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23 Jan 2006 | Pacific islanders may pick our fruit
Federal parliamentarians will investigate using Pacific Islanders as seasonal workers to address the rural labour shortage. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2006 | Emerging industries are a rural success story
Game birds, meat goats and kangaroos are among a group of successful emerging rural industries worth $673 million in total. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2006 | Taiwan fruit exports resume for some
Taiwan will only accept stone fruit and cherries from Tasmania and the Riverland of South Australia on the basis that these areas are free from Queensland Fruit Fly under the latest negotiations for a new export protocol. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2006 | Imports dry up grower returns
Imported sultanas, currants and raisins, mostly from Turkey, Iran and Greece have almost tripled in the past decade forcing local prices down. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2006 | Taiwan fruit debacle angers growers
The Taiwanese government announced new anti-fruitfly measures last April but the Australian government still has not concluded a new agreement with Taiwan, leaving fruit growers with an oversupply of white flesh nectarines and other stone fruit. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2006 | Stone Fruit Growers face big losses
Despite desperate last minute manouvering by the federal government, a quarantine dispute with Taiwan has not been resolved, stranding 7000 tonnes of nectarines, peaches, cherries and plums worth about $15 million... ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2006 | Berri goes back to National Foods
Philippines-based San Miguel is reuniting Berri, Australia’s largest juice producer, with National Foods which sold Berri in 1999. ...... FULL STORY
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