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30 Jun 2004 | Grape growers see red over wine prices
Sunraysia wine grape growers are angry about a price cut of $300 a tonne for their grapes this vintage. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jun 2004 | Prime lamb producers gain ground
Lamb producers' incomes remained buoyant during the drought and are set to rise, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
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29 Jun 2004 | Extra $1.4m for Vic drought fund
Country Victorians affected by the long drought will receive extra funds from the State Government, Premier Bracks has announced. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Record Qld rural debt 'shows confidence'
Queensland primary producers have been encouraged to borrow record amounts from financiers due to high commodity prices, low interest rates and an easing of drought conditions, the 2004 Rural Debt in Queensland survey shows. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Low milk prices drain producers
The average price of milk has risen only slightly in the four years since dairy industry deregulation as consumers have turned to home-brand products. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Farm pain to drag on: forecaster
Australian mining exports are set to rise 19 per cent to a record $63 billion in 2004-2005, while farmers continue to struggle to overcome the impact of the drought, according to ABARE's latest quarterly outlook. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Superfine survival
Managing the volatility in wool prices holds the key to improving the bottom-line performance of superfine Merino enterprises, producers have been told at a Goulburn seminar. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Welcome changes to wine tax
The Federal Government has backed down on some planned changes to the wine equalisation tax which would have affected large wineries with high cellar-door sales. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2004 | Cash is in the sugar bag
Over the next few days, Australia's 6,000 sugar-cane farmers will receive taxpayer-funded cheques totalling $70 million, with each farmer getting an average $12,000 this week and the same amount next January. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2004 | Rural Queensland 'dudded'
Rural Queensland says it has lost its voice in the Beattie Labor Government, following Tuesday's Budget announcement of big spending on infrastructure in the state's south-east. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Drought loan idea canned
The Federal Government has rejected any move to use education HECS-style loans as part of its drought policy. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Wineries in a bunch of trouble
Up to half of Australia's 1,500 small wineries are at risk of financial extinction, according to a report by Deloitte and the Winemakers' Federation. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2004 | Nat Foods gets cream with Woolies milk
National Foods has retained its position as the supplier of Woolworths' house-brand fresh milk, winning a three-year contract to supply about 600 million litres. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Funding blueprint makes loan repayments a HECS on farmers
The university Higher Education Contributions Scheme should be adapted for farmers to repay drought-relief funding, says the architect of HECS, Bruce Chapman. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Upturn steers beef towards brighter future
The drought, falling prices and the strong $AUD have made life tough for livestock farmers in recent years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Farming's future lies outside the gate
Part-time farmers who earn a large part of their incomes off their farms are set to outnumber their full-time counterparts, according to the Australian Farm Institute. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | Fencing fund anger; $4m fire aid bypasses farmers
Gippsland and north-east Victorian farmers rebuilding fences destroyed in last year's bushfires are being denied financial assistance by strict State Government rules. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | Parmalat pours out $166m Australian loss
Parmalat Australia's holding company, Parmalat Pacific Holdings, made a $165.8 million loss in the year ending December 31, due largely to payments made to its bankrupt Italian parent. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2004 | Bumper harvest boosts AusBulk
AusBulk has posted a net profit of $31.8 million after tax for the six months to March 31, up 63 per cent on the same period in 2003. ...... FULL STORY
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