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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
AEGIC is an independent, not-for-profit company established in 2012 to increase value in the Australian grains industry.
We are an investment of Australian grain growers and the Australian Government through the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), and the Western Australian Government through the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
AEGIC increases value in the Australian grains industry by gathering, analysing and sharing market intelligence the industry needs to breed, classify, grow and supply grain that markets prefer.
Australian grain growers are AEGIC’s primary beneficiary.
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28 September, 2023
28 September, 2023
AEGIC research is paving the way for healthy Australian whole grain wheat for Asian markets. Asian markets are becoming increasingly interested in the substantial health and economic benefits of increased whole grain consumption. Thanks to investment from the WA Government through the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), AEGIC analysis proved that Australian […]
25 August, 2023
Welcome to the second AEGIC Insider newsletter. After our tour through Indonesia, we headed to Vietnam to engage with flour mills about Australian wheat quality for various food products.
07 August, 2023
Key characteristics of Australian wheat varieties have significantly improved. New varieties offer higher yields, greater grain density and more flour yield.
03 August, 2023
After several years of limited travel, it's fantastic to be back in person in Australia’s key markets. Engaging with customers face to face allows us to demonstrate hands on the specific benefits of Australian wheat and other grains. Importantly, it also gives customers the chance to give us feedback on any issues they may be having with Australian grain quality or supply.
24 July, 2023
Globally, agriculture is tarnished by a judgement that it is a principal cause of global biodiversity loss. Growing populations and heightened per capita wealth create a growing demand for food and feed grains. To satisfy that growing demand large swathes of biodiverse landscapes continue to be replaced by summer and winter crops.
06 July, 2023
The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Courtney Draper to the position of Executive General Manager to lead the organisation.
22 June, 2023
WA growers with long memories will remember that, once upon a time, there was healthy demand for Australian soft wheat specifically to make cakes and biscuits. In recent years though, the amount of soft wheat grown in Australia has declined, and the United States has come to dominate the Asian soft wheat export market. Australian soft wheat is now mostly grown under contract to supply the domestic biscuit and cake market.
07 June, 2023
Many consumers, even in countries where education and information services are readily available, are more uncertain about what foods deliver sustainability than foods that bolster health.
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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