices due to good demand from the Middle East.

WITH all the focus on the shortage of grain on the east coast the sluggish international grain market has flown largely under the radar in Australia.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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