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31 Jul 2006 | Food prices up
Food prices jumped 8.3 per cent in the year to June according to Rabobank. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Banana growers defy the ACCC
Despite Australian Competition and Consumer Commission guidelines stating that growers can not work together to set prices, Queensland banana growers are staggering production of post-cyclone crops... ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Chiquita faces takeover bid
Banana grower Chiquita Brands South Pacific, faces a $109 million takeover bid from Tradefresh, a joint venture between Timbercorp and the family owned fresh produce marketer Costa group. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Farmers split on quarantine
The NSW Farmers Federation wants radical changes to the quarantine system to make it more conservative and beef up Biosecurity Australia to a statutory authority. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Banana shortage has bottomed out
Growers groups say the banana shortage has bottomed out and prices should begin to fall. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Aussie oranges in China this month
Australian orange exporters have cleared all Australian and Chinese quarantine and pest inspection requirements and may ship the first batches of Australian citrus as early as this month. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Managed rural investments stalling
Agricultural investment house Adviser Edge yesterday revised down its preliminary estimates for sales of managed rural investments from $1.26 billion to $1.19 billion. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | Winter crop to offer low yield
Only the South Australian winter grain crop is showing signs of average yield with the rest of country’s grain crops in poor shape according to an agricultural consultant. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | Filipino bananas could be here this year
A third draft import risk assessment on bananas from the Phillipines will be delivered to government later this year, despite the Filipino government expecting it on the 30 June. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | New Zealand complains about apple ban
New Zealand has complained to the World Trade Organisation's sanitary and photo-sanitary measures committee about Australia’s ban on NZ apples. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | Worldwide demand growing quickly for organics
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation said demand for organic products was outstripping supply around the globe. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | 10 million hectares of farmland certified organic
Organic farming in Australia has grown strongly in recent years, with the country containing the largest amount of certified organic land in the world, at an estimated 10 million hectares, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation said. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Feds may limit managed investment schemes
Agriculture minister Peter McGauran said the expansion of tax-advantaged primary producers, that used to engage only in timber plantations, into new segments, “was of enormous concern”. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jul 2006 | Kiwi apple imports possible by end of 2006
Biosecurity Australia has told Pipfruit New Zealand it wants to have an import regime in place by the end of the year. ...... FULL STORY
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