VICTORIA'S 2009-10 canola crop is tipped to hit the 450,000-tonne mark, up from 251,000 tonnes the previous season.
South Australia is expected to reap 300,000 tonnes, also up on last season's 227,000-tonne crop, according to the Australian Oilseeds Federation.
Western Australia and NSW are both expecting smaller crops than last season with 825,000 tonnes and 220,000 tonnes respectively.
New AOF president
THE Australian Oilseeds Federation has a new president.
South Australian Research and Development Institute senior research scientist Trent Potter was elected to the role for a three-year term.
CLEAR/GrainCorp arrangement
AN arrangement between CLEAR Grain Exchange and GrainCorp began last week.
Any grain grower storing grain at one of GrainCorp's 250-plus sites will have an online CLEAR account automatically created for them to sell their grain.
DR Tony Rathjen, a wheat breeder with the University of Adelaide, is this year's recipient of the Birchip Cropping Group Harm van Rees Award for significant contribution to agriculture in the Wimmera Mallee.
Graincorp acquires UMH
GRAINCORP has completed the $757-million acquisition of United Malt Holdings Limited.
GrainCorp managing director Mark Irwin said the purchase of the Canada Malting Company, Great Western Malting (US), Bairds Malt (UK), and Barrett Burston Malting (Australia) transformed GrainCorp from an eastern Australian storage and handling service provider into an international agribusiness.
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