Grain & Hay News
Canny farmers weather a tax
GRAIN farm businesses are operating like a two-speed economy after emerging from the drought-busting years of 2010 and 2011.
High hopes for soyabean crop
PROCESSOR fingers are crossed for a bumper Victorian soyabean crop, writes KIM WOODS
CBH Group profits dry up
WEST Australian bulk handler and marketer CBH Group has slipped to a $21.4 million loss for the year ended September 30, 2011.
AWB returns extra $40m
WHEAT growers who used AWB's harvest finance option for this season's pools received $40 million in top-up payments last week.
Big chill hits European crops
PLUNGING temperatures in Europe have market analysts suggesting some countries will lose grain crops to winterkill.
Wheat consumption falling
PETER HEMPHILL discovers the planet's premium grain is falling out of favour.
Grain markets face volatile future
WHEAT growers face a volatile future, with global production likely to regularly exceed consumption.
Cotton at Carrathool
BY PLANE, it takes Bruce Armstrong about 40 minutes to go around his lambing ewes each day.
Sorghum crops unaffected by floods
THE floods in Queensland and northern NSW are not expected to cause great losses to the nation's sorghum crops.
Wheat's waiting game
AUSTRALIAN wheat growers should tread warily after reports on the prospects of the coming season.
Yara takes control of Burrup Fertilisers
YARA International has confirmed it will take a controlling stake in Burrup Fertilisers, buying an extra 16 per cent.
Derailments point to poor tracks
TRAIN operators have suffered a couple of derailments on the Mildura line lately.
Rust plan vital
WHEAT growers still using varieties rated as susceptible or very susceptible must put a rust management plan in place.
Asia is top of feed pile
ASIA has cemented itself as the top feed producing region in the world, accounting for more than a third of global production.
Clear Grain Exchange's milestone
ONLINE trading business Clear Grain Exchange has traded its one millionth tonne of grain.
SunRice's lucky escape on debt
SUNRICE'S recent $100 million debt reduction would have made it "a gift" to Spanish suitor Ebro Foods if the takeover was successful.
Wheat storages hit peak
GRAIN traders face a huge task to whittle down wheat stored in the nation's granaries.
Grain Growers secures WA base
GRAIN Growers Limited has moved a step closer to representing grain growers nationally.
Grains Logistics Taskforce extended
THE Victorian Government is to keep the Grains Logistics Taskforce in place for another year.
Corn profits pip soya
CORN has overtaken soya beans for the first time as the more profitable of the two crops for Argentinian farmers.
Grainsearch bolsters seed hunt
NEW alliances have given a Western District plant varietal development company a second life. PETER HEMPHILL reports
Vigilance call on summer weeds
GRAIN growers need to keep summer weeds and cereal volunteer plants under control to preserve soil moisture and suppress diseases.
New spraying regs need focus
FARMERS are having to come to grips with new spraying regulations and technology.
Ducks strip rice crops
RICE growers have walked away from 4500ha of crop after duck and wind damage in the Riverina.
Grain goes off the rails
ABOUT 30,000 trucks were used to cart shipping containers loaded with wheat and barley to the Port of Melbourne last year.
Stockpile weighs wheat down
A GROWING mountain of wheat has cast a shadow over prices. PETER HEMPHILL reports
Mice fear grows with heat
FARMERS in southeastern Australia face the prospect of another mouse plague.
