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Black beats brown as marketing changes the makeup of Australian cattle herd
By Juno Robertson
Herefords were once the most popular cattle breed in the country, but black breeds like Angus are taking over due to picky export markets and McDonald's menus.
#BeefCattleFarming #LivestockFarming #FoodandDrink #AgriculturalMarketing #JunoRobertson
Australia's most expensive bull could earn $1m from semen sales
By Amelia Bernasconi
It may be years before Australia's most expensive bull, Wyatt, finds himself in a paddock with the ladies.
#BeefCattleFarming #Genetics #AgriculturalMarketing #AmeliaBernasconi
Growers find expanding markets to save bumper avocado crop from oversupply
By Sophie Johnson and Jennifer Nichols
The avocado industry is experiencing another high-volume crop, but unlike previous years with oversupply, the fruit is finding a market.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/bumper-avocado-crop-avoids-oversupply/106991350
#HorticultureIndustry #Exports #AgriculturalMarketing #SophieJohnson #JenniferNichols
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?
#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
'Easy as': Seafood industry hopes to market its way out of downturn Hit early and hit hard by the pandemic, Australia's seafood industry hopes a new marketing campaign will help fill the void by increasing domestic consumption. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-14/seafood-industry-hopes-to-market-its-way-out-of-a-downturn/12875180 #AgriculturalMarketing #Fishing,Aquaculture #COVID-19
'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
'Without China in the market, we don't have one': Wool's fresh bid to woo its biggest buyer A quirky commercial spruiking the Merino Sisters as ambassadors for "prestigious, most-coveted" Australian wool has already been seen 230 million times as the industry chases a retail revival in China. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-30/australian-wool-trade-reliance-on-china-grows/12821054 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalMarketing #Agribusiness #Markets #Rural #Trade #Wool
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
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
Scarecrows breathe life into country shows after 'traumatic' COVID cancellations Some agricultural shows have been cancelled for the first time in up to 150 years, but a trail of scarecrows across the state is keeping the country spirit alive. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/no-show-scarecrows-support-agricultural-societies-in-nsw/12738916 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalShows #TravelandTourism #RuralTourism #Agriculture #Regional #Tourism
Bravo apple's beauty is only skin deep, but seems to make all the difference to its marketability Experts say the Bravo apple has huge potential, but growers argue cosmetic standards — chiefly that it have a distinct deep red colour on the skin — are undermining the variety. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-05/australias-unique-bravo-apple-cosmetic-colour-rules-wa-growers/12727500 #PlantCultivationandPropagation #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #ScienceandTechnology #Rural
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
Next generation of tuna barons see future prosperity at home The next generation of three fishing families unite to take their prized catches to Australian consumers in light of slumping sales to Japan this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-15/southern-bluefin-tuna-companies-unite-for-new-markets/12656368 #AgriculturalMarketing #Fishing,Aquaculture #FoodandCooking #Regional #Trade
Queensland family's $35 million Gulf Country cattle station purchase breaks records The $35 million sale of a cattle property in Queensland's Gulf Country to a grazing family from Cloncurry smashes records in the area. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-14/cloncurry-grazing-family-buys-nardoo-station-for-$35m/12660946 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
Record price of $110K for Santa Gertrudis bull shows confidence in cattle recovery "When we find those bulls that are extraordinary we have to stretch ourselves and secure the bull,": Stud pays record price for Santa Gertrudis bull. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/santa-gertrudis-record-priced-bull-shows-cattle-confidence/12653878 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
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