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31 Oct 2006 | Outlook bright in northern Australia
Australian Agricultural Co said its operations were largely unaffected by the dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2006 | Cattle prices fall 30 per cent
The East Coast Young Cattle Index, a market indicator of Australian cattle sale prices, has slumped from $3.80 per kilo in August to a 3 1/2-year low of $2.67 earlier this month, a decline of almost 30 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2006 | This drought more like 1982 than 2002
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Rural Economics predicted the combined wheat, barely and canola crops will struggle to make 13.6 million tonnes, the smallest yield since the 12.1 million tonnes during the 1994/95 drought... ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2006 | Oversupply cuts prices
Peter Weeks, chief market analyst at Meat and Livestock Australia, says that since the September quarter of last year cattle prices have fallen by 12 per cent and lamb prices by 14 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2006 | Cost of chicken feed escalates
The Australian Chicken Meat Federation said an 80 per cent increase in grain prices was likely to drive up prices as well as cut production. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2006 | Dairy farmers ship yearlings to Tasmania
Victorian dairy farmers are sending hundreds of dairy cows and yearlings, comprising their best breeding stock, to Tasmania. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2006 | Meatworks put farmers on waiting lists
Many meatworks have put farmers on waiting lists, while others have stopped quoting over-the-hooks prices as abattoirs face a glut of cattle and sheep. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2006 | Dairy farmers cull herds
Milk production may fall by between 10 and 15 per cent, the United Dairy Farmers of Victoria said, as dairy farmers send their less reliable cows to abattoirs. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2006 | Feedlots filling up
Most feedlots in Queensland, northern New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are almost at capacity, the Australian Lot Feeders Association said. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2006 | Shoppers pay huge margins for fresh produce
Mark-ups on fresh food at supermarkets are at least 40 per cent and often more than 100 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
12 Oct 2006 | Egg producers lose cost advantage
Rising grain prices are forcing up the price of eggs. ...... FULL STORY
6 Oct 2006 | Farmers shift stock in record numbers
Wagga Associated Agents said the number of stock sold over the last six weeks were at record levels, including 67,000 sheep and 6,000 cattle sold on one day this week. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2006 | Live cattle exports to Egypt resume
Live cattle exports to Egypt will resume after a seven-month ban prompted by animal cruelty claims at an Egyptian abattoir. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2006 | Beef herd rebuilding at an end
ABARE said Australian cattle numbers have increased consistently since the 2002/03 drought, and estimated the beef cattle herd at June 2006 to have been approximately 25.5 million. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2006 | Beef profits lower in 2006
ABARE said average farm cash income for broadacre beef producers rose slightly in 2004/05 to just over $61,000 per farm on the back of rising prices. ...... FULL STORY
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