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28 Oct 2004 | Commission finds competition policy aids farmers
A draft review of national competition policy by the Productivity Commission found that the policy improved returns to farmers. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2004 | Ridley makes excuses, but promises to do better
Australian stockfeed producer Ridley Corp blamed volatile climate patterns, various diseases, politics and commodity and currency volatility as the multiple causes of double digit declines in earnings in all its operating divisions. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2004 | Farmers seeks $500m compensation
Hundreds of farmers will sue the Victorian government for $500 million in compensation allegedly due to the bushfires that ravaged north eastern Victoria in January 2003. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2004 | Vaile waves a stick at dairy processors
Trade minister Mark Vaile has questioned the prices paid by dairy processors to farmers. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2004 | Top orchardist backs Ardmona takeover
Stuart Pickworth, the owner of Pickworth Orchards Pty Ltd and one of SPC Ardmona's largest shareholders and fruit suppliers said he supported a takeover of the company by dairy processor National Foods. ...... FULL STORY
14 Oct 2004 | China trade deal in demand
The Grains Council of Australia says a free trade deal with China should be Australia's highest trade priority, and want the negotiations completed by July 2005. ...... FULL STORY
14 Oct 2004 | Fertiliser prices take off
Fertiliser prices have jumped by 50 per cent in four months. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2004 | Lamb no longer so prime
Lamb prices have taken a tumble from the buoyant levels in the middle of the year, with saleyard values dropping by around 30 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2004 | Japan’s non tariff barriers tough to crack
Australian exporters complain that Japan is failing to remove obstacles to imports. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2004 | Elders increases stake in BWK
Futuris Corp said that its rural services subsidiary Elders would contribute another 16 million euros ($28 million) into German wool processor Bremer Woll-Kamerei under a restructure that gives Elders a controlling interest. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2004 | Bonlac lifts milk price
Bonlac Foods announced a price increase of nine cents a kilogram for butterfat, and 20 cents a kilogram for protein, for all milk supplied since July. ...... FULL STORY
7 Oct 2004 | Barley Board likely to live on
South Australia may not implement plans to disband the “single desk” system for barley marketing, with any decision dependent on changes to federal government competition policy and the allocation of some state grants as so-called competition payments. ...... FULL STORY
1 Oct 2004 | Coalition vows to expand rural banking
The coalition said it would provide further funding to Australia Post to extend its banking services further into rural and remote areas. ...... FULL STORY
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