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28 Feb 2005 | Rain and shine ruins ABB’s season
ABB Grain said its storage and handling network received just 4.2 million tonnes of grain in the recent harvest, well below the 6.5 million tonnes anticipated at the start of the season. ...... FULL STORY
28 Feb 2005 | Cattle breeding more profitable than wool
In 1990 there were 26,000 specialist woolgrowers; now there are 12,000. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2005 | AWB earns war premium on Iraq wheat
AWB said it was selling wheat a premium price to that achieved in other markets, but won’t say what this premium is. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2005 | Winter harvest a let down for GrainCorp
GrainCorp said the harvest for the winter grains season, completed in December, wasn't what the company had hoped for. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2005 | Snowy dams an option for irrigation water storage
Farmers in north-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales might have new options to preserve scarce water. ...... FULL STORY
22 Feb 2005 | More farmers chase organic produce niche
Biological Farmers of Australia said it estimated that the organic foods industry increased by 30 per cent last year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Feb 2005 | Farmers get greater say on produce code
Farmers will have greater representation on the Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct Administration Committee, after the National Farmers’ Federation lobbying. ...... FULL STORY
21 Feb 2005 | Drought extends reach in the Wimmera
Farmers in the Wimmera district in Victoria’s north-west say that many have lost 70 per cent of their current crop, with the district in the eighth year of below-average rainfall. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2005 | Grain growers face higher levy for investment arm
The Grains Council of Australia said it proposed to increase grain grower levies from one per cent to 1.2 per cent, to fund a new company called Single Vision Grains Australia and its subsidiaries. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2005 | Fees for vet quango will rise
The National Farmers' Federation said it held fears for the viability of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, a quango with declining revenues and which recorded a loss of $5 million in 2003/2004. ...... FULL STORY
17 Feb 2005 | GM crops shift to drought resistance
Genetically modified crops are shifting toward drought resistance and nutritional changes and away from herbicide resistance. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2005 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Other News
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- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
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16 Feb 2005 | Eyre Peninsula rail may shut down
The rail industry is lobbying for an exemption for rail branch lines used to haul grains from national competition policy. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2005 | Farmers make the most of summer rain
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics forecast that this season’s summer crop would be 13 per cent higher than last year, thanks to favourable summer rains. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2005 | Oil industry sour on ethanol blends
The National Party is pushing for regulations that would force oil companies to sell a petrol and ethanol blend, rather than simply petrol. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2005 | Ethanol investors off to an early start
Primary Energy, the proponents of the planned $100 million Gunnedah ethanol plant have started to spend their government grants, even though they have not yet finalised financial backing, contracts to sell the ethanol or environmental approvals. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2005 | More sugar mill closures expected
Canegrowers, the industry association, predicted that more sugar mills would close. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2005 | SunRice cuts staff at Riverina mills
Ricegrowers Cooperative, which trades as the SunRice said this year’s rice crop would be “substantially smaller” than the 2004 crop, but did give a more precise estimate. ...... FULL STORY
11 Feb 2005 | Poultry producers dump GM feed
Three of the largest poultry producers will stop feeding genetically modified soyabeans to their chickens. ...... FULL STORY
11 Feb 2005 | Average rain expected in western grain belt
Growers in Western Australia’s cropping belt expect average growing season rainfalls according to the latest seasonal outlook from the Department of Agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2005 | AWB looks for another bulk merger
Wheat exporter AWB predicted there would be a further merger of big Australian grain companies within the next year or two. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2005 | AWB expects slump in wheat crops
AWB said it expected a sharp fall in Australian wheat production in 2004/05 and lower export volumes. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2005 | Growers decry Argentine seed sale
The Wheat Growers Association is cranky over the purported sale last year of the intellectual property rights to a seed of an Australian-bred wheat variety that the WGA claims may cost Australian growers $200 million a year. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2005 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Other News
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
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9 Feb 2005 | ABB lifts malting barley price
ABB Grain lifted the indicator price for its 2004/05 South Australian malting barley pool number one by $10 a tonne to a range of between $210 and $220 a tonne. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2005 | Sugar growers start to feel the pain
The reform of Australia's sugar industry would result in more mill closures and job losses, the peak industry association Canegrowers said. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2005 | Rains brighten summer outlook
The National Australia Bank’s quarterly survey of the rural outlook found that business conditions in the December 2004 quarter were the strongest in four years. ...... FULL STORY
8 Feb 2005 | Wool margins double those of wheat farms
Farmers in Western Australia are being urged to reinvest in sheep flocks, and even switch away from grain. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2005 | Study confirms economies of scale in grain farms
Grain farms in Western Australia are more productive than those in other parts of Australia because they are bigger, have more reliable rainfall and use more modern equipment, according to the nation's chief commodities forecaster. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2005 | Feds call an end to drought help in southern and western Queensland
The federal government withdrew drought assistance to farmers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Western Downs and Maranoa regions. ...... FULL STORY
4 Feb 2005 | Grain growers tangle over Pakistan preference
The Grains Licensing Authority will examine allegations by the Grain Pool in Western Australia that a holder of a special export licence for 38,000 tonnes of canola destined for Pakistan targeted one of the Grain Pool's existing customers in Pakistan. ...... FULL STORY
4 Feb 2005 | AWB defends Iraq grain trade
AWB said it was confident it would hold onto a majority share of the Iraq imported wheat market, despite increased competition from the US. ...... FULL STORY
4 Feb 2005 | AWB makes early pool payment
AWB said it would make an early payment of the second round of payments to wheat growers for selected AWB harvest finance products for the 2004/05 national pool. ...... FULL STORY
2 Feb 2005 | Farm profits tied to farm size and commitment
A new study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics into the grains industry found that productivity of Australian grains industry farms is greater on average in Western Australia than in the eastern states. ...... FULL STORY
1 Feb 2005 | Feds withhold sugar subsidies
Sugar growers will have to wait for government subsidies worth an average of $5,000 each, and due for payment a month ago. ...... FULL STORY
1 Feb 2005 | Farmers face ASIO check
Farmers applying for an ammonium nitrate licence will have to undergo a security check by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. ...... FULL STORY
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