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31 Mar 2006 | Sugar Mill may not reopen
Queensland’s oldest sugar mill Mourilyan Mill, just south of Innisfail will not reopen this year after extensive damage from Cyclone Larry. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2006 | Iraq agrees to buy non-AWB wheat
Iraq has agreed to buy 500,000 tonnes of wheat from the Wheat Australia consortium for $270 tonne in a deal worth a total of $134 million. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2006 | Grains trio retrieve some wheat sales to Iraq
Iraq's grain board said it agreed to buy 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Australian firms in a deal worth around $134 million to complete a tender issued in January. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2006 | SFE / ASX merger expected to be positive for farmers
The proposed merger of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) is expected to see the creation of a single agriculture derivative market, offering cattle, wool and grain derivatives. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2006 | AWB profits to slide
AWB International, a subsidiary of AWB, will slash the bonuses its gives to AWB this year for managing the national wheat pool. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2006 | Elders talking to the Iraqis
Elders has been in discussions with the Iraqi Grains Board and remains hopeful of exporting wheat to Iraq. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2006 | Canegrowers need more help
Canegrowers around Innisfail had lost up to half of their total crop with losses expected to top $200 million said the chairman of the Australian Cane Farmers Association. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2006 | Wheat Australia misses Iraq wheat deadline
Iraqi officials say that the deadline for the submission of a Australian tender to supply $70 million of wheat passed on the weekend and the deal is in doubt. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2006 | Sugar and Banana crops not covered by insurance
About 450 Innisfail and Tully banana farmers who have lost this year’s crops to Cyclone Larry did not have crop insurance and will rely on the understanding of their banks over the next nine months. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2006 | Narrogin mallee wood plant to close
Oil Mallee industry in Western Australia will suffer a setback with the closure of the Narrogin Mallee wood processing plant in May. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2006 | Spy agencies told government about AWB’s trucking fees
Intelligence agencies knew eight years ago that Alia, the Jordanian trucking company that accepted AWB wheat trucking fees, was owned by Saddam Hussein’s government and the deal was a breach of the UN’s Oil for Food program. ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2006 | SA barley single desk faces the axe
South Australian farmers are voting now on the future of the barley single desk in South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2006 | Prices offset rising fuel costs
Rural prices grew 4.2 percent overall last month according to the Westpac/NFF commodity index, led by wool, up 9.4 percent and wheat, up 7.7 percent. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2006 | Government defends undisclosed AWB share dealings
Six senior government MP’s have been accused of not properly declaring their share dealings in wheat exporter AWB. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2006 | Grain fed boom set to continue
The future of beef production is in a combination of pasture and grain fed finishing says the head of Meat and Livestock Australia. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2006 | India buys wheat from AWB
The Indian government has reportedly accepted AWB’s offer of $185 / tonne to supply 1.4 million tonnes, the first time India has bought wheat in six years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2006 | Wheat Australia may buy from AWB
Wheat Australia, the consortium of ABB, CBH and GrainCorp, won regulatory approval on Tuesday and enjoys strong government support to win the bid to supply Iraq with 350,000 tonnes of wheat. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2006 | Sugar back on free trade agenda
Trade Minister Mark Vaile will put sugar back on the agenda for discussion at the review of the US/Australia free trade agreement in Washington this week. ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2006 | Iraq now says it will buy some Aussie wheat
Iraq has offered $70 million for 350,000 tonnes of Australian wheat if the deal is concluded without the involvement of AWB. ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2006 | Other wheat players move in
A consortium has been put together to supply part of a 1.5 million tonne Iraq wheat order. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2006 | Wheat and dairy farms make sound profits
Wheat and dairy farming are the most profitable niches in the agricultural sector in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2006 | Grain prices to firm over next two years
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects grain prices to rise in 2006 and 2007. ...... FULL STORY
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