TERRITORY growers will be able to get their produce to important Chinese markets faster than ever with Qantas announcing a freighter, which usually flies directly from Sydney to Hong Kong, will stop in Darwin every Sunday to collect freight. Subject to regulatory approvals, the service will begin in late August and mean fresh Territory produce Read More …
The suspension of Australia’s largest sheep exporter’s licence is a “major setback” for the industry that could put jobs and Australia’s reputation in the global market as a reliable supplier at risk, West Australian farmers have warned. Earlier this year, pictures of dead and heat-stressed sheep aboard the company’s shipment to the Middle East sparked Read More …
A RACE to secure hay for winter is seeing fodder travel thousands of kilometres across the eastern states. Hay listings are lasting just a few hours as fodder-hungry livestock producers fight to secure supplies. One offering of 7000 tonnes of hay from the Wimmera marketed last week as “the last large parcel of hay in Read More …
NOT wanting to panic anybody, however it is very dry in many areas and we all want and need to plant a winter crop. I will be first to advise it is not too late to plant most of our northern winter crops, the exceptions being faba beans and probably canola. Having observed and been Read More …
New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd. Politicians and industry leaders announced the ambitious plan on Monday, saying it will cost $NZ886 million ($813 million) and, if successful, it will be the first time an infected country has eliminated Mycoplasma Read More …
ACB News “Australia Finance Online” May 22 News A while ago, the Sino-US trade war filled the smoke, leaving the global economy shrouded in the shadows. How Sino-U.S. bilateral economic and trade patterns have evolved has become the hottest spotlight in the world. People are deeply concerned about the potential adverse impact on the world Read More …
Australia is an important country along the Silk Road in the 21st century and an important economic and trade partner of China. Australia’s agriculture occupies an important position in the national economy. More than 60% of agricultural products supply the international market, and China has become Australia’s largest overseas market for agricultural products. People in Read More …
