LONDON, ENGLAND — At 1.9 billion tonnes, the forecast for world total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production is increased by 18 million tonnes month-over-month, but is still down by 1% compared to last year’s record, according to the International...
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A falling Australian dollar is good news for farmers. The value of farm exports are estimated to increase by nearly half a billion dollars for every one US cent fall in the currency. That's the analysis of the Australian Bureau...
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The horticulture sector can expect gradually increasing returns over the medium term, with the gross value of horticultural production growing from a projected $9.5 billion in 2014-15, to $9.8 billion by 2019-20, in today's money. The sector will be buoyed...
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AUSTRALIAN grain and oilseed production is forecast to rise over the next five years to reach 42.6 million tonnes by the end of the decade, but there are no spectacular price rises on the horizon. That’s the view of the...
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The almond industry says this year's harvest is still on track to be Australia's biggest crop ever. Harvest has started in the major growing areas of Sunraysia, Riverland and Riverina this week and will continue until April, depending on weather...
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CARROTS could be key to beating cancer, according to scientists. They contain powerful cancer-busting chemicals, experts at Newcastle University have found. The natural compounds, known as polyacetylenes, protect the plant from attack by pests and diseases. They occur only in...
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Malaysia has stopped the import of two brands of apples from California because of fears that they could be tainted with the Listeriosis bacteria, reported Malaysian media. Agriculture minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the ministry had received a notice from...
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Frozen berries in New Zealand are free from Hepatitis A. New Zealand retailers have assured consumers that their berry products are safe from disease after a brand of frozen berries was recalled in Australia due to possible contamination. New Zealand...
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Australia’s 2014-15 pulse crop just got a lot bigger, but the market largely shrugged it off. Total pulse production in the February Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) crop report was up 13 percent over the...
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Up to 450,000 people may have eaten the frozen berries suspected of transmitting hepatitis A, as four more people were diagnosed with the disease on Saturday. 70,000 packets of the Chinese berries are sold each week in Australia, putting nearly...
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Australian and New Zealand cherries have reaped high prices in Shanghai ahead of the Lunar New Year Cherries have once again been ticketed as the hottest selling fruit in the lead up to Chinese New Year on 19 February,...
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India, the world’s second-largest wheat grower, will harvest a near-record crop this year, expanding domestic inventories and widening a global grain glut. The crop may total 95.8 million metric tons in 2014-15, compared with an all-time high of 95.9 million...
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