Recent calls by Australian government ministers and senior officials to broaden the goods and services tax (GST) base to include fresh fruit and vegetables would make the population’s diet go from bad to worse.
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President’s Medal finalists announced
The six finalists for the President’s Medal were announced today by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS).
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Big food lagging in climate change initiatives: Oxfam
Oxfam released a report today calling out ‘laggards’ within the food and beverage industry who they say need to do more to address climate change.
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Public health group rejects push to tax healthy food
Peak non-government organisation for public health in Australia, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has urged State and Territory leaders around the nation to reject the idea of applying the GST to fresh food.
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Global dairy market bottoming out, Dairy Australia
According to Dairy Australia, the global dairy market is slowing signs of bottoming out as prices continue to slowly decline.
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Illegal worker crackdown could lead to fruit and veg price hike
Following recent raids of illegal workers across farms in Western Australia, supplies of fruit and vegetables are starting to dwindle, leading to potential price rises across the state.
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Food processors should relocate to capitalise on Asian food boom, industry analyst
According to market strategist David Thomason, Australian food processors will most likely be unable to capitalise in the Asian boom food unless they move their processing facilities to the continent, or engage in joint ventures with Asian companies.
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Bees akin to canaries in a coal mine for climate change, researcher says
New research from Adelaide’s Flinders University has found that bees will play important part in future food security due to their sensitivity to changes in climate.
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NT farmers push for increased exports to Indonesia
Northern Territory farmers are keen to close the export gap between cattle and horticulture products, especially in the Indonesian market.
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Australian Made gives evidence at country-of-origin labelling inquiry
The Australian Made Campaign appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry in Canberra this morning to give evidence to into its country of origin food labelling inquiry.
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Australia lags in demand for novel vegie products
Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world in launching new products that contain vegetables, a report released by AUSVEG shows.
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Fonterra wins McDonald’s Best of Sustainable Supply award
Dairy giant Fonterra has been recognised for its ‘Doing More with Dairy’ program by being named one of McDonald’s “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” award winners.
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Price of wine needs to double: Englefield
Sunraysia growers have faced one of their toughest years, and Murry Calley Winegrower chairman Brian Englefield said wine prices would need to double to match the price of production.
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Victorian wine grape growers impacted by low yields
South-West Victorian wine grape growers have recorded exceptionally low yields as the harvest period approaches a close.
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Product deletions and price hikes for Australian honey
Extreme weather events have seriously hurt Australia’s honey industry, with Beechworth Honey forced to request the voluntary deletion of some of its most popular products from supermarket shelves.
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Breakthrough protocol boosts exports for Yarra Valley fruit growers
Berry and cherry growers in the Yarra Valley can now export produce without fruit fly treatment to interstate markets, the first arrangement of its kind in Australia.
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Australia is food secure – but for how long?
Australia must increase its agricultural production and improve sustainability to satisfy export growth targets, according to new research.
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Cyclone Ita destroys banana plantations
Cyclone Ita has destroyed a banana plantation in northern Queensland, which an indigenous community relies on to sustain the local economy.
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FTAs could boost foreign investment: Grant Thornton
The free trade agreements with Japan and Korea will make Australian food and beverage businesses more attractive to foreign investors, but businesses must understand the new markets, said Tony Pititto, Food & Beverage Industry growth adviser, Grant Thornton Australia.
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Wilmar to establish own marketing company
Australia’s largest sugar miller has announced plans to establish its own selling and marketing company.
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