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27 Apr 2009 | Listed Agri outperforming the market
The listed agribusiness sector outperformed the broader market during the past month and continues to perform strongly against other sectors, according to recently-released data by the Commonwealth Bank. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2009 | Good beef sales go down
Sales of the signature top-end beef brand, Certified Australian Angus Beef, fell sharply in the last quarter of 2008 due to plummeting demand in export markets caused by the general slowdown in economic activity globally. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2009 | Cattle numbers down
The number of cattle on feed dropped ten per cent in the March quarter because of a slowing in demand caused by the global economic crisis says the Australian Lot Feeders Association. ...... FULL STORY
17 Apr 2009 | Same price for old cows and young steers
Between 30% and 40% of the table beef eaten in Australian homes comes from old cows, so while consumers may buy good steak one day, there’s a good chance they''ll get bad steak next time round according to Sydney solicitor Norman Hunt. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2009 | Suppliers abandon Warrnambool''s low prices
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter lost 280 million litres of milk supply when it announced big price cuts three weeks ago. Dairy farmers jumped ship quickly and easily to Murray Goulburn with a few being picked up by Fonterra. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2009 | Rabobank recruits Mark Vaile
Agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank has announced the appointment of Mark Vaile, former deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party, to its Australasian Food & Agribusiness Advisory Board. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2009 | Global demand pushes up rural property prices
Offshore corporate, private equity firms, investment managers and funds are pushing up rural property prices for high quality established operations, especially in northern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2009 | Warrnambool troubles claim CEO
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter has informed the stock exchange this morning that managing director and chief executive officer Neil Kearney has resigned. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2009 | Indonesia looks to limit beef imports
Indonesia will impose quotas on beef imports from New Zealand, Australia and Brazil to protect local cattle farmers. in from a wave of imports, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono says as reported Jakarta Post. ...... FULL STORY
9 Apr 2009 | Fine cotton on sale to world
Early indications from Australia''s cotton harvest are that the crop will be generally high quality with fibre length, strength and fineness all good. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2009 | Beef exports shrug off contamination scare
Japanese beef buyers have raised concerns about heavy metal contamination flowing from damaged flooded mine sites in North West Queensland but sales have not been affected said AgForce cattle policy director Oscar Pearse. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2009 | Murray irrigators face even drier times
Inflows to the Murray Darling river system were the lowest in 117 years during the three months to March says the Murray Darling Basin Commission. ...... FULL STORY
7 Apr 2009 | Feedlots looking for cattle
Only about half of Australia''s feedlot capacity is now being used but prices remain around $215 delivered. Last year''s high grain prices, stronger dollar and restricted cattle numbers due to drought have limited the cattle in feedlots currently. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2009 | Country kids suffer from health cuts
Children from regional areas are losing access to vital health services according to a leading Victorian paediatrician. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2009 | Sugar country leads property investment boom
Prices for Australian agricultural properties began to drop off in the final quarter of 2008 after climbing ten per cent says a report on global farm property prices from Knight Frank. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2009 | Banks turn away from southern farmers
Farmers in Western Australia, Northern NSW and Queensland are preparing for a good winter season after recent rains while croppers and graziers south of about Dubbo in NSW are expecting to miss out again. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2009 | Farmers go bananas over Biosecurity decision
The NSW Minister for Primary Industries says the state government will make enquiries regarding the decision by the quarantine agency Biosecurity Australia to allow the importation of bananas from the Phillipines. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2009 | Less grapes but prices still depressing
The 2009 grape harvest is likely to fall 13 per cent in 2009 to 1.6 million tonnes but prices are still expected to fall because of oversupply. ...... FULL STORY
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