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https://www.europesays.com/be/11358/ Belgium Strengthens Asian Ambitions at FHA Singapore 2026 #AgriculturalMarketing #Belgium #FHA #Food&HotelAsia #FrozenPotatoProducts #KUALALUMPUR #Malaysia #PotatoProducts #SingaporeExpo #VLAM

Could a softening of major supermarkets' demand for blemish-free bananas help cyclone-affected growers?
By Lucy Cooper and Abbey Halter

Bright yellow with blemish-free skin, bananas at major supermarkets tend to look 'perfect", but will a push to sell produce affected by recent tropical cyclones in North Queensland shatter this widespread consumer ideology?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-13/cyclone-affected-bananas-supermarket-promotion-queensland-farmer/103454936

#CostofLiving #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalMarketing #RetailIndustry #LucyCooper #AbbeyHalter

Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

'We could make a billion Weet-Bix': 2020 is set to be the biggest food harvest in years Almost 15 million tonnes will be harvested in NSW in the coming weeks, making up a strong portion of Australia's 47-million-tonne winter harvest output, so there will be plenty of bread, beer and pasta to go around. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-03/2020-will-be-a-bountiful-harvest-after-drought/12785094 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #CropHarvesting #FoodProcessing #FarmLabour #Wheat

Tonnes of Australian lobsters stuck in Chinese airports amid trade tensions The threat of Australian lobsters dying at Chinese airports has spooked local producers and escalated trade tensions between Beijing and Canberra. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-02/australian-lobster-exports-caught-in-china-trade-tensions/12837700 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Trade

Dry September robs millions of tonnes from West Australian grain harvest A lack of rain as the growing season peaked has removed millions of tonnes of grain from Western Australia's expected harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/2020-wa-grain-harvest-falls-after-poor-rains-western-australia/12754104 #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Oilseeds #Weather #Markets #Wheat

From posies to pancakes: The appetite for edible Geraldton wax flower blooms A growing appetite for uniquely Australian cuisine leads to a popular native flower being developed into a food flavouring. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-12/geraldton-wax-flower-australia-wa-flavours-food/12744000 #FoodScienceandTechnology #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FlowerGardens #FlowerFoliage #NativeSpecies #Flowers #Natives

From posies to pancakes: The appetite for edible Geraldton wax flower blooms A growing appetite for uniquely Australian cuisine leads to a popular native flower being developed into a food flavouring. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-12/geraldton-wax-flower-australia-wa-flavours-food/12744000 #FoodScienceandTechnology #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FlowerGardens #FlowerFoliage #NativeSpecies #Flowers #Natives

Experts warn Australia's canola trade is 'dangerously exposed' to global disruptions A prominent grain industry expert says Australia's canola industry must find alternative markets and embrace value adding to manage potential global policy shifts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-09/australian-canola-grower-at-risk-trade-shocks/12745794 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #Agribusiness

Country-of-origin labelling could help lift welfare standards for pigs, activists say An animal welfare group says if consumers can see where imported ham and bacon comes from they can choose pork from countries with higher welfare standards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-02/country-of-origin-labelling-for-pork-change-to-improve-welfare/12716354 #AgriculturalMarketing #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPrices #LivestockWelfare #PigProduction #Grocery #Trade

Calls for national illegal worker amnesty as labour shortage crisis hits boiling point WA's Agriculture Minister is gathering support as she calls for an amnesty on illegal workers as harvest looms, but her Federal counterpart isn't having a bar of it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-01/calls-for-national-illegal-worker-amnesty-amid-labour-crisis/12721188 #AgriculturalMarketing #StatesandTerritories #Federal-StateIssues #IndustrialRelations #AgriculturalPolicy #Agribusiness #COVID-19

Consumers' erratic buying hurts vegetable prices and forces farmers to mulch crops Farmers say panic buying has forced vegetable prices down and meant some have had to mulch crops into the ground. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-28/erratic-covid-panic-buying-forces-vegetable-prices-down/12668024 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #Vegetables #COVID-19 #Grocery

Oil from a tree found only in the wheatbelt is in hot demand A West Australian wheatbelt based oil distilling company enjoying insatiable demand for its unique eucalyptus oil plans to double production and move into international and retail markets. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-24/eucalyptus-kochii-oil-demand-in-western-australia-wheatbelt/12693852 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #EssentialOilCrops

Aussie cheesemakers on a roll thanks to COVID-19 lockdown, expensive European imports Isolation is deepening our love affair for artisan cheese, and a lack of European imports is giving Australian cheesemakers a rare advantage. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-19/demand-for-australian-artisan-cheese-soars-due-to-covid-europe/12673386 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #DairyProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FoodProcessing #Agribusiness

Riverina bull sale falls short for breeder that owes creditors millions The sale of 38 bulls bred by an Angus breeder has barely made a dent in the $13 million the company reportedly owes to creditors. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-17/irelands-angus-bull-sale-falls-short-of-bailing-out-breeder/12669834 #FraudandCorporateCrime #AgriculturalMarketing #Agriculture #Crime

Wool industry body cops 50 per cent hit to revenue Australian Wool Innovation is reviewing 'every single' area of expenditure, after annual revenues collapsed by half following a wool price freefall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-09/wool-industry-body-cops-hit-to-half-its-revenue/12646434 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #CorporateGovernance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #Agribusiness

Victoria's online farmers' market a lockdown boost for producers The Victorian Country Market, a service that allows producers from all over the state to sell online, has received generally positive reviews with some farmers reporting skyrocketing sales. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-04/victorian-producers-have-mixed-reviews-on-the-country/12627576 #AdvertisingandMarketing #AgriculturalMarketing #InternetTechnology #FoodandBeverage #Agribusiness #Tourism #Rural

End of an era for historic Killafaddy saleyards Killafaddy saleyards on the outskirts of Launceston holds its last auction to make way for a multi-agent facility at Powranna. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-27/last-sale-at-killafaddy/12588716 #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepProduction #BeefCattle #History

Consumers push corporate agriculture to move quickly on zero emissions The National Farmers Federation has announced its support for zero carbon emissions from agriculture by 2050, but its it too little too late? https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-23/corporate-agriculture-take-lead-reducing-emissions-from-cows/12577402 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #AgriculturalMarketing #EnvironmentalImpact #AgriculturalPolicy #EmissionsTrading #ClimateChange #Livestock

With Bali holidays off the agenda, record numbers of tourists are heading bush Visitor numbers to Western Australia's wheatbelt region are on track to break new records as COVID-19 border closures entice thousands of holiday-makers to explore their own state. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/wheatbelt-tourism-booms-during-pandemic-as-travellers-grounded/12570708 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalCrops #TravelandTourism #AnimalsandNature #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #Hospitality

Wool market dips below 1,000c/kg and hits eight-year low The Australian wool price is now at its lowest level since 2012 after 59c/kg was swiped from the Australian Wool Exchange this week. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/australian-wool-market-plummets-hits-eight-year-low/12574562 #AgriculturalMarketing #EpidemicsandPandemics #AgriculturalPrices #Agribusiness #Retail #Wool

China's anti-dumping probe could add to the woes of Australia's winemakers Winemakers still recovering from bushfires, and battling the impact of coronavirus on sales, are nervous about the impact China's investigation into Australian wine imports will have on the local industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/wine-industry-concerned-by-china-anti-dumping-investigation/12571800 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #GovernmentandPolitics

Why 400 sets of children's tonsils could help ease post-surgery pain for thousands New research is studying the effectiveness of West Australian honey as a pain relief option for children who are recovering from notoriously painful tonsillectomy procedures. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/childrens-tonsils-needed-for-honey-pain-trial/12558998 #FoodScienceandTechnology #AgriculturalMarketing #HealthcareFacilities #AlternativeMedicine #SurgicalMedicine #AcademicResearch #Beekeeping

Wool market down 40 per cent on last year Wool growers aren't willing to accept the low prices for their clip, but that's leading to a national wool stockpile as spring shearing ramps up. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-06/wool-price-slup-stockpile-builds-spring-shearing-underway/12526230 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #Agribusiness #Markets #Rural #Wool

Why cheese won't be enough to save this struggling industry For the first time in 14 years, a major WA dairy processor will make cheddar, but it won't be enough to save the farmers behind the product. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-30/brownes-to-resume-cheese-production-in-wa/12505096 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AdvertisingandMarketing #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #DairyProduction #Agribusiness #Livestock #Industry #Rural

Feedlot numbers decline amid 'volatile' global beef market Uncertainty in global beef markets is starting to flow through to Australian feedlots, with the number of cattle on feed drastically decreasing. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-23/feedlot-numbers-decline-amid-volatile-beef-market/12473984 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #CattleFeedlots #FoodProcessing #BeefCattle #COVID-19 #Drought #Rural

Why is demand for wool grease on the rise? It's the lipstick effect Economic theory the 'lipstick effect' may be driving up interest for wool grease at a time when farmers struggle under other coronavirus impacts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-21/lipstick-effect-and-wool-grease/12474570 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #Agribusiness #Agriculture #Animals #Trade #Rural

'It's got to stand out, Dad': Unique new red pear pioneered by young farmer in his dying days For the Georgopoulos family, a bold new variety of pear is a true fruit of their late son's labour of love. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-30/new-red-pear-variety-red-sienna-pride-georgopoulos-family-legacy/12405438 #AgriculturalMarketing #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #HumanInterest #Agribusiness #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Fruits #Retail #Fruit

'It's got to stand out, Dad': Unique new red pear pioneered by young farmer in his dying days For the Georgopoulos family, a bold new variety of pear is a true fruit of their late son's labour of love. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-30/new-red-pear-variety-red-sienna-pride-georgopoulos-family-legacy/12405438 #AgriculturalMarketing #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #HumanInterest #Agribusiness #FruitTrees #FruitCrops #Fruits #Retail #Fruit

Henty field days cancelled for first time since 1970s One of Australia's largest agricultural exhibitions is called off amid uncertainty over how the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions will pan out. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/henty-machinery-field-days-cancelled-2020-coronavirus/12395474 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #COVID-19

Quad bike panic buying seen as manufacturers prepare to pull out of Australia Motorbike retailers in outback Queensland are struggling to source quad bikes as consumers stock up before new regulations come in next year, prompting manufacturers to exit the market. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-17/consumers-panic-buying-quad-bikes-as-manufacturers-pull-out/12355734 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #RegionalDevelopment #FederalGovernment #Regional

To pick or to plough? WA strawberries could be left to rot with overseas markets unreachable Strawberry farmers may be forced to plough their crops into the ground as sky-high freight costs mean it's too expensive to export the fruit overseas. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-11/wa-strawberries-may-be-ploughed-back-into-the-ground/12341858 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #Quarantine-Agricultural #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalMarketing #Agribusiness

Pandemic exposes vulnerability of agricultural supply chain Australia's agricultural supply chains are widely regarded as being fine-tuned and efficient, but the pandemic has shown how quickly things can unravel. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/agricultural-supply-chains-during-pandemic/12319704 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #EpidemicsandPandemics #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #COVID-19

Ballarat mushroom producers say pandemic a 'blessing in disguise' for their business A shift in marketing to farmgate sales by mushroom producers boosts consumer enthusiasm to support local economy, https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-02/covid19-leads-to-mushroom-farm-makeshift-market/12307116 #CommunityOrganisations #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalCrops #LocalGovernment #HumanInterest #COVID-19 #Rural

Blueberry growers fear long pursuit of Chinese market in jeopardy Australian blueberry growers who have been chasing the lucrative China market for a decade are concerned that political tensions could further delay access. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-19/blueberry-concerns-over-china-but-dairy-macadamia-exports-ok/12250240 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #DairyProduction #Fruit

Rain boosts confidence in NSW, farm prices soar Widespread autumn rainfall across most of New South Wales has brought a sense of optimism to rural communities as machinery sales surge, property prices rocket and livestock prices soar. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-12/money-in-mud-as-nsw-farmers-rejoice-in-rain/12234096 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops

Rain boosts confidence in NSW, farm prices soar Widespread autumn rainfall across most of New South Wales has brought a sense of optimism to rural communities as machinery sales surge, property prices rocket and livestock prices soar. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-12/money-in-mud-as-nsw-farmers-rejoice-in-rain/12234096 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops

Online selling scam targets farmers with fake machinery ads Australian farmers have lost tens of thousands of dollars after falling victim to fraudulent advertisements for farm machinery and equipment. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-30/machinery-scam-fleeces-farmers/12197502 #AdvertisingandMarketing #FraudandCorporateCrime #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Advertising

Australia calls for independent study of wet market risks in response to COVID-19 pandemic Australia is ratcheting up pressure on China to look into the health risks associated with wildlife wet markets as the world continues to battle the deadly spread of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/wet-market-health-risks-need-to-be-studied-minister-says/12174086 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

COVID-19 forces livestock industry to adapt to online auctions As COVID-19 spreads to regional areas in Australia, the livestock industry is adapting to increasingly tougher restrictions on the number of people who can gather in saleyards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-01/covid-19-forces-livestock-industry-to-adapt-to-online-auctions/12109388 #AgriculturalMarketing #InternetTechnology #SheepProduction #SmallBusiness #BeefCattle #COVID-19

Coronavirus likely to wipe $389m off Australian seafood industry's bottom line Australian seafood prices are falling and fishers are pleading for help as major international markets shut down due to the spread of coronavirus. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-05/australian-seafood-takes-massive-hit-as-coronavirus-spreads/12022136 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #Fishing,Aquaculture #BusinessandFinance #AgriculturalPrices #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #DiseaseControl

Cheaper prices in store likely as demand for organic produce surges One of Australia's major supermarkets looks to capitalise on a growing appetite for organic food with farm grants aimed at shoring up supply and expansion. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-19/organic-fruit-and-vegetables-in-demand-push-for-lower-prices/11977032 #AgriculturalMarketing #OrganicFertilisers #AgriculturalPrices #OrganicAmendments #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandCooking #FoodProcessing #VegetableCrops

How this winery is using automated technology — and saving power A machine that takes 7,000 photographs a second, and then ditches the grapes winemakers don't want, is being installed in Tasmania to cut costs and increase sustainability. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-10/new-wine-technology-in-tasmania-for-greater-sustainability/11947628 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Rural

Cattle and sheep prices rise driven by rain and short supply after long drought Rain across NSW, Queensland and South Australia plus record low numbers of cattle due to destocking is driving up the price of livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-04/livestock-prices-on-the-rise-as-rain-spreads/11918180 #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Markets #Trade