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30 Nov 2004 | Coke might be it for fruit growers
Victorian fruit growers said they were encouraged about the prospects for growth if Coca Cola Amatil succeeds in its takeover bid for cannery SPC Ardmona. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2004 | Plant breeders sow seeds of suspicion
Private investigators are on the prowl in the countryside in search of crops grown with unlicenced seed varieties. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2004 | Services as fruitful as horticulture production
Strawberries, mangoes and avocados are three fruit driving growth in Queensland’s horticulture industry, but native Australian cut flowers and foliage appear to have the biggest export potential. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2004 | Exporter pulls the pin on citrus
Paramount Export Company, a major exporter, has shut down its business and blamed the decision on the widening impact of citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2004 | Door open to thousands of weeds
A loophole in Australia's import protocols allows individuals, plant collectors or nurseries to import the seed of 4000 agricultural and environmental weeds without a permit. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2004 | Feel the heat in western NSW
Climate change would lead to more hot spells and fewer cold snaps, with the number of 35 degree-plus temperature days in New South Wales expected to exceed 100 days every year. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2004 | Growers decide fate of Goulburn Valley canneries
Fruit growers and cannery workers in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley may decide whether or not Coca Cola Amatil gets to take over SPC Ardmona. ...... FULL STORY
11 Nov 2004 | SPC merger talks off
National Foods suspended merger talks with canning company SPC Ardmona, in light of the unsolicited bid by New Zealand dairy group Fonterra for National Foods. ...... FULL STORY
9 Nov 2004 | Citrus canker squeezes Burnett orchardists
Citrus Canker is starting to have an impact on some Queensland growers, with one prominent orchardist in the Bundaberg region selling out after failing to secure bank finance on favourable terms. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2004 | Fruit growers fear packaging costs hike
Supermarket chains are driving a shake-up in fruit handling methods by growers. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2004 | National Foods persists with SPC Ardmona offer
National Foods chief executive Peter Margin said the unsolicited bid for the company from New Zealand dairy group Fonterra bid would speed up talks between National Foods and cannery SPC Ardmona to create an alternative for shareholders. ...... FULL STORY
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