'This will lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs in the agricultural sector'.

Traditionally, in the second half of the calendar year international demand swings towards the northern hemisphere, but this year there appears to be a full export pipeline for Australian grain.

A farm block running 85 young cattle has sold for $1.7 million as the run of stellar land sales in Victoria's South Gippsland continues.

The smallest milk-producing state Queensland led the revival in July.