The economic environment facing Australian agribusiness has rarely been more complex.
Global trade disruption, escalating geopolitical conflict impacting fuel and freight costs, elevated input prices, shifting demand in key export markets, and a prolonged domestic interest‑rate cycle are all colliding, with implications right across the agribusiness supply chain.
This live webinar brings together two leading economists for an unscripted conversation on what these forces mean in practice, and how businesses across agribusiness can read the signals for the year ahead.
This session is designed for leaders and decisionmakers operating anywhere across the agribusiness value chain, including:
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Input suppliers and service providers
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Primary producers
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Processors and manufacturers
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Storage and logistics operators
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Traders and exporters
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Banks, financiers and investors
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Advisors, consultants and industry bodies
This is a live, facilitated conversation, not a presentation, focused on the economic forces shaping Australian agribusiness and their practical implications across the supply chain.
We'll cover:
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Global trade disruption: Tariffs, shipping constraints and freight volatility and what they mean from processor margins to exporter competitiveness
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Geopolitics and energy markets: The Middle East conflict and its implications for fuel prices, fertiliser markets and supply chain costs through to logistics operations
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Interest rates and capital: The outlook for rates and what it means for investment decisions, balance sheets, land values and capital allocation across agribusiness
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Input cost trajectories: Where cost pressures are easing, and where they are increasingly structural
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Market demand dynamics: Shifting demand in key export markets, including China, and implications for pricing, volumes and market access
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Seasonal and market outlook: What the data is really telling us about production risk and market signals
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Live Q&A: Audience questions put directly to the panel
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Date:
Tuesday, 2 June 2026 |
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Time: 10am-11am AWST | 12pm-1pm AEST
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Venue: Please note, this webinar is hosted via Zoom.
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Devika is RSM Australia's leading voice in macroeconomic and financial research, drawing on extensive experience across public and private sectors....
With a sharp focus on the APAC region, she analyses economic fundamentals including growth, inflation, labour markets, and central bank policies to provide clear and actionable insights.
Ben Picton is Senior Macro Strategist for the RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets team in Sydney. He is responsible for providing strategic economic research for Australia and New Zealand including interest rates and economic projections....
Ben also works closely with the Australian and New Zealand RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness team. Ben holds a combined Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle, and a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney.
Ross is a Partner in Business Advisory and the firm’s National Agribusiness Leader, with more than two decades of experience advising agribusinesses and regional enterprises. ...
He brings firsthand understanding of the operational, financial, and economic realities facing agriculture and works closely with primary producers and agribusiness owners across Australia, advising on taxation, cashflow, asset protection, and long‑term business resilience in an increasingly complex economic environment.
Steve Healey is the Managing Partner of RSM Australia in Brisbane and leads the firm’s Tax Services division in Queensland, specialising in corporate tax advice for mid-sized and privately owned businesses. ...
Steve has also played a significant leadership role in the tax profession, including serving as president and chairman of The Tax Institute and advising bodies such as the Australian Board of Taxation and the ATO’s National Tax Liaison Group.
