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31 Oct 2006 | Cattle prices fall 30 per cent
The East Coast Young Cattle Index, a market indicator of Australian cattle sale prices, has slumped from $3.80 per kilo in August to a 3 1/2-year low of $2.67 earlier this month, a decline of almost 30 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2006 | Dairy Farmers aims to be number one
Dairy Farmers, a producer cooperative, said it would press ahead with plans to become a public company by June 2008. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2006 | Milk production likely to decline
Dairy Australia said growth in milk production in 2006/07 is likely to be slight at best. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2006 | Dairy farmers ship yearlings to Tasmania
Victorian dairy farmers are sending hundreds of dairy cows and yearlings, comprising their best breeding stock, to Tasmania. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2006 | Dairy farmers cull herds
Milk production may fall by between 10 and 15 per cent, the United Dairy Farmers of Victoria said, as dairy farmers send their less reliable cows to abattoirs. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2006 | Milk processing plants may close
Fonterra said there was still excess capacity in milk production in Australia and that returns were too low. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2006 | Shoppers pay huge margins for fresh produce
Mark-ups on fresh food at supermarkets are at least 40 per cent and often more than 100 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2006 | Timber plantations flatten local economies
Agribusiness consultancy Mike Stephens & Associates argued in a report that 35 per cent of managed investment scheme income comes from government assistance. ...... FULL STORY
6 Oct 2006 | Bleak choice for dairy farmers
The average dairy farmer in northern Victoria would lose $52,000 if they chose to send their cows away on agistment, in light of minimal water rights this summer. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2006 | Milk co-op seeks buyers
Tatura Milk co-operative is likely to demutualise and potentially pay a capital return to 260 farmer members. ...... FULL STORY
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