The retail prices of meat are projected to grow over the coming five years by up to 2.2% per annum.
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Government says GM foods “needed”
Australia should accept that genetically modified (GM) crops will be crucial in addressing the world food crisis, federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said.
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Drought in Australia food bowl worsens
Drought in Australia's main food growing region of the Murray-Darling river system has worsened, with water inflows over the past two years at an all-time low, the government's top water official has said.
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Free trade agreement negotiated
Australia and New Zealand have completed negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement with the 10 south-east Asian ASEAN countries.
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McCain fined for workplace safety breaches
McCain Foods (Australia) Pty. Ltd. has been convicted and fined $75000, plus costs, after pleading guilty to workplace health and safety breaches, this time at its Ballarat plant.
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Focus on safety in cold storage
WorkSafe Victoria has released new guidance to help improve safety in the state's cold storage operations.
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Solution for fruit picker shortage
Up to 2500 Pacific islanders will be granted visas to pick fruit in Australia because of a shortage of reliable local workers.
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CSIRO cuts 50 jobs & shuts food plant
The CSIRO will shed up to 50 jobs in food science research and close its Sydney food processing test plant in a bid to save $6 million over the next two years.
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Australian carbon costs to hurt food exports-farmers
Australian food production and exports could be cut when carbon trading starts from mid-2010 with the price of carbon to add to already hefty price rises for fuel, Australia's biggest farmers' group said this week.
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Sensitive food products discussed by WTO
The treatment of politically sensitive food products is one of the trickiest issues in the agriculture talks in the World Trade Organization's Doha round to open up world trade.
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Organic farm sales grow despite drought
The first official Australian organic data in four years has been launched by Biological Farmers of Australia revealing that the organic industry is potentially as resilient in drought as its products claim to be healthy for consumers.
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Draft of organic standard out for public comment
Consumers and manufacturers alike can soon be confident that organic products are truly what they seem as the development of an Australian Standard for the organic and biodynamic industry nears completion.
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Science is the future
Scientific research is essential to the future of New Zealand's food industry, according to AgResearch CEO, Dr Andrew West.
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Where have the good foods gone?
The Government's anti-obesity measures are causing more than a little discomfort as the food industry starts to throw its weight around.
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The case for GM food
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has begun his WA tour with plans to discuss the future of GM food production in Australia with key members of the WA State Government.
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Food production inquiry
A Federal Parliamentary select committee will hold an inquiry into how Australia can produce enough food for itself and export markets during the current and future global warming scares.
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Exporters should strive to set value, not price
It seems like the era of cheap food is nearing an end. The global rice stocks are at a 25-year low, with many net exporters of rice like Vietnam, India, China and Cambodia restricting exports, while many net importers, including the Philippines and Bangladesh are struggling to find sufficient supplies.
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Austrade guides Australian businesses into new markets
The Australian food and beverage industry is recognised worldwide for its healthy image, offering high quality products with innovative manufacturing and packaging technologies.
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Food labelling standards slammed
The W.A. government has said the national food standards for labelling must improve, with Australia's standards on GM food labels, in particular, lower than in China.
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Bean there, doing that
Starting this week, McCafé will exclusively serve coffee from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.
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