Foreign Investor Appetite Cools Due to Unwanted Circumstances
In 2020-21, the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) authorised $5.8 billion in planned foreign investment in Australian agriculture, fishery, and forestry, down from $8.3...
Beekeepers Back in Business Despite Varroa Mite Threat?
After a nearly three-week prohibition as a result of the discovery of varroa mites at the Port of Newcastle, beekeepers in New South Wales...
Global Agriculture Update: Dehydrated Fruits Bringing in Massive Profits
Due to local and regional flare-ups of Covid-19, as well as delays and high pricing for international freight, fresh produce market disturbances continue to...
Despite Record Exports Onion Market’s Mood Been Bland
New winter onions that were picked on Monday were sent to Monie, a sorting and packaging firm in the Netherlands, on Wednesday. They look...
Container Ship Building Binge Not Over Yet
Despite the escalating cost of new container ships, liner operators and ship-owning businesses continue to place additional orders (mostly at Asian yards). In 2023–2025,...
Pomegranate Demands Exceed Supply
In its first season of commercial production, a Western Australian pomegranate grower was unable to meet the high demand for the fruit. Bassam Al...
Potato Growers Say Rising Costs are Exposing them to Risks
Costs are spiralling out of control, exerting pressure on Tasmanian potato producers who may have to switch crops. Leigh Elphinstone, a farmer from Sisters...
Are Supermarkets ‘Ripping off’ their Consumers?
Farmers said they are not profiting from any price increases in supermarket fresh fruit, despite complaints of price gouging by retailers. Guy Gaeta, chair...
Chicken Processors to Amend Unfair Contracts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has wrangled concessions from Australia's largest chicken meat manufacturers in order to make some of their contracts...
Tomato Growers Attempt Workaround After 20% Production Losses
The production of tomatoes at one of the major fruit and vegetable growers in the nation, New Zealand Gourmet, was reduced by roughly 20%...