# Launch of the 2026 State of the Australian Grain Industry Report, Canberra | Ministers

> The Australian Minister for Agriculture spoke at the launch of the 2026 State of the Australian Grain Industry Report in Canberra. The speech reviewed the industry's record harvests, drought and flooding, and supply chain disruption over the past five years, and looked ahead to its challenges.

- Date: 2026-08-12 · published 2026-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17877-launch-of-the-2026-state-of-the-australian-grain-industry-report-canberra
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The speech is a general industry commentary with no new supply, demand or policy change that would move feed grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-03 | [Australian Crop Report March 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20122-australian-crop-report-march-2026-daff.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-11 | [Australia's Grain Industry to See More Growth in 2021-22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43093-australia-s-grain-industry-to-see-more-growth-in-2021-22.md) | +3.4% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Australian Crop Report September 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17448-australian-crop-report-september-2026-daff.md) | +2.4% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-06 | [US Department of Agriculture grain report hits Australian prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31626-us-department-of-agriculture-grain-report-hits-australian-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -3.6% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-20 | [USDA releases first cut of the 2026/27 global wheat balance sheet… - Grain Brokers Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19238-usda-releases-first-cut-of-the-2026-27-global-wheat-balance-sheet-grain-brokers.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- minister.agriculture.gov.au: https://minister.agriculture.gov.au/chisholm/speeches-and-transcripts/launch-2026-state-australian-grain-industry-report-canberra

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