Category: <span>Food & Agri</span>

China makes largest foreign purchase with $43billion bid for Swiss Syngenta State-owned ChemChina agreed a $43billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta on Wednesday. This move comes as …

Bargaining power pork-barrel Accusations of pork-barrelling have erupted over the Coalition government’s delivery of a $13.8 million federal program to try and enhance farmers’ collective bargaining powers in agricultural supply …

Global pork prices to hit 10 year lows Sufficient supply and modest demand development means the Rabobank five-nation hog index will reach 10 year lows in the first 3 months …

Chinese cotton imports fall China’s cotton imports fell by 29 per cent this year, causing concerns that the Chinese government is trying to reduce its cotton stockpiles. That left the …

CBH posts profit despite trading loss CBH posted a profit of $82.7 million AUD despite incurring a loss of $16.7m AUD in its marketing and trading operations. Chairman Wally Newman …

Bindaree Beef a hit in China Last month Bindaree Beef with its meat and sales marketing business, Sanger Australia joined forces with JD.com, China’s largest online direct sales company to …

Exports to Korea Rise Exports to Korea have risen as tariffs have fallen with the next stage of the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement taking force. Exports of fresh cherries have …

21-12-15 American Avian Flu Affecting Exports to China Sanderson Farms, the third largest poultry supplier in the US has seen profits crash by 71% on the back of an import …

  14-12-15 Fonterra predict milk price revival Fonterra has expressed signs of revival in the dairy industry with projections of NZ$4.60 per kg of milk solids vs only NZ$3.85 from …

07-12-15 Fonterra to build cheese factory in Victoria Fonterra will invest $120 million into a state of the art cheese factory in Stanhope, Victoria. The new plant will see an …