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22 Dec 2004 | Cattle prices set to rise
The Australian Bureau of Resource and Agricultural Economics forecast that cattle numbers, production, prices and exports will all rise next year. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2004 | Victorian dairy processors lift farm gate prices
Murray Goulburn Co-operative, the country's largest milk processor, said it would pay an extra seven cents a kilogram of butterfat and an extra 17 cents a kilogram of protein, effective from December 1. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2004 | Pigmeat profitability recovers
The pigmeat industry suffered a drop in profitability and market share between mid 2002 and late 2003, due to lower pig prices in rival markets, higher feed prices and the stronger Australian dollar... ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2004 | Rates cut on subsidised loans
The Queensland government said it would cut the interest rate on subsidised loans to primary producers by 0.37 percentage points. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2004 | Forestry plantations spread seeds of land boom
The price per hectare for land suitable for forestry plantations has increased to more than $5,500, up from $3,000 five year ago, as investors and governments pursue widescale reforestation. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2004 | Farm exports improve
Earnings from farm exports are forecast to increase by three per cent to $26.8 billion in 2004/05, estimates prepared by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics show. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2004 | But farm profits weaken
Farm exports might be on the rise, but farms profits will soften next year, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Income may replace weather as basis for drought aid
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has proposed changing the criteria that determine drought assistance for farmers. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Apples blight NZ trade deal
Australia and New Zealand still cannot resolve whether to allow New Zealand apples into Australia. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Late rain only dampens farmers’ confidence
Confidence in the bush is on the wane. ...... FULL STORY
10 Dec 2004 | Grape growers whine about lower prices
A record grape harvest has resulted in lower payments per tonne for growers in the Murray Valley. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2004 | Boarders’ education allowances increased
The basic boarding allowance and the distance education allowance will rise from next year, to $6,000 per student and $3,000 per student respectively, the federal government said. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2004 | Machinery prices on the march
The price of farm equipment is on the rise across Australia, due to rising steel prices that in turn are blamed on runaway steel demand in China. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2004 | Dairy farmers bank on leases
More than 25,000 dairy cows are now under lease through Cowbank, a specialist owner of cattle hoping to persuade farmers to rent rather than buy. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2004 | Higher prices sought for apricots
Apricot growers are cranky with cannery SPC Ardmona over the firms plan to pay $635 a tonne this season for canning apricots, down from $700 a tonne last year. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2004 | National Foods pleads for independence
National Foods will try to persuade its farmers and shareholders that they would miss out on the benefits of downstream rationalisation in the dairy industry if they sell their shares to New Zealand dairy group Fonterra. ...... FULL STORY
2 Dec 2004 | Diesel price premium here to stay
Farmers cannot expect diesel prices to fall, given strong demand and short supply. ...... FULL STORY
1 Dec 2004 | Sheep meat of more value than wool
Lamb and mutton earn more to for sheep farmers than wool, a survey by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics found. ...... FULL STORY
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