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30 Mar 2006 | Banana prices on the rise
Ten days after Cyclone Larry, retail banana prices are edging up toward nine dollars a kilo. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2006 | Bendigo irrigators to get pressurised water
Three hundred kilometers of irrigation channels in the Bendigo region will be replaced by pressurized water pipes over the next fifteen years said Coliban Water. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2006 | Heat affects apples
Twenty three Harcourt orchardists face losing up to $4 million after hot summer conditions have caused damage to apples, especially Fuji apples. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2006 | Banana shortfall exaggerated
Predictions of a widespread shortage in bananas may be exaggerated, some growers say. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2006 | Banana supply may run out at the end of the week
Coles and Woolworths said supplies would run out in days, after cyclone Larry wiped out 90 per cent of Australia’s banana crop. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2006 | Bananas to hit $9 within two weeks
Banana sellers are hoarding their produce as prices begin to rise after Cyclone Larry destroyed 80 per cent of the Australian banana crop on Monday morning. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2006 | Banana import ban to stay
The federal government will not ease its ban on imported bananas despite Cyclone Larry decimating the Australian crop. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2006 | Big retailers escape F&V code
Coles and Woolworths won't have to conform to terms of the planned code of conduct for the fruit and vegetable industry. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2006 | Sugar farmers to seek assistance
The federal government faces some tough policy decisions in coming days. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2006 | Banana growers oppose imports
The Australian Banana Growers Council will fight any bid to import bananas, despite stocks of Queensland bananas likely to run out next week. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2006 | Sugar and Banana crops not covered by insurance
About 450 Innisfail and Tully banana farmers who have lost this year’s crops to Cyclone Larry did not have crop insurance and will rely on the understanding of their banks over the next nine months. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2006 | North Queensland economy devastated
Three to four thousand jobs have been lost along with 200,000 tonnes or 90 per cent of Australia’s cavendish banana crop in far north Queensland as a result of Cyclone Larry. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2006 | Banana crop wiped out
The banana, sugar cane, paw paw, and avocado crops around Tully and Innisfail have been devastated by Cyclone Larry just as banana and avocado picking was getting underway. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2006 | US frosts help local grower
Listed almond grower Select Harvests will benefit this year from frost damage to crops in California pushing up prices. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2006 | Potato farmers may withhold supply to McCain’s
Attempts to negotiate an agreement between McCain’s and Ballarat potato growers through the grocery industry ombudsman have failed. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2006 | Sunbeam shrivels prices for dried fruit
The Australian Dried Fruits Association said Sunbeam's offer for this season was too low. ...... FULL STORY
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