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Australia Farm Sector Positioned for Recovery

Australia Farm Sector Positioned for Recovery

Oceania 12 Dec 2006

DOW JONES 12/12/2006 Despite the financial stress caused by a current severe drought on some Australian farms, the sector as a whole is well positioned for a solid recovery after rains arrive, according to a regional economic report issued …
Be wary of feed

Be wary of feed

Oceania 11 Dec 2006

COUNTRY NEWS 11/12/2006 Australia: VFF's livestock arm has warned farmers to take care sourcing stockfeed during the drought. VFF Livestock president Ailsa Fox said although producers' first priority was to ensure their stocks' …
Aquaculture welcomes $2.9m funding

Aquaculture welcomes $2.9m funding

Oceania 08 Dec 2006

By Nick Churchouse THE DOMINION POST 06/12/2006 NZ - The government has announced $2.9 million in support for aquaculture, with hints of more. The money was announced yesterday as a forward instalment on long-awaited support for New Zealand…
Group wants NZ closed to corn imports

Group wants NZ closed to corn imports

Oceania 04 Dec 2006

04/12/2006 NEW ZEALAND - An organic growers group has called for the closing of New Zealand's borders to imported corn and maize seed until it is confirmed no genetic contamination is occurring. On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture an…
Contaminated corn seed slips into NZ

Contaminated corn seed slips into NZ

Oceania 02 Dec 2006

By Patrick Crewdson THE DOMINION POST 02/12/2006 Opponents of genetic modification are outraged that nearly two tonnes of contaminated sweet corn have slipped through border security in a quarantine breach. The Agriculture and Forestry Mini…
Watchdog calls for accurate labelling of GM imports

Watchdog calls for accurate labelling of GM imports

Oceania 21 Nov 2006

ABC RURAL 21/11/2006 Australia's consumer watchdog has called for any genetically modified (GM) imports to be labelled accurately. Choice, formerly known as the Australian Consumers Association, has raised the concern amid speculation t…
WA farmers believed to be storing wheatWA farmers believed to be storing wheat

WA farmers believed to be storing wheatWA farmers believed to be storing wheat

Oceania 21 Nov 2006

ABC NEWS 21/11/2006 There are claims that Western Australian grain farmers are warehousing this year's harvest because of uncertainty over whether the troubled exporter AWB will maintain its monopoly. While many farmers have already har…
Wheat imports loom as drought bites

Wheat imports loom as drought bites

Oceania 15 Nov 2006

By Deborah Cameron Sydney Morning Herald 15/11/2006 Australia will import grain to offset a national wheat shortage due to crop failure and for the first time in 10 years faces buying wheat on the international market to honour massive expo…
Wheat export system outdated, says author

Wheat export system outdated, says author

Oceania 15 Nov 2006

By Michelle Gratton THE AGE 15/11/2006 THE single desk system of exporting Australia's bulk wheat is "dead policy walking" because the Cole commission has revealed how out of date a monopoly created in 1939 is today, a book on the AWB o…
Low pasture growth causing feed deficit

Low pasture growth causing feed deficit

Oceania 15 Nov 2006

By Tim Cronshaw THE PRESS 15/11/2006 Many dairy farmers have entered feed deficit in Canterbury, with the window for pasture surpluses rapidly compressing as summer approaches. The silage choppers are usually in full swing at this time of t…
Road permit issue creates grain farmer freight cost worries

Road permit issue creates grain farmer freight cost worries

Oceania 14 Nov 2006

ABC NEWS 14/11/2006 AUSTRALIA - Grain farmers may have to pay higher freight costs because trucking companies are facing problems obtaining road permits for certain silos. Some companies have had to re-route deliveries because of the closur…
80% rise in grain costs expected to force up NZ chicken prices

80% rise in grain costs expected to force up NZ chicken prices

Oceania 02 Nov 2006

02/11/2006 The Poultry Industry Association says a dramatic increase in the price of grain imported from Australia, will impact heavily on New Zealand chicken producers and prices. Wheat, barley, maize and sorghum make up 65% of chicken fee…
ABS to determine size of grain stocks

ABS to determine size of grain stocks

Oceania 31 Oct 2006

31/10/2006 Australia will get its first official estimate of how much grain it has in storage as the government considers allowing imports to ease a likely drought shortage. The size of grain stocks in silos around the country is commercial…
Farmers to bear higher feed costs

Farmers to bear higher feed costs

Oceania 31 Oct 2006

31/10/2006 The drought is expected to push up food prices with fewer crops and more expensive water. But consumers will not be the only ones bearing the increased costs. Market vegetable prices to consumers are expected to rise by at least …
Australian drought causes smallest grain harvest in a decadeAustralian drought causes smallest grain

Australian drought causes smallest grain harvest in a decadeAustralian drought causes smallest grain

Oceania 27 Oct 2006

27/10/2006 Australian wheat farmers suffering under the worst drought in a century were preparing to reap their smallest harvest since the mid-1990s, a commodities forecaster said Friday. Only 10.5 million tons will be harvested in the fina…
Farmers to import alternative dairy cattle feed

Farmers to import alternative dairy cattle feed

Oceania 25 Oct 2006

25/10/2006 Dairy farmers will continue to use alternative feeds such as palm kernel meal as grain supplies tighten. Farmers in Victoria say grain prices have jumped from $215 to $360 per tonne in recent weeks. Brian Bailey, from grain price…
More expensive feed grain boost to NZ grass-fed beef exports

More expensive feed grain boost to NZ grass-fed beef exports

Oceania 25 Oct 2006

REUTERS 25/10/2006 Soaring grain prices are likely to be a boon for New Zealand's exports of beef, which come from grass-fed cattle, unlike US and Australian beef, says Trade Minister Phil Goff. "They provide a competitive advantage for…
Dearer feed grain boost to NZ grass-fed beef exports

Dearer feed grain boost to NZ grass-fed beef exports

Oceania 25 Oct 2006

REUTERS 25/10/2006 Soaring grain prices are likely to be a boon for New Zealand's exports of beef, which come from grass-fed cattle, unlike US and Australian beef, says Trade Minister Phil Goff. "They provide a competitive advantage for…
Cow-feed scale tips to turnips

Cow-feed scale tips to turnips

Oceania 24 Oct 2006

By Chris Gardner WAIKATO TIMES 24/10/2006 Rising on-farm costs and a lower-than-normal predicted payout from Fonterra is causing Dryland Contracting to more than double the amount of turnips being planted for cow feed. Jonathan Dryland, man…
Plant trees, not grain

Plant trees, not grain

Oceania 23 Oct 2006

DAILY TELEGRAPH 23/10/2006 FARMERS should consider tree plantations as an alternative crop in drought prone areas of the country, a forestry conference has been told. Australian Forest Growers (AFG) today urged governments and farmers to se…

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