Appreciating Australian dollar will have an impact on grain trade

Gregor Heard
Updated July 21 2017 - 5:47pm, first published 3:00pm
Malcolm Bartholomaeus says the grain trade will be monitoring currency moves, but added the focus at present is on the volatility in US grain futures.
Malcolm Bartholomaeus says the grain trade will be monitoring currency moves, but added the focus at present is on the volatility in US grain futures.

THE RECENT run-up of the Australian dollar against other key grain exporting currencies will have an impact on our export competitiveness but a leading grains industry analyst said volatility in grain pricing was a bigger factor for traders at present.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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