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30 Nov 2005 | Pacific National threatens to end grain freight
Pacific National threatened to shut down five grain freight lines almost immediately, and may shut three other freight lines in Victoria if the state government refuses to pay $50 million the company is demanding to fund track maintenance. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2005 | Wet winter and mild spring equals bumper harvest
Late winter rains and mild spring weather have helped push up estimates for the winter crop. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2005 | Fuel price eats into farm profit margins
Poor prices for wheat and feed barley mean the bumper winter crop may not rescue farm finances after several years of dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2005 | ABB grain receivals well down
ABB Grain said its takeover of AusBulk and United Grower Holdings last year helped diversify and grow profit despite the poor 2004/05 harvest. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2005 | GrainCorp targets seasonal finance
Barley and wheat marketer GrainCorp said it plans to launch loan book product next year, adding to its AGFinance deposits business. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2005 | Hoppers ready to grow wings
Farmers are being told to look out for and begin spraying hoppers as the Victorian government identified and begun spraying of large bands of the young locusts near Mitiamo and Shepparton. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2005 | Road and rail problems cutting export volumes
The federal parliamentary committee looking into the integration of ports with the rail and road networks heard that better infrastructure could add two per cent to export volumes. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2005 | Iraq says it may still buy Australian wheat
Peter McGauran, the federal minister for agriculture, said he received an assurance from the Iraqi government that wheat sales to Iraq would continue unimpeded. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2005 | Doubts over rolling stock to move east coast grain harvest
Pacific National may have insufficient trains to move this season’s wheat harvest on the east coast. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2005 | Incitec pushes fertiliser prices higher
Elders and Landmark are winning market share from Incitec in fertiliser sales. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2005 | US lifts ban on AWB after 6 Days
The US Department of Agriculture has lifted the credit ban it imposed on AWB. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2005 | US wheat growers target AWB monopoly
US wheat growers said AWB’s monopoly on Australian wheat exports should “go away” but denied their group was lobbying in Washington for further action against the Australian Wheat Board. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2005 | US locks AWB out of soft loans
The US Department of Agriculture advised AWB that it was being suspended from the USDA Supplier Credit Guarantee Program. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2005 | CBH sells transport arm
The board of grain handler CBH dumped its chairman, Robert Sewell, after 18 months and divested its interest, at an undisclosed profit, in its logistics subsidiary due to its 'lack of fit'. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2005 | Downer rejects compensation for Iraq
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer denied that Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi suspended Australian wheat imports in lieu of compensation for $290 million in AWB kickbacks channelled to Saddam Hussein... ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2005 | Farmers want more areas declared disaster zones
The Carbonne, Wellington and Parkes shires have been declared disaster areas after widespread flooding and storms caused an estimated $16million damage to crops fences and houses. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2005 | GM tolerance thresholds set
GrainCorp said NSW grain growers would not be liable for any unintended presence of genetically modified canola in their crops this harvest. ...... FULL STORY
4 Nov 2005 | WA grain harvest underway
WA grain farmers have begun the spring harvest. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2005 | Fertiliser co-op can’t afford a rebate this year
United Farmers Co-op said it would not pay a rebate to its 3600 farmer members this year. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2005 | Chains loosed on Queensland sugar sales
The Queensland Government, Queensland Canegrowers Organisation and Australian Sugar Milling Council signed a memorandum of understanding on a new voluntary marketing system for the Queensland sugar industry. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2005 | Two GM canola varieties found in WA
Two commercial canola varieties grown in WA are contaminated with genetically modified material. ...... FULL STORY
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