AUSTRALIAN farmland and related investment opportunities will be promoted in China during August at a major event in Shanghai. Landmark Harcouts is taking its Connect with Australia property showcase to China to provide a platform for potential investors to make direct contact with Australian producers of beef, grains, fibre, dairy and horticulture in a bid… Read more »
RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe was speaking at the CFA Institute Australia Investment Conference in Sydney today on the topic of “Fundamentals and Flexibility”. In his speech, Lowe neatly summarized the recent trend in Australia’s productivity and income which, although not so good, still give Australia a solid base on which to build the future…. Read more »
Tasmania’s cherry industry is growing rapidly, largely thanks to free trade agreements with Korea and Japan. The state’s biggest cherry exporter, Reid Fruits, won the Tasmanian Exporter of the Year award on Friday night for the second year running. The awards recognize exporters’ contribution to the economy as well as their innovation and expertise. A… Read more »
AUSTRALIAN growers are set to produce up to 80 per cent more chickpeas this year compared with 2014 on the back of historically high prices last year. And now the race is on to get Australian chickpea exports underway before domestic supply in India, the world’s largest producer, can replenish the low stocks currently keeping… Read more »
A bout of hot, dry weather in Australia over the next three months is likely to exacerbate an expected downturn in agricultural output, with wheat and milk production most affected, analysts said on Wednesday. Nearly all of Australia’s east coast is likely to record below average rainfall until the end of the year, the Australian… Read more »
Australian farmers are set to gain major new market access for our agricultural products, after the Australian Government today agreed a historic new trade agreement with Asia-Pacific nations, the biggest ever of its kind. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, said the conclusion of negotiations for the Trans–Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) between Australia… Read more »
Sri Lanka could touch US$ one billion export mark in fruits and vegetables and all processed items with the high demand from China and the EU markets. But supply is not available cope with the demand, Lanka Fruits and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association President Annas Junaid said. “Last year we exported US$ 350 million… Read more »
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: Australia has questioned India’s decision to make it mandatory for sugar millers to export 5 million tonnes during the 2015-16 sugar season (October-September). “Australia has (at a WTO meet) indicated that if India intends to carry out the mandated exports at a subsidized price, it has the potential to distort world… Read more »
Concerns are growing in the global grain trade over whether China will limit imports of barley and sorghum in an effort to divert buyers to local corn, according to a food and agriculture analyst. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates China’s domestic stocks this year at 81.46 million tonnes, while the United Nations Food… Read more »
AUSVEG has welcomed the announcement from the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, of an allocation of funds to increase the exporting skills of Australian vegetable growers under the Federal Government’s Package Assisting Small Exporters program (PASE). The two year grant, worth over $95,000, will allow AUSVEG to develop a… Read more »
China will tonight issue its strongest statement yet about the political impasse blocking Australia’s ratification of a free-trade agreement between the two nations, with ambassador Ma Zhaoxu warning the deal on offer “should not be allowed to slip through our fingers”. Mr Ma will tell a meeting of business and political leaders in Melbourne that… Read more »
Onion prices have softened by 15 per cent this month following raids on hoarders in Nashik, the national hub for production and trade. To discourage exports, the commerce ministry raised the minimum export price of onion to $700 a tonne on August 28, over $300 higher than the prevailing price in importing countries. The government… Read more »
South Korea shipped 5 tons of “geobong” — a species of grapes — to China, marking its first-ever export of fresh fruit to the country, said the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Lee Dong-phil and representatives of 13 local vineyards in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, saw the premium quality… Read more »
A DELEGATION from China with interests in buying WA grain toured the State’s supply chain last week in a bid to increase understanding of our farming systems. The group hosted by Austrade included representatives from some of China’s most important agribusiness companies with interests in buying Australian products. Australian Export Grains Innovation Center co-ordinated the… Read more »
In the past 18 months, Australia has signed major free trade agreements (FTAs) with Japan, South Korea and China. These FTAs are set to significantly benefit the Australian agriculture sector and the nation’s premium producers will be among the biggest winners. Primary producers, such as beef cattle farmers, dairy cattle farmers and grape growers, will… Read more »
THE gross value of Australia’s farm production is forecast to increase by 8 per cent to about $57.1 billion in the coming year. The boom was thanks to increases in livestock value, as well as strong crop production, following favourable seasonal conditions and the lowering of the Australian dollar, according to Australian Bureau of Agricultural… Read more »
Tasmania’s peak farming body says it wants an explanation from the State Government about reports of Biosecurity Tasmania’s $1.9 million budget deficit. An internal Biosecurity Tasmania document leaked to ABC Rural reveals the budget shortfall and serious concerns about the division’s ability to service agricultural production growth. Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association CEO, Peter Skillern,… Read more »
The Dubai Municipality has signed a deal with Planetfair to organise the 7th edition of the International Trade Fair for vegetables and fruits in the Middle East, which will be held between 5 and 7 October at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition will serve to shed light on the latest market trends in… Read more »
