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29 Apr 2005 | Cane growers welcome WTO limit of European sugar subsidies
Canegrowers, an industry lobby, said it expected Australian sugar producers could expect to earn between $60 - $80 million a year more in export revenue following a ruling by the World Trade Organisation ...... FULL STORY
28 Apr 2005 | Iraq wheat exports in limbo
Wheat exporter AWB has been forced to offload 8,000 tonnes of wheat in Kuwait after the grains board in Iraq, the AWB’s fourth-largest export market, rejected Australian shipments earlier this month, claiming they contained iron filings. ...... FULL STORY
28 Apr 2005 | Mackay Sugar will crush cane at four mills
Mackay Sugar changed its mind and said it would crush cane at all of its four mills this season, in spite of expecting only a small crop. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2005 | Mill negotiations turn sour
Cane farmers negotiating with CSR say they would be prepared to withhold cane supply from the major sugar mill rather than sign an agreement that locks them out of a reasonable share of the profits from value adding. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2005 | Campaspe irrigators stressed by water caps
Some irrigators in the Campaspe region in north central Victoria fear financial ruin if they cannot receive an additional allocation of water. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2005 | AWB makes final payment on 2004 wheat pool
AWB will make final payments this week to 20,000 wheat growers on their 2003/04 wheat crop. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2005 | Grain buyers exercise market power over growers
Wheat and barley farmers are getting less for their product because of the lack of competition among the nation's food manufacturers, a study by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation found. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2005 | Anderson lobbies again on ethanol subsidies
Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson said that "it's time for an end to the procrastination" on ethanol, and will seek further government intervention to promote use of the sugar extract as a fuel additive or fuel substitute. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2005 | Three more branch railway lines closed in NSW grain belt
The New South Wales government said it would "suspend", meaning close, three more railway branch lines that carry grain in western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2005 | Iraq’s wheat whinge may be price ploy
Wheat exporter AWB said it was confident it would maintain sales to Iraq despite threats by Iraq’s importers that they would not award any new wheat contracts. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2005 | Rain adequate for AACo
Australian Agricultural Company said it expected to increase output this year, and that only two of its 25 properties were affected by the dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
18 Apr 2005 | Iron dust contaminated Iraq wheat exports
Iraq said the AWB exported contaminated grain, and said it would suspend a new order for 500,000 tonnes of Australian wheat. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2005 | Iraq won’t buy Australian wheat
Iraq said it stopped imports of Australian wheat, saying it was "investigating Australian practices". ...... FULL STORY
11 Apr 2005 | Mackay Sugar may mothball Pleystowe Mill
Mackay Sugar has yet to decide whether to operate all four of its sugar mills this season. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2005 | Grazing cereals displace canola in winter plantings
Grain growers in New South Wales are turning their backs on canola this season in favour of pulses. ...... FULL STORY
7 Apr 2005 | GM crop bans harm farm returns
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation argue in a report authored by two University of Adelaide researchers that Australia risked becoming a niche supplier if it persisted with limits on genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2005 | AWB wheat export monopoly confirmed
AWB will retain its monopoly over Australia's bulk wheat exports for a further five years after the federal government endorsed a review that concluded the monopoly boosted the earnings of wheat farmers. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2005 | Storms savage potato production in WA’s south-west
Severe storms in the south of Western Australia killed more than 100,000 sheep and caused about $8 million in crop and stock losses. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2005 | Wet season fails for central Queensland cane growers
Cane growers in central Queensland have endured the lowest rainfall on record in February and March. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2005 | Fertiliser prices tumble
Prices for fertilisers including urea and MAP (or phosphorus) have dropped by between $50 and $60 a tonne over the last two months. ...... FULL STORY
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