Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter crop production in Australia has been projected to increase nine per cent at 51.3 million tonnes for 2024/25. That’s according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences which issued its latest supply and demand report on June 3.
Bigger cereal, pulse crops for Australia as canola contracts
Canada’s crush boom to benefit Aussie canola
A significant increase in domestic crush capacity is expected to lower exports and reduce competition for Australia
Reading Time: 2 minutes Commonwealth Bank of Australia is forecasting reduced competition from its main competitor and continued strong demand from its top export market.
Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia's Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied carbon dioxide in the country's largest aquifer, a plan farm groups say must be blocked because it risks poisoning water supplies.
Mixed outlook on global canola production
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australian canola production is expected to rise in 2024/25, while the European rapeseed crop will likely be smaller on the year, according to updated estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
Australia wraps up winter wheat/canola harvest
Production beats earlier forecasts, but are still down on the year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia’s winter harvest has wrapped up, with wheat and canola production beating earlier forecasts but still down on the year, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Australia achieves average wheat, barley harvests
Total exports down, but percentage going to China increased
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian wheat and barley came away with average crops for 2023/24, as the threat of dryness caused by an El Niño posed a major challenge, according to the United Stated Department of Agriculture attaché in the country’s capital of Canberra.
Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024
Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greg Northey, vice-president of corporate affairs said crop production bounced back in spite of challenging growing conditions in some areas. Chickpeas and edible beans saw increased production in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, while lentil and dry pea production declined.
Australia says China has lifted some restrictions on meat imports
Aussie trade minister calls it a positive step in improving relations between the countries
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia's trade ministry said on Tuesday that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three Australian abattoirs, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries.
Australian crops improve, but well off recent records
Winter crop harvest reportedly progressing quicker, earlier than recent years
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia’s winter crop production likely beat earlier expectations but will still be down considerably compared to the record-large production in recent years, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Alberta investment firm acquires Australian cattle portfolio
This is AIMCo's second agricultural acquisition 'down under' in the last two years
Reading Time: 2 minutes The portfolio consists of Yougawalla Pastoral Co and Argyle Cattle Co. It's a large-scale cattle breeding business spanning nearly 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) or largely leased land in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, AIMCo said in the news release.
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