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31 Mar 2006 | Sugar Mill may not reopen
Queensland’s oldest sugar mill Mourilyan Mill, just south of Innisfail will not reopen this year after extensive damage from Cyclone Larry. ...... FULL STORY
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
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 | US technology generates new look Australian weather forecasts
Farmers and weather watchers in Australia will have access to more detailed, and speedier, forecasts. ...... 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
27 Mar 2006 | Banana shortfall exaggerated
Predictions of a widespread shortage in bananas may be exaggerated, some growers say. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2006 | Larry insurance claims expected to rise
About 12,000 insurance claims have already been made in relation to property damage caused by Cyclone Larry. ...... 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 | PM hands out cash to cyclone victims
Farmers in the Tully/Innisfail area recovering from Cyclone Larry will be eligible for six months income support through Centrelink plus tax-free grants of $10,000, the Prime Minister said yesterday. ...... 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 | North Queensland tourism in a mess
The north Queensland tourism industry will be affected for many months by Cyclone Larry. ...... 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
9 Mar 2006 | India buys wheat from AWB
The Indian government has reportedly accepted AWB’s offer of $185 / tonne to supply 1.4 million tonnes, the first time India has bought wheat in six years. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2006 | Farmer says drought assistance is being rorted
A farmer in north-western NSW says there is widespread rorting of drought assistance interest rate subsidies in his district, but many concerned farmers were fearful of speaking out. ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2006 | La Nina signals rain, maybe
A significant La Nina climate pattern is developing very quickly in the eastern Pacific Ocean said the World Meteorological Organisation. ...... FULL STORY
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