Russia has eased its import restrictions on kangaroo meat, a move welcomed by the Australian kangaroo meat industry.
Read More
Grain power: how Carman’s became a $50m empire
Ask Carman's founder Carolyn Creswell how she turned a tiny muesli producer that she bought for $2,000 into a $50m global brand and she'll say all it took was a bit of luck and a lot of guts.
Read More
Read More
Bleak outlook for WA beef producers
After confirmation that Indonesia will be reducing its beef import quota next year, leaders in the WA cattle industry have returned from a trade mission with serious concerns.
Read More
Read More
China’s richest man eyes dairy industry down under
Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou is this month sending representatives down under, so he can have a closer look at opportunities in the south west dairy industry.
Read More
Read More
Capitalise on land or face food refugees: agriculture boss
If Australia doesn't make the most of its agricultural potential it could be faced with an influx of 'food refugees', says David Farley, chief executive of Australian Agricultural Company.
Read More
Read More
CMG chief exec waters down ‘food bowl’ talk
Despite a very positive outlook for the agribusiness sector, David Lock, chief executive at Craig Mostyn Group, doesn't believe Australia will be Asia's food bowl of the future.
Read More
Read More
Food for thought: key challenges for our industry
Australia is well into deficit when it comes to its food processing trade, with total industry output dipping 4.5 percent for 2010-11 and the number of employees down by 2.2 percent. So why are things in such an apparently bad way?
Read More
Read More
Asian markets to help secure our food future: Visy
Visy Industries Australia's executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, used the recent opening of a new $50m recycling facility in Smithfield to announce the company's intentions to expand north.
Read More
Read More
TAS farmers now have a voice on prohibitive exporting conditions
Jan Davis from the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is now part of the new Freight Logistics Co-Ordination Team and will help to overcome restrictive exporting conditions.
Read More
Read More
Treasury Wine Estates introduces Australian first logistics model
A first for the Australian wine sector, Trebuchet Logistics will use a fourth party logistics model to manage the warehousing and distribution requirements of Treasury Wine Estates, as part of a joint venture announced today.
Read More
Read More
Change border restrictions and Africa could feed itself: World Bank
Farmers in Africa could grow enough food to feed the continent and alleviate hunger, according to the World Bank.
Read More
Read More
165 kilos of drugs discovered inside Fonterra container
Authorities are investigating the discovery of 165 kilograms of illicit drugs allegedly found in a shipping container owned by dairy company Fonterra.
Read More
Read More
Victorian food and fibre exports worth almost $9 billion
A new Department of Primary Industries (DPI) report has found Victoria is Australia’s main exporter of food and fibre, up more than 10 per cent from last year.
Read More
Read More
Gillard announces register of foreign-owned farming land
Extensive calls for a public register of foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land have been answered.
Read More
Read More
Chinese market can’t get enough Aussie cheese
Increased Chinese demand is going to mean a big boost in sales for Australian diary manufacturers, particularly cheese-makers.
Read More
Read More
Second north-west food bowl on the agenda
Cloncurry mayor says there are opportunities for a second ‘food bowl’ in the region that are environmentally viable.
Read More
Read More
AFGC report confirms decrease in food manufacturing
The Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) annual State of The Industry report has shown a decrease in the food manufacturing industry's output.
Read More
Read More
End to cheap wine prices is near: global decline in grapes
A massive global over-supply of wine from 2004 to 2010 that caused prices to plummet looks set to end this year.
Read More
Read More
QLD govt lends support to Cloncurry meatworks
The Queensland government has gotten behind a possible abattoir in the north-west of the state, because they say it will provide more opportunities for producers.
Read More
Read More
Authorities pledge continued commitment to sheep in Pakistan
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Australian High Commission in Pakistan have pledged to continue their involvement in resolving the large consignment of sheep being held in Karachi.
Read More
Read More