AEGIC’s value
The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre is Australia’s leading organisation for market insight, innovation and applied solutions for the grains industry.
AEGIC exists to increase value in the Australian grains industry by ensuring Australian grain meets the needs of customers and end-users.
About us
The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) is an independent organisation that helps position Australian grain as the preferred choice in international markets.
AEGIC does this by:
- Understanding the needs of grain customers.
- Identifying and supporting grain market opportunities.
- Educating customers on the benefits of Australian grain.
- Innovating to develop new solutions and high-value uses.
This helps the Australian grains industry breed, classify, grow and supply grain that markets prefer.
AEGIC’s primary beneficiaries are Australian grain growers, and the impact of AEGIC’s work spans the whole grains supply chain: from the grower in Australia, whose grain is valued internationally, to the consumer who enjoys excellent noodles, baked products and beer made from Australian grain.
AEGIC is an initiative of Grains Australia and the Western Australian State Government.
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20 November, 2024
Daniel is Senior Research Scientist at AEGIC and leads our research into the processing of Australian pulses for protein-packed foods. Daniel is exploring ways to optimise milling and air classification technology for efficient production of protein concentrates from a range of Australian pulses.
20 November, 2024
Experienced AEGIC Director Matt Macfarlane has been appointed Chair of the AEGIC Board. Mr Macfarlane, who has served on the AEGIC Board since its inception in 2012, takes over the role from retiring Ron Storey. Mr Macfarlane is an experienced board chair in the technology, agriculture and non-for-profit sectors, and has been an active investor in early-stage tech startup companies for over 20 years.
22 October, 2024
Sabrina Lim is an expert Food Scientist at AEGIC, specialising in baking. She conducts test baking for bread, cakes, cookies and whole grain products.
22 October, 2024
18 October, 2024
Japanese flour millers know that the best wheat for udon is grown in Western Australia. For more than 30 years, Japan has exclusively imported noodle wheat from WA that has been bred especially for udon. WA supplies about 750,000t to Japan of a special noodle wheat blend valued at around $250 million.
28 September, 2024
How do Australia’s wheat experts ensure Aussie wheat makes top quality noodles, bread and cookies? The answer is sensory assessment, and it’s a crucial part of ensuring new wheat varieties meet the needs of consumers both in Australia and in Asian markets. Sensory assessment is not just about taste. Appearance, colour, mouthfeel and texture are all extremely important to consumers – especially in Asia, a region which accounts for about 70% of Australian wheat exports each year on average.
19 September, 2024
Australia’s best pasta was put under the spotlight at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show recently, with AEGIC’s sensory evaluation expertise helping to identify the cream of the pasta crop.
19 September, 2024
As a Senior Research Scientist at AEGIC, Sabori has played a pivotal role in our push to move Australian oats beyond the breakfast table.
19 September, 2024
AEGIC showcased our industry-leading oat innovation and technical expertise at the Processed Oat Partnership OATSPO field day, held in in the heart of Western Australia’s oat growing country.
CROPPED
About 22 million hectares are planted annually to commercial grain crops across Australia. During the past decade, state-of-the-art farming systems, new plant varieties and new techniques have increased the reliability of grain production in Australia’s growing environment.
PRODUCTION
Australia’s grain crops are in demand around the world for a range of high-quality end-products, including noodles, beer, baked products and animal feed.
The Australian wheat industry is export oriented, shipping about 65-75% of the nation’s total production to more than 50 countries. The majority of Australian wheat is exported in bulk cargoes with the top 10 importing countries accounting for 70-80% of exports.
Claiming more than 30% of the world’s malting barley trade, Australia is the world’s largest exporter of malting barley.
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