Brazil becomes the world leader in soybeans, a new appointment in the breeding world and French unrest over logistics.

It has rained in parts of the north meaning farmers have the welcome task of spraying to conserve moisture, but they need to take care.

The new Case IH header has won rave reviews from one SA farming family

WA disappointed, compared to pre-harvest expectations, with wheat, barley and canola production coming in at 5.5 million tonnes, 3.5 million tonnes and 1.1 million tonnes respectively.

The threat of Russia curbing wheat exports has made some importers nervous and pushed risk premiums into futures prices.

The WASDE report proves to be mildly bullish for wheat, barley and corn, but on the whole, it was quite underwhelming.

Wheat futures rose strongly going into last week's USDA Reports.

Hay continues to make its way from Victoria to Queensland and industry is warning that supplies will be harder to source come autumn.

In spite of the focus on the domestic grain market, there are still concerns about the transparency of access to Australia's ports.

2019 was a record-breaking year for all the wrong reasons, with the BOM confirming it was Australia's hottest and driest 12 months ever.