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31 Oct 2005 | China open to Aussie citrus
The Australian government has negotiated access to China for citrus. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2005 | Pacific Island nations seek to supply seasonal labour
Australia’s horticultural skills shortage could be relieved with the help of workers from the Pacific Islands according researchers from Swinburne’s Institute for Social Research, in Melbourne. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2005 | Hail storms through granite belt
Hail storms destroyed apple crops and hail netting worth at least $20 million in Queensland’s south-east granite belt on Monday afternoon. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2005 | Avocado market information ripens
Avocados Australia, an industry body, said it developed Infocado, an internet-based marketing information system to enable the industry to smooth out the peaks and troughs in weekly volumes of fruit. ...... FULL STORY
21 Oct 2005 | Supermarkets prefer Queensland bananas
Banana growers in Queensland are enjoying a $17 a carton price advantage over growers in NSW, due to the more even quality of their fruit, which suits supermarket buyers. ...... FULL STORY
20 Oct 2005 | Riverland Fruit Cop-op creditors wait for dividend
Creditors of the Riverland Fruit Co-operative have had their second dividend payment delayed by court action. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2005 | Timber schemes make more money from horticulture
Timber plantation companies are moving into fruits, nuts and even cows as land prices for timber rise and investor priorities shift. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2005 | ABARE digs into Tasmanian vegetable growers
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics will investigate the viability of Tasmanian vegetable growers. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2005 | FNQ farmers land Coles potato contract
A group of north Queensland potato farmers has signed a contract with Coles Myer to supply 2,000 tonnes of spuds. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2005 | Valencia orange supply in excess
More than 50,000 tonnes of valencia oranges may be dumped or fed to cattle this season because of a flood of Brazilian orange juice imports. ...... FULL STORY
7 Oct 2005 | Cherry farmers see red
Cherry farmers face a huge glut of fruit. ...... FULL STORY
6 Oct 2005 | Australia and China trade pears and oranges
Biosecurity Australia, the quarantine authority, said it would allow imports of ya pears from China. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2005 | Warm weather sends prices bananas
Banana growers and traders say a warm winter in northern Queensland, where 80 per cent of the fruit is grown in Australia, has caused the price of the fruit to exceed $1 each. ...... FULL STORY
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