2025 Annual Policy Survey Results
2025 Annual Policy Survey Results
Growers from around Australia took part in the survey, sharing their views on the grains industry, issues impacting their farm businesses and opportunities on the horizon.
GrainGrowers is committed to putting this feedback into action and focusing on providing tangible outcomes that benefit the future grains industry.
Summary of Findings
Top Industry Issues
Input costs and availability was identified as the biggest issue growers face, at 56%. Markets and pricing was second at 23%, and Machinery costs/Availability of repairs came in third at 21%.
Grower Confidence
Growers were prompted to rate their level of confidence in the success of their grains business in the next 12 months. In 2025, growers nominated drought and drier weather, falling and low commodity prices, operating costs and climate variability as the main reasons why they were less confident of success.
Specific policy areas for GrainGrowers to focus
Among other issues, GrainGrowers’ focus sits across six priority themes: Carbon and Climate, Farm Business, Farm Inputs, Grain Freight and Supply Chains, Trade and Market Access, Research Development, Extension (RD&E) and Capacity.
Growers sentiment
66% of growers felt the environmental state of their land was very good. 43% of growers felt the financial health of their farm business was very good. 43% of growers felt their personal well-being was very good.
What are growers generally positive about?
- Good Managment
- Good commodity prices
- Good season e.g. rainfall
- Climate variability
Full Survey Results
Utilising findings from the Annual Policy Survey
Grower voices inform GrainGrowers’ efforts to build a more profitable and sustainable industry for Australian growers.
This year’s survey results have revealed both changes and continuities in growers’ priorities. Notably, growers have identified biosecurity issues as a higher priority this year when compared with previous years. Meanwhile, some of the top issues impacting growers, such as reliable access to affordable farm inputs, have remained a concern.
GrainGrowers will work to address the priorities identified in this survey, including issues such as the cost and availability of farm inputs, through advocacy, research into alternative options, and supplying timely information to growers and key decision-makers.
Responses from the Annual Policy Survey, further informed by perspectives from our National Policy Group grower representatives and continuous
grower engagement activities, form the foundation of GrainGrowers’ work to drive change and build a more profitable and sustainable industry for
Australian growers.
GrainGrowers is working across these priority themes:
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