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MLA says beef prices looking up

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

Meat and Livestock Australia says there are signs beef markets are beginning to recover from low prices. A high Australian dollar and a difficult season have taken their toll on cattle prices ... more
Beef producers fear US retaliation

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

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Another Senate hearing on BSE

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

A Senate inquiry into the Government's BSE beef policy has delayed the release of its final report and will hold another hearing into the matter. Opposition Senators today won the Senate's support ... more
Oakeshott welcomes beef import ban rethink

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

The independent federal Lyne MP has praised the region's cattle farmers for their role in pressuring the Federal Government into reversing its decision to allow beef imports from countries affected ... more
Top prices at high country cattle sales

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

Weaner cattle have been selling for the best prices in a decade at Victoria's annual high country cattle sales. With the best opening to the season in living memory, a record number of buyers have ... more
Farm group backs High Court ruling

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

The New South Wales Farmers Association has welcomed a report from its industrial wing on a High Court ruling critical of the state's industrial laws. WorkCover has been ordered to pay the legal ... more
Hull backs beef imports risk review

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

Federal Opposition MPs have welcomed the plan to analyse the risk of importing beef from countries that have mad cow disease. It means there will be no beef imports from those countries for at ... more
US exporters question reversal of beef ban

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

The US beef industry has reacted quickly to Australia's backflip on beef imports, declaring it has good safeguards to control mad cow disease. Yesterday, Australia's Agriculture Minister Tony ... more
Beef imports rethink a 'step in right direction'

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

North-west New South Wales beef producers are welcoming the Federal Government's move to reverse its decision allowing beef imports. The Government has announced it will conduct an import risk ... more
Receding floodwaters reveal economic damage

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

Farmers and meat exporters are among the many Queenslanders counting the cost after the south-west of the state went under in the worst floods for more than 100 years. Many farmers are waiting for ... more
Govt keeps beef import ban

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

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Federal Government orders quarantine review of beef import plan

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

The Federal Government has ordered a full analysis of beef imports from countries previously affected by mad cow disease, delaying imports by at least two years. The Government announced plans ... more
Mad cow change concerns prompt review

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

The Federal Government has ordered a full analysis of beef imports from countries previously affected by mad cow disease. The Government announced plans last year to lift a blanket ban on beef ... more
Rain should push up cattle prices

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

The heavy rain across the eastern states is tipped to lead to a surge in cattle prices this week. Graham Osborne, from the Victorian Livestock Exchange, expects northern buyers to push up prices ... more
Landholders brace for flooding

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

Landholders in north-west New South Wales are moving stock and valuables ahead of floods that are predicted to be the biggest in more than 20 years. Floodwaters from Queensland are expected to ... more