The Australian grains industry is spread across the inland, eastern, south-eastern and south-western parts of the continent.

Grain is grown in all Australian states, but primarily in a narrow curve running through the mainland states from central Queensland, through New South Wales, Victoria and southern South Australia, and in Western Australia. The principal winter crops are wheat, barley, oats, canola and lupins. The main summer crop is grain sorghum.

Grains are often grown in conjunction with livestock.

Crops

Wheat

• Coarse Grains: barley, oats, sorghum, maize, triticale, millets/panicums, cereal rye, canary seed

• Pulses: lupins, field peas, chickpeas, faba beans, vetch, peanuts, mung beans, navy beans, pigeon peas, cowpeas, lentils

• Oilseeds: canola, sunflower, soybean, safflower, linseed
• * Cotton and rice are not regarded as part of the grains industry.