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A special industry briefing in May 2025 showcased how AEGIC delivers value across the grains value chain, providing Australian grain traders, industry organisations, and government representatives with a deeper understanding…

Imagine you’re an instant noodle lover living in the hustle and bustle of Jakarta, Indonesia. Like many of your friends and family, you love instant noodles, but you’re increasingly aware…

Dr Surjani Uthayakumaran is a highly experienced cereal chemist and Senior Analyst with the Analytical Services laboratories at AEGIC. AEGIC’s Analytical Services, based in Sydney, provides industry-leading testing expertise to…

Our education and insights team has been highly active in South East Asia, providing market support seminars and collecting customer preferences for wheat quality.

The AEGIC team is sad to say goodbye to Dr Ken Quail, who has retired from a long and accomplished career in the Australian grains industry. Ken has stepped down…

Delmari Janse van Rensburg of New Zealand has been named the 2025 LA Judge Award baking apprentice of the year after three days of spirited competition. The winner was revealed…

A newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) supports positive collaboration between the Australian and Chinese grains industries, fostering new areas of research that benefit both countries. Representatives from Grains Australia,…

Jack King is a member of AEGIC’s executive management team, overseeing AEGIC’s barley and oats research programs.  Based in Geelong, Victoria, Jack leverages his significant experience in the commercial sector…

Japanese flour millers know that the best wheat for udon is grown in Western Australia. WA supplies about 750,000t to Japan of a special noodle wheat blend valued at around $250 million.

AEGIC has a long history of helping nurture the next generation of agriculture and grain science students from Australia and around the world. We regularly host university and school groups…

New laboratories will allow AEGIC’s WA-based noodle and Asian product specialists to continue delivering value to the Australian grains industry.

Indonesian and Philippines flour millers experienced the quality differences between wheat from Australia and competing origins in recent AEGIC workshops. Highlighting potential improvements to help the Australian industry make informed decisions around classification and breeding.

A major new AEGIC project to extensively document the wheat quality requirements of customers across South East Asia is underway, supported by Grains Australia. In November and December 2024, we…

Dr Ian Wesley is the definition of a jack of all trades. But rather than being a master of none, he is a master of all; Principal Research Scientist, Quality Manager Analytical Service, Course Director and safety leader for AEGIC’s Sydney labs.

Dr Hemali Kanthilanka is AEGIC’s Research and Analysis Officer, playing an important role within AEGIC’s Economics and Market Insights Team.

Daniel is Senior Research Scientist at AEGIC and leads our research into the processing of Australian pulses for protein-packed foods.

Experienced AEGIC Director Matt Macfarlane has been appointed Chair of the AEGIC Board.