The long courtship of the U.S. rice industry and China is finally set to bear fruit, according to a report from the U.S. Rice Producers Association (USRPA). The USDA and several agencies under its umbrella have yet to comment on...
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Expect another “monstrous” pulse export program during the first half of 2015-16, say industry analysts. “It’s going to be huge,” said Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Exports are on pace with last year’s record-setting program and he doesn’t...
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Australian farmers’ contribution to the nation’s wealth through export earnings is increasing at a time when other commodities are on the wane, demonstrating just how vital farming is to the future of the nation Agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce says the...
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SHANGHAI: PRIME Minister Tony Abbott may believe coal is "good for humanity", but China is taking the opposite view. Official figures released on Tuesday showed the volume of coal imports fell 31.3 per cent over the first eight months of...
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A $70 million agricultural park will be built in Adelaide to supply Chinese shops with food and wine after an agreement between South Australian and Chinese governments. The industrial food park in Adelaide’s north will produce hundreds of containers of...
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Earlier this month Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott sounded a warning on the impact to Australia’s economy if the recently signed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement were to fail. In a statement, Abbott said: “If Bill Shorten and the Labor Party...
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In the past decade from 2001-2011, the agriculture sector had an average contribution equivalent to 10.6 per cent of Fiji's total GDP. This, according to the Fiji 2020 Agriculture Sector Policy Agenda report, meant the sector had actively employed about...
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Australia's free trade deals with Japan and Korea have been in force for half a year, but agricultural exports are already up. Beef, grapes, wine and mangoes have shown the biggest rises in the first six months of 2015. The...
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Tasmanian food and beverage producers are forging new trading relationships with China. Business talks are underway, despite Australia's domestic political impasse on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA). A number of the island's agribusiness leaders are in China, and...
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ALMONDS have emerged as Australia's most valuable horticultural export for 2014-15, with annual export sales of $422 million, an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year. That's according to the Almond Board of Australia which has just released...
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Australia’s largest organisation representing fruit growers has called on the government to finalize the free trade agreement (FTA) with China as soon as possible, amid what it sees as ‘wavering commitment’ to the deal. Voice of Horticulture (VOH) said support...
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According to the official advanced estimate, imports were practically unchanged in July from June (0.2% mom), meaning that they remained at a high level, and were up by around 4.5% yoy. That said, all of this gain, and more, can...
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