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29 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
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29 Jun 2004 | Farms' worst drought in 100 years
Australia's worst drought in a century devastated crops and livestock in South Australia in 2002-2003. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | AWB and GrainCorp create JV
AWB and GrainCorp have formed a joint venture to manage the logistics of exports from Australia's east coast. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2004 | Russians to emerge as wheat rivals
Australia's wheat industry may soon face competition in key Middle Eastern markets from Russia, according to ABARE. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Record Qld rural debt 'shows confidence'
Queensland primary producers have been encouraged to borrow record amounts from financiers due to high commodity prices, low interest rates and an easing of drought conditions, the 2004 Rural Debt in Queensland survey shows. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Sweet deal to boost region's stocks
Cows with a sweet tooth may hand out a lifeline to cane farmers hit by the 2003 closure of Nambour's Moreton Central Sugar Mill. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | WA wheatbelt plans for more rainy days
Most grain farmers in Western Australia's wheatbelt areas have been sowing their winter crops into damp fields over the past month. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2004 | Ethanol will increase grain prices: ALFA
Lotfeeders still believe that Federal Government subsidies on ethanol production will inflate feed grain prices. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2004 | Call for quarantine overhaul
Australia's quarantine regulations should be overhauled to discover the real risk of importing foods, Labor agriculture spokesman Gavan O'Connor has told the National Farmers' Federation. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Farm pain to drag on: forecaster
Australian mining exports are set to rise 19 per cent to a record $63 billion in 2004-2005, while farmers continue to struggle to overcome the impact of the drought, according to ABARE's latest quarterly outlook. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Ethanol blueprint to boost sugar industry
All government cars in Queensland will use ethanol-based fuel under a new plan to boost the sugar industry announced by Premier Beattie. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2004 | Cash is in the sugar bag
Over the next few days, Australia's 6,000 sugar-cane farmers will receive taxpayer-funded cheques totalling $70 million, with each farmer getting an average $12,000 this week and the same amount next January. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2004 | US favours sugar rivals
The US is set to throw open its borders to cane growers in major competitor countries, after refusing to allow imports of Australian sugar in the free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2004 | It's a fertiliser squeeze
A severe fertiliser shortage has slowed an all-out effort by NSW farmers to finish sowing "make-or-break" Winter crops. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2004 | Students get the hop on creeper
Victorian citrus growers got a helping hand last week in their battle against bridal creeper when students from five schools released thousands of leaf hoppers into creeper infestations. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Wanted: farmers to spend $21,000
Entries for 13 Nuffield travel scholarships for farmers, worth $21,000 each, close on June 25. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2004 | OECD farm subsidies continue to grow
Australia is losing the battle to get market-distorting agricultural subsidies cut in the world's richest countries, according to a new OECD report. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2004 | How sweet it is - cane that lights up your life
The Condong mill near Murwillumbah will crush another crop of Tweed Valley sugar cane next week, just as it has for over 100 years. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jun 2004 | Plant diseases deal done
After three years of negotiation, Australia's plant industries and governments have agreed to a new deal to share the costs of fighting pest and disease outbreaks. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jun 2004 | 'High-vigour' wheat puts weeds in the shade
CSIRO is breeding new "high-vigour" wheats which grow so fast they can out-compete weeds while maintaining high yields. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2004 | Wheat outlook unchanged: AWB
AWB Ltd's MD Andrew Lindberg says he's still comfortable with profit forecasts and Winter wheat harvest estimates of between 21 to 24 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2004 | AWB overcharged us, say grain buyers
The dairy industry has accused AWB of making unfair profits by overcharging for grain during the drought. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | Board named for grain merger
The soon-to-be-merged companies ABB Grain Ltd, AusBulk Ltd and United Grower Holdings have announced a board of directors for the new entity. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | Rejected wheat cleared of fungus
British tests have proved that a shipment of Australian wheat rejected by Pakistan was free of the fungal disease karnal bunt, AWB says. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2004 | NSW slips back into drought
Latest figures show that 80 per cent of New South Wales has slipped back into drought. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2004 | Citrus windfall mixed news
It's a windfall for consumers, but for Queensland's citrus growers a bumper season doesn't necessarily convert into a healthy bottom line. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2004 | Australia writes off Iraq debt
The Australian Government and the grains industry have agreed to forgive most of Iraq's $US500 million ($A704 million) debt to Australia. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2004 | Mice reports warn of possible pest threat
WA's Agriculture Department has received reports of higher-than-normal activity by house mice in paddocks, suggesting a possible population build-up in the state's Wheatbelt areas. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2004 | NSW trial for GM canola despite Monsanto pullout
The NSW Government has approved the first farm trials of GM canola, less than a month after Monsanto withdrew from Australian research trials. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2004 | Bumper harvest boosts AusBulk
AusBulk has posted a net profit of $31.8 million after tax for the six months to March 31, up 63 per cent on the same period in 2003. ...... FULL STORY
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