agribusiness Archives : Research for Agriculture

Lower currency continues to buoy Australian agriculture

A lower-than-expected Australian dollar combined with good seasonal conditions continue to buoy the outlook for Australian agriculture, according to NAB’s July Rural Commodities Wrap released.

Jul 29, 2021

agribusiness, news

Savvy commercial partners sought for novel Australian oat products

Australian oat noodles and oat ‘rice’ are set to become popular pantry staples here and overseas, once new manufacturing processes developed by the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) are matched with the right commercial partners.

Jul 8, 2021

agribusiness

Winter crop area heading towards record high

The ABARES Australian crop report – June 2021 is forecasting above average winter crop production in 2021–22. Area planted to winter crops is set to reach a record high nationally thanks to favourable climate conditions and high world prices.

Jul 6, 2021

agribusiness, crops

News

Farmgate value hits new record of $66 billion

Australian farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3 billion year.

Jun 16, 2021

agribusiness, news

Water market price rise myth-busting

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have tested claims of water hoarding and speculative behaviour in Murray-Darling Basin water markets and found no evidence of hoarding, or a clear source of speculative behaviour, driving water price rises.

Mar 16, 2021

agribusiness, water

News

Average farm cash incomes up 18 per cent to $184k

Farm cash income for broadacre farms is projected to increase by around 18 per cent at the national level to average $184,000 per farm in 2020–21.

Mar 8, 2021

agribusiness, agriculture, news

Learning News

Water market webinar with current situation and outlook

Agriculture Victoria is running a series of irrigation webinars over spring, and the first will run on Wednesday 30 September 2020 with a focus on water trading.

Sep 15, 2020

agribusiness, water

Beef and lamb to step into China’s pandemic pork shortage

The pig equivalent of COVID-19, African Swine Flu (ASF), is decimating herds around the world, but may present an opportunity for Australian red meat producers to fill the gaps in international protein supplies.

Sep 14, 2020

agribusiness

News

Free Trade Agreements define the way our agricultural exporters do business

An ABARES Insights paper released explores how Australia’s agricultural export performance over the past 15 years has been strongly supported by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Sep 11, 2020

agribusiness, news

Varietal diversity to drive demand

With increasing climate variability and changing consumer preferences, it’s vital that Australia’s wine industry identifies and cultivates alternative grape varieties to help drive greater demand and profitability to the sector.

Sep 3, 2020

agribusiness, research

Farmer’s growing optimism

Opportunity for agribusinesses to capitalise on positive outlook.

Sep 3, 2020

agribusiness, research

Lower subsidies = strong agriculture

An Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences analysis of government support for Australia’s farmers has found they are among the least subsidised in the world.

Sep 2, 2020

agribusiness