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22 Dec 2005 | Aussie meat endorsed by leading Japanese chef
Japan’s most popular cooking personality, Harumi Kurihara has been recruited by Meat and Livestock Australia to front a Christmas advertising campaign promoting Aussie beef and lamb dishes in 3000 supermarkets across Japan. ...... FULL STORY
22 Dec 2005 | Green family rejected by administrator of Harvey
The administrator of the debt laden EG Green Harvey meatworks has recommended that creditors reject the Green family’s proposal for the company in favour of foreign funds Stark Investments and Harmony Capital Partners. ...... FULL STORY
22 Dec 2005 | Water storages fill up in Victoria
Victoria's main irrigation storage, Lake Eildon is currently 48 per cent full as recent rains have brought water and fodder for livestock across most of the north of Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
22 Dec 2005 | Farmers condemn transport fee rises
The National Transport Commission says that B-double trucks should pay up to 40 per cent more in registration costs and that on-road diesel excise rebates for all trucks needs to be cut by 2.1 per cent to help pay for road maintenance. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2005 | GrainCorp buys into woodchip exporter
GrainCorp joined with privately owned Geelong-based woodchipper Midway to offer about $12 million to take over Queensland Commodity Exports, another woodchipping business part-owned by Patrick Corporation. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2005 | Its not Roo meat, its Australus
The “Skippy syndrome” is holding back human consumption of kangaroo meat, with most of the 3.9 million kangaroos culled this year to be fed to dogs. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2005 | Sugar price hits new high
Sugar prices hit an eight-year high of US 13.26c/lb last week after the USA announced it would lift import quotas by 450,000 tonnes to help alleviate shortages caused by hurricanes in Louisiana and Florida. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | Lamb exports set new records
Australian sheep meat exports to the US are on track to set new trading records with an in of 27 per cent in the eleven months to November, including a monthly record of 4000 tonnes of lamb sold last month alone. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | AQIS expands in SA
South Australian primary industry exporters and importers will benefit from a new AQIS one-stop-shop for export facilitation and certification said Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Peter McGauran. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | EC drought support extended for Qld Vic and NSW
Exceptional Circumstances Drought relief funding has now been extended until well into 2006 for many beef and dairy producers in northern Victoria, many areas in western NSW and all farmers in South western Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | Ruralco renews bid for Roberts
Ruralco which trades under the CRT, Town & Country and Grow Force brand names, has renewed its bid to merge with Tasmanian rural supplier Roberts, six months after previous talks broke down. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2005 | Organic demand outgrows supply
Producers in the organic food chain are experiencing a clash of cultures, between the idealistic principles of organic production and the reality of contemporary retailing. ...... FULL STORY
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