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30 Oct 2006 | This drought more like 1982 than 2002
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Rural Economics predicted the combined wheat, barely and canola crops will struggle to make 13.6 million tonnes, the smallest yield since the 12.1 million tonnes during the 1994/95 drought... ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2006 | Central Queensland may return reasonable yields
The entire grain belt in New South Wales is drought-declared and total crop failures are likely in many areas. ...... FULL STORY
27 Oct 2006 | WA growers take on AWB
Western Graingrowers predicted that most wheat growers in Western Australia would choose to sell their wheat to CBH for export rather than AWB. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2006 | Wheat crop likely to be grim
Wheat exporter AWB cut its forecast wheat production for this financial year to between nine and 11 million tonnes, down from the September estimate of 12 to 15 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2006 | Cost of chicken feed escalates
The Australian Chicken Meat Federation said an 80 per cent increase in grain prices was likely to drive up prices as well as cut production. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2006 | CBH aims to buy half WA wheat crop
Bulk grains handler CBH will offer wheat farmers about $270 a tonne for their wheat, and plans to sell the wheat to customers in Indonesia and Malaysia. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2006 | Most WA farms miss out on drought relief
More than 61,000 square kilometres of farmland in the Western Australia’s wheat belt is in drought after the driest winter on record. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2006 | AWB may cut marketing fee
AWB may reduce its $65 million marketing fee to temper the anger of many farmers. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2006 | Feedlots filling up
Most feedlots in Queensland, northern New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are almost at capacity, the Australian Lot Feeders Association said. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2006 | AWB halves forecast
AWB said it cut its forecast for the summer wheat harvest to between 12 million and 15 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2006 | SA harvest underway early
Harvesting of barley is under way a month early in some districts of South Australia, as those farmers who can harvest crops. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2006 | Egg producers lose cost advantage
Rising grain prices are forcing up the price of eggs. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2006 | Wheat prices break another record
Wheat prices jumped for a second day to a 10-year high. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2006 | AWB price premium an illusion
A report by Towers Perrin to AWB says that the claimed “premium” of $13 a tonne earned by AWB for wheat growers from its export monopoly is illusory. ...... FULL STORY
9 Oct 2006 | Bleak outlook worsens for summer crop
Agribusiness analyst ProFarmer said Australia was headed for one of its worst crop harvests ever. ...... FULL STORY
9 Oct 2006 | WA farmers unite against AWB
Grain farmers, or at least their lobbies, in Western Australia are uniting to call for AWB to lose its monopoly over wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
6 Oct 2006 | SunRice offers price guarantee
SunRice, which buys most of Australia's rice crop, said it would guarantee a minimum of $320 per tonne for the summer rice harvest. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2006 | Crop forecasts slumps in SA
The Primary Industries and Resources Department forecasts a grain crop in South Australia of 3.2 million tonnes, with a value estimated to be down $700 million on the $1.4 billion expected before drought conditions developed. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2006 | South Australian farm incomes above average
Farm cash incomes for South Australian broadacre farms fell sharply in South Australia in 2004/05, reflecting the combination of lower winter crop production, lower grain prices and lower wool prices. ...... FULL STORY
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