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30 Apr 2004 | Kickback likely in Aust-Iraq wheat deal, says US
US investigators claim that at least one of AWB’s contracts with Iraq could have been inflated by as much as $A20.6 million (US$14.8 million), or 11 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
30 Apr 2004 | $444m sweetener for canegrowers
The Federal Government announced a $444 million assistance package for the sugar industry yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
30 Apr 2004 | Locusts ticking time-bomb
Farmers and fruit-growers in SA’s Riverland fear a swarm of locusts is a ticking time-bomb. ...... FULL STORY
29 Apr 2004 | Drought's toll: 100,000 rural jobs
The 2002-2003 drought in Australia cost the agricultural sector a massive fall in jobs, according to Federal Treasury figures. ...... FULL STORY
29 Apr 2004 | Sugar rescue federal issue, says Beattie
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says he has no plans to add to the state’s $30 million contribution to sugar industry assistance. ...... FULL STORY
29 Apr 2004 | Cotton market gains $40/bale
Cash prices for Australian cotton have increased about $A40 a bale during the past week, as global supply starts to squeeze. ...... FULL STORY
28 Apr 2004 | Warning on pest threat
A quarter of Victoria's farmers do not know they can be fined for not reporting pest disease outbreaks in their crops, according to a survey of 300 farmers by the Auditor General's office. ...... FULL STORY
28 Apr 2004 | 2000 to quit sugar despite handout
Up to 2,000 sugarcane farming families may have to leave the industry, Canegrowers says, as the Federal Government prepares to announce an expected $400 million-plus assistance package for cane farmers. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2004 | Bug battle takes to the air
NSW's locust plague is now affecting almost 75 per cent of the state. NSW Agriculture Minister said the pests are being attacked from above and aerial spraying has been carried out over 89,000 hectares. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2004 | Nationals back sugar rescue
The National Party has backed a rescue package for the sugar industry which was signed off by Federal Cabinet yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Farmers ready to accept FTA
The National Farmers' Federation will support the proposed Australia-US free trade agreement despite disappointment over the deals for sugar and beef producers. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2004 | Sugar: funds to stay and funds to go
The Queensland Government has allocated an additional $3 million to help keep cane growers in the sugar industry, amid reports that the Federal Government will provide $240 million for growers to leave. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2004 | PM to double sugar offer
Federal Cabinet is likely to approve a $240 million sugar industry reform package to win back the votes of cane farmers in key marginal electorates. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2004 | Rejected Aust wheat could cost Pakistan $US30m
The company hit by Pakistan's rejection of 150,000 tonnes of Australian wheat earlier this year will sue the Pakistani Government. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2004 | Exports surge after big dry but dollar dampens outlook
Victoria's agricultural exports are rebounding from the drought, although the state Department of Treasury and Finance says prospects are mixed. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2004 | Locusts reach Melbourne's northern edge
Locusts that have plagued NSW in the past two months have reached the northern outskirts of Melbourne. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2004 | Wheat's Egypt export boom
AWB (International) Ltd hopes to ship 2.3 million tonnes of wheat to Egypt by the end of September this year, thereby getting close to setting a new record for exports to Egypt. ...... FULL STORY
13 Apr 2004 | GM cotton trials for struggling sugar belt
Sugarcane farmers may get approvals within a week to test genetically modified cotton on the Burdekin River. ...... FULL STORY
13 Apr 2004 | AWB to distribute $970m
AWB Ltd will pay its growers their share of a record first distribution of $970 million this week. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2004 | $400m boost for farmers
The Federal Government will give farmers about $400 million over four years in next month's Budget. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2004 | Dip in $A benefits farmers
The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation rural commodity index rose 3.5 per cent in March due to a fall in the value of the $AUD. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2004 | ABB Grain and AusBulk return to merger talks
South Australian grain companies ABB Grain Ltd and AusBulk have reignited merger talks. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2004 | PN's freight stranglehold
NSW-based rail freight business Pacific National has made a $285 million offer for Victorian rail operator Freight Australia, despite PN's co-owner Chris Corrigan saying recently he was out of the race for Freight Australia. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2004 | CSR lifts stake in two sugar refineries
CSR Ltd has increased its stakes in two sugar refineries, in a $61 million deal with Man Group plc. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2004 | Export trade fear shrinks GM crop trials
The NSW Government has ruled out a 3,000ha trial of GM canola after strong concerns were voiced by AWB Ltd. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2004 | Flour dump claim
The biggest private buyer of Australian wheat, Indonesia's Bogasari Flour Mills, has threatened to slash orders if concerns about alleged dumping of flour by Manildra Flour Mills are not addressed immediately. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2004 | Living with locusts
Swarms of locusts are continuing on their path of destruction, eating their way from over the Queensland border to the Riverina. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2004 | Fertiliser buyers to face checks
The Federal Government will soon introduce checks for farmers and miners wanting to buy ammonium nitrate, which supports combustion and is favoured by terrorists in bomb-making. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2004 | Aust accuses EU of propping up inefficient sugar farmers
Australia's and Brazil's challenge to European sugar producers has begun in the World Trade Organisation. ...... FULL STORY
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