Publication Date

8-2026

Publisher

Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre and DPIRD

City

Perth

Abstract

The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) was an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 2012 by the Western Australian Government and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Its core mission was to increase the value and international competitiveness of Australia’s multibillion-dollar export grains industry. AEGIC ceased operation at the end of 2025.

Early in its history between 20 to 30 staff from the former Western Australian Department of Agriculture were seconded to AEGIC. Following the formation of DPIRD, AEGIC continued to receive substantial annual funding support from DPIRD.

This publication is a legacy document containing collated AEGIC blog posts on various grains industry topics. The core functions of AEGIC have been rolled into a new organisation, Grains Australia, that is solely funded by the GRDC.

The authors of the collated AEGIC blog posts are all by Ross Kingwell, bar one blog provided by Chris Carter. Ross Kingwell is currently DPIRD’s principal economist.

Contents:

  • How does low emission canola benefit Australian farmers?
  • Put oats on boats – a healthy world needs them
  • Sustainability labelling – where are Australia’s key grain export markets heading?
  • Gut-running: not really, could do better!
  • How we produce and use grains will increasingly matter
  • Grain-fed meat versus grass-fed meat: any key differences?
  • Health and sustainability
  • Create the black to be in the green

Number of Pages

27

Keywords

grains, economics, agriculture

Disciplines

Agricultural and Resource Economics | Agronomy and Crop Sciences

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