Farmers federation digs in behind Coalition on policy
The National Farmers Federation has endorsed the Coalition over Labor on an overwhelming majority of its policy priorities ahead of the federal election on Saturday.
Agribusiness
Land grab for carbon farming
The market for carbon farming is growing quickly despite the government’s shock intervention that saw the price of carbon credit units plummet.
NT beef baron forced to allow gas exploration
A tribunal has ordered Beetaloo Basin pastoralists Rallen to allow Tamboran Resources access to explore for gas on its land.
BGH threatens to derail CapVest’s bid for Virtus: Deloitte
Virtus’s chair Sonia Petering is urging all shareholders to cast their votes in scheme meeting on CapVest’s takeover offer for the group.
Construction green light: Funding secured for $250m port
A $250m grain export port has secured funding from a Dubai-based firm, paving the way to construction next month.
Agribusiness unites on ESG standards
Agribusiness leaders will strive for a collective approach on ESG standards to unlock capital and drive investment, says Elders boss Mark Allison.
Experts differ on gold’s prospects
Everyone’s favourite defensive precious metal has given the $US2000 per ounce level a nudge in recent times, but the macro headwinds to the gold price look to be strengthening.
$10m deal fuels medical cannabis firm’s IPO plans
An emerging medicinal cannabis company has put the Riverland at the centre of its plans to become a major supplier in the fast-growing industry.
Qld rural supplier goes into administration
A long-established Queensland rural supplier with Chinese backers has called in voluntary administrators.
GrainCorp hits record share price as demand surges
GrainCorp has lifted its profit outlook on the back of surging demand, sending its shares soaring to an all-time high.
$2.6bn urea project gets jump on rivals
Construction of a $2.6bn urea fertilizer production facility in South Australia is a step closer amid a surge in global prices fuelled by the Ukraine conflict.
Frydenberg’s core business is re-election not reform
Now it’s the right time for Canberra to be working with business to develop a plan and build resilience ahead of the next shock looming around the corner.
Food price spike fuels investor interest
One of Australia’s few food and agriculture-focused ETFs is expected to have almost doubled in size in just three months.
Ukraine war to push Aussie farm prices higher
Surging Australian farmland values could be entering a new phase of growth as wheat and other commodity prices soar in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Dairy giant Fonterra pulls pin on Russia
The world’s biggest dairy exporter has added to the rush of Western businesses to formally withdraw from Russia, while Ansell suspends all imports.
Ukraine crisis puts extra pressure on milk prices: Fonterra
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is adding pressure to an already tight global dairy supply market, warns the world’s biggest dairy exporter.
Elders harvests big profits with farms in clover
Farmers are enjoying bumper seasonal conditions and buying up a range of crop protection and animal health products to help send Elders’s profit racing ahead.
Ukraine war threatens wheat supply
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has jammed up Black Sea exports and risks a massive chunk of the world’s wheat supply. It has also sparked wild price swings in the market.
Cracking the DNA code to stop sanction dodgers
This tech player uses a dash of CSI to prove that wheat, gold and diamonds are free from sanctions.
Grazing in flood areas may take years to resume: A2 Milk
The group says all its farmers around Lismore are safe with livestock accounted for, but warns the recovery could take years.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/agribusiness/page/30