Crop Industry News: Australia
04 February 2011
Cyclone Damage to Sugarcane is Limited AUSTRALIA - Sugar prices turned sharply lower, amid thoughts that Cyclone Yasi had not dealt Australia's cane plantations as big a blow as had been feared, with the slide hastened by a sudden...
02 February 2011
Bumper Aussie Wheat Harvest Heralds Sowings Jump The lure of high wheat prices, and margins four times those of two years ago, is to inspire record wheat sowings in eastern Australian for the late-2011 crop even before combines have finished...
17 January 2011
Correct Use of Fumigant in Stored Grain Urged AUSTRALIA - Australian growers in the fortunate position of having grain to store this year are being provided with timely support to ensure they protect their yields and safeguard their enterprises...
13 January 2011
Assistance to Farmers in FloodsAUSTRALIA - The Australian government has issued a package of measures to assist farmers who have lost crops and stock during the recent floods. ...
11 January 2011
Agriculture Minister Discusses Impact of Australian Floods AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Senator Joe Ludwig, told a meeting of state and territory agricultural ministers and the National Farmer's Federation, he remained optimistic about the...
03 January 2011
Effective Grain Storage Critical to Ensure Quality Preserving grain quality through effective on-farm storage will be critical following this year's rain-affected harvest. ...
24 December 2010
AWB 2010/11 Wheat Pool: Market Settling AUSTRALIA - The Australian Wheat Board's 2010/11 season estimated pool returns (EPRs) for wheat have declined slightly this week, as global wheat markets settle back from recent highs and domestic...
23 December 2010
Rain Damage to Aussie Wheat Not as Bad as Expected AUSTRALIA - The rains which are still dogging harvest progress in parts of eastern Australia have not caused as much damage to wheat as initially feared - even though the cost in crop downgrades...
22 December 2010
Record Cotton Acres Planted in Australia AUSTRALIA - The Australian 2010/11 cotton crop is setting new heights for the industry, says cottonaustralia.com.au. ...
21 December 2010
Rewards from Changing Farming Practices The only constant on Craig and Helen Reynolds' farm at Congupna in Victoria, Australia is change. ...
17 December 2010
December 2010 Australian Wheat Supply and Exports Report Australian wheat stocks and use are estimated that around 4.0 million tonnes of wheat that was held in stock in Australia at the start of November 2010, compared with 5.8 million tonnes at...
Reducing the Impact of Insects in Next Year’s Crops South Australian and Western Victorian grain growers are being encouraged to take measures over the coming months to reduce the impact of insect pests in next year's crops, according to the grdc.com.au....
Research to Deliver ‘Healthier’ Grains AUSTRALIA - Four of Australia's research institutions will collaborate over the next three years on the fast-track development of new ‘healthier' varieties of three of the world's most...
14 December 2010
Australia Has Record Yields, But Quality Concerns AUSTRALIA - Record yields are still expected for winter crops, despite the adverse effect on quality of the recent rain in eastern Australia, according to the latest Australian Government Crop...
09 December 2010
General Mills Sells Frozen Bakery, Increases Retail Focus AUSTRALIA – General Mills is selling its Croissant King and van den Bergh’s frozen bakery business in Australia to Kerry Group, a global food and ingredients company headquartered in Ireland. ...
07 December 2010
Lupin Genome Project to Drive Crop Improvements AUSTRALIA - Researchers will soon start sequencing the narrow leaf lupin genome as part of the first plant genome sequencing project managed in Australia. ...
06 December 2010
Grain Insurance In Development To Help Manage Seasonal RiskAUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture and Food is working with the Western Australian grains industry to develop commercial insurance products, allowing growers to better manage seasonal...
12 November 2010
Desiccate Field Peas for Best Harvest, Seed AUSTRALIA - More favourable seasonal conditions require different harvest management of field peas this year, after the hot dry years have naturally desiccated crops. ...
Harvest Could Damage RoadsAUSTRALIA – Officials in Loddon Shire have said that they are concerned over the damage to roads during this year's harvest....
10 November 2010
Global Perspective on Food SecurityAUSTRALIA - The head of one of the region’s major grains traders will provide a unique overview of the future of grains trading in a global marketplace at the International Grains Forum to...
Locusts Migrate Between StatesAUSTRALIA – Locusts from western Queensland have now been located in New South Wales, according to reports....
09 November 2010
Rain Continues To Disrupt Sugar HarvestAUSTRALIA – Mackay district sugar mills could face running out of sugar cane to process after wet weather overnight slowed crop harvesting....
Continued Wet Weather Dampens Sugar HopesAUSTRALIA – Concerns have been raised about the continued wet weather in parts of Australia, with a sugar production company saying that it could hamper cane crop harvesting....
08 November 2010
Locust Watch Intensifies In VictoriaAUSTRALIA – Victorian locust control officials are bracing themselves for a busy period as the weather improves in the state over the next few days....
04 November 2010
Scientists Pursue Rice DevelopmentAUSTRALIA – Scientists are continuing to develop new ways of growing emerging rice varieties in the Top End region of the Northern Territory....
Farmers Reminded Of Locust ResponsibilitiesAUSTRALIA – Officials in South Australia have reminded farmers of their responsibilities to control the spread of locusts on their own land....
03 November 2010
Locusts 'Could Contaminate Grain'AUSTRALIA – Experts have voiced fears that the current locust plague affecting parts of the country could result in a reduction of wheat and barley quality....
Unexpected Locust Species FoundAUSTRALIA – Officials in the central-west area of New South Wales have been 'caught off-guard' after discovering an unexpected species of large locust in the region....
02 November 2010
Flooding Damages New South Wales CropsAUSTRALIA – Crops worth as much as A$10,000 (£6,246.37) may have been lost in the Riverina area of New South Wales as a result of recent flooding....
Locust Spraying To Resume In VictoriaAUSTRALIA – Locust surveillance and spraying in central Victoria is to resume, after activity was halted due to rain at the weekend....
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