A free-trade agreement between China and Australia will be in place before the end of the year after the Australian opposition dropped its objections to the plan following lengthy negotiations. The deal will now be approved by the Australian Parliament...
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New Delhi: The Indian Government has announced importing another 3,000 tonnes of food-grain due to acute shortage of pluses that has increased prices around 15% in the country. A high-level meeting chaired by federal government Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha...
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Australian apple growers are congratulating Federal Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce on his decision to endorse International Eat an Apple a Day. “If the majority of Australians were to eat an Australian grown apple on 'international eat an apple day'...
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NEW DELHI: India is looking at the Chinese market to push its new variety of custard apple (Sharifa or Sitaphal) which despite being quite high on nutritional value and having a higher shelf life compared to the traditional variety could...
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The Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) annual 'state of the industry report' says a nearly 30 per cent increase in food exports was largely driven by high demand for Australian beef. AFGC chief executive, Gary Dawson said a more...
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A Federal Government inquiry has urged the Departments of Agriculture and Trade to involve the horticulture industry in opening up doors to increase export trade. The report on the inquiry into business use of Free Trade Agreements has been tabled in Federal...
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AUSTRALIAN farmland and related investment opportunities will be promoted in China during August at a major event in Shanghai. Landmark Harcouts is taking its Connect with Australia property showcase to China to provide a platform for potential investors to make...
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RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe was speaking at the CFA Institute Australia Investment Conference in Sydney today on the topic of “Fundamentals and Flexibility”. In his speech, Lowe neatly summarized the recent trend in Australia’s productivity and income which, although...
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Tasmania's cherry industry is growing rapidly, largely thanks to free trade agreements with Korea and Japan. The state's biggest cherry exporter, Reid Fruits, won the Tasmanian Exporter of the Year award on Friday night for the second year running. The...
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AUSTRALIAN growers are set to produce up to 80 per cent more chickpeas this year compared with 2014 on the back of historically high prices last year. And now the race is on to get Australian chickpea exports underway before...
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A bout of hot, dry weather in Australia over the next three months is likely to exacerbate an expected downturn in agricultural output, with wheat and milk production most affected, analysts said on Wednesday. Nearly all of Australia's east coast...
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Australian farmers are set to gain major new market access for our agricultural products, after the Australian Government today agreed a historic new trade agreement with Asia-Pacific nations, the biggest ever of its kind. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources,...
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