3rd September 2010

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  • Locust plagues could cost Australia billions

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    There is international concern that plagues of locusts could cause billions of dollars worth of damage to Australia's agricultural industry in the coming weeks. Earlier this year swarms of bugs ... more

  • Farmers still struggle despite high wheat prices: WAFF

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) says producers should be cautious before they celebrate high wheat prices. A recent Rabbobank survey of 1,300 farmers across the state found rural ... more

  • China wheat market booms after Australian deregulation

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    China, the world's biggest grain producer, has shown an increased interest in Australian wheat. In the nine months to the end of June, Australian wheat exports to China were triple the sales made ... more

  • GrainCorp withdraws, as AWB board recommends Agrium

    Created Wed, 25th of Aug 2010

    AWB's board has recommended its shareholders accept the purchase offer from Canadian company Agrium. AWB has withdrawn its previous recommendation, to proceed with a merger with GrainCorp, in ... more

  • Icon_camera AWB Board recommends Agrium offer

    Created Mon, 23rd of Aug 2010

    AWB's board has recommended its shareholders accept the purchase offer from Canadian company Agrium. AWB has withdrawn its previous recommendation, to proceed with a merger with GrainCorp, in ... more

  • New grain co-op launched

    Created Tue, 24th of Aug 2010

    South Australian grain growers have welcomed the establishment of Australia's newest grain growing co-operative, which was launched yesterday. 160 members have signed up as members of Australian ... more

  • Canada's Agrium a step closer to AWB deal

    Created Fri, 20th of Aug 2010

    The Canadian agribusiness Agrium is a step closer in its bid to take over Australian wheat exporter AWB. Agrium has finished due diligence on AWB, and the two companies have agreed on a formal ... more

  • AWB favours Agrium offer

    Created Fri, 20th of Aug 2010

    AWB's board considers Canadian company Agrium's proposal to buy the former monopoly wheat exporter to be the better of the two offers. The other bidder GrainCorp has three days to either walk away ... more

  • Russian ban pushes barley prices up

    Created Thu, 19th of Aug 2010

    Feed barley prices, along with the price of other grains, have spiked as a result of Russia's ban on wheat exports. Russia banned its farmers from exporting wheat a few weeks ago, worried about ... more

  • Concern about possible foreign ownership of AWB

    Created Wed, 18th of Aug 2010

    The latest bid to buy the former monopoly wheat exporter has one Queensland grower weighing up the options for AWB. This week, Canadian company, Agrium, made a cash offer of $1.50 per AWB ... more

  • WA wheat harvest forecast falls

    Created Wed, 18th of Aug 2010

    Patchy rain across WA has seen predictions for the state's wheat production fall by 19 per cent in the last two months. The Grains Industry Association of Western Australia's crop report is ... more

  • Grain price rise hits stock feed

    Created Tue, 17th of Aug 2010

    Livestock farmers are feeling the effects of higher grain prices and are looking for cheaper alternatives. Prices have soared over the past few weeks, after Russia announced it would have to ... more

  • Agrium launches its AWB sales pitch

    Created Mon, 16th of Aug 2010

    The largest rural retailer in North America, Agrium, has made its pitch to farmers about why its proposal to buy former wheat monopoly exporter AWB is the best. On Saturday, Agrium offered to pay ... more

  • Another offer for AWB

    Created Mon, 16th of Aug 2010

    The race to acquire AWB is hotting up, after another company put in a bid for the former monopoly wheat exporter. Canadian agricultural product retailer Agrium has put in a $1.50 cash bid per ... more

  • Icon_camera AWB receives rival takeover offer

    Created Mon, 16th of Aug 2010

    Grain exporter AWB says it has received a $1.2 billion takeover offer from the Canadian fertiliser maker Agrium. The Canadian company's bid values AWB at $1.50 a share, and is an all cash ... more

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