Crop Industry News: Australia
04 February 2011

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

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

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

AUSTRALIA - 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

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

Preserving grain quality through effective on-farm storage will be critical following this year's rain-affected harvest. ...
24 December 2010

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

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

AUSTRALIA - The Australian 2010/11 cotton crop is setting new heights for the industry, says cottonaustralia.com.au. ...
21 December 2010

The only constant on Craig and Helen Reynolds' farm at Congupna in Victoria, Australia is change. ...
17 December 2010

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...

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....

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 - 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

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

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

AUSTRALIA - 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

AUSTRALIA - More favourable seasonal conditions require different harvest management of field peas this year, after the hot dry years have naturally desiccated crops. ...

AUSTRALIA – Officials in Loddon Shire have said that they are concerned over the damage to roads during this year's harvest....
10 November 2010

AUSTRALIA - 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...

AUSTRALIA – Locusts from western Queensland have now been located in New South Wales, according to reports....
09 November 2010

AUSTRALIA – Mackay district sugar mills could face running out of sugar cane to process after wet weather overnight slowed crop harvesting....

AUSTRALIA – 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

AUSTRALIA – 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

AUSTRALIA – Scientists are continuing to develop new ways of growing emerging rice varieties in the Top End region of the Northern Territory....

AUSTRALIA – Officials in South Australia have reminded farmers of their responsibilities to control the spread of locusts on their own land....
03 November 2010

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....

AUSTRALIA – 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

AUSTRALIA – 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....

AUSTRALIA – Locust surveillance and spraying in central Victoria is to resume, after activity was halted due to rain at the weekend....