Our industry

Our industry

Our objective is to drive the discovery, development and delivery of world-class innovation to enhance the productivity, profitability and sustainability of Australian grain growers. It also benefits the industry and wider community.

You can read more about our industry in our Annual Reports. the details of all investments during 2021-22 is available in the Project Listing.

Grain statistics

The Australian grains industry in 2022-23.

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22,491
Number of levy payers

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$70.8
Million tonnes grain produced

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25.6
Million hectares crop sown

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$91.5b
Total value of farm production in 2022-23

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$31.1b
Gross value of production

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34%
Grains industry share of total gross agricultural value

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51.7
Million tonnes grains exported

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$29.7b
Value of exported grains

Collaboration and partnerships

GRDC cannont undertake research in its own right and so we always collaborate with other organisations. This collaboration and co-investment enables us to:

  • leverage resources and research capability
  • share market knowledge, technologies and intellectual property
  • reduce the risk associated with individual investments.

Our co-investors include:

  • other R&D corporations
  • state government departments
  • CSIRO
  • universities
  • private groups
  • private sector.

We also have bespoke investments, for example:

Representative organisations

GrainGrowers Limited and Grain Producers Australia are the declared representative organisations under the PIRD Act.

We formally consult with representative organisations at least every six months and more regularly on an informal basis.

Location

Grain production occurs across three main grain growing regions:

  • North
  • South
  • West.

Each region has distinct climate, cropping and market characteristics.