Victorian Crops Wiped Out Due to the Rain Article by: Hari Yellina As more Queensland crops are destroyed by unseasonal rain, things could soon get much worse on store shelves. Fresh produce prices, including those of lettuce and strawberries, have already increased, and now other fruits and vegetables are expected to do the same. The […]

Victoria Restricts Bee Movement into Sunraysia Article by: Hari Yellina As the outbreak in New South Wales spreads further, authorities have limited the flow of bees and hives into Victoria’s Sunraysia region. Although none of the mites have been found in Victoria, a permission is now required to transport bees into the Sunraysia region, which […]

Australian Biosecurity Levels Up in Fear of Foot and Mouth Disease Article by: Hari Yellina Following the discovery of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cows in Bali, the federal government is stepping up biosecurity procedures at the border. According to Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, “additional safeguards were promptly enforced to protect Australia’s livestock industry from this […]

A Bumper Season for Cherry Exports Article by: Hari Yellina The Turkish cherry harvesting season has only a few more weeks left. One exporter claims that despite decreasing demand in Europe, they have managed to outperform their rivals in California. Due to the problems in Europe, Russia was also a successful market for Turkish cherries. […]

A Good Harvest Season for Ontario Apples on the Cards Article by: Hari Yellina The approaching apple season in Ontario appears to be an excellent year for Honeycrisp apples. According to apple grower Cathy McKay, chair of the Ontario Apple Growers, “they were trying to have the fruit thinned early and a lot of them […]

Demand for Citrus Slowly Picking Up Article by: Hari Yellina A prominent citrous grower in Queensland acknowledges that the weather has made things difficult this season, but that the demand has improved after a sluggish start. There are still a few weeks left in the season for Benyenda Citrus, which started in April. According to […]

Have Fruits and Vegetables Dropped in Price? Article by: Hari Yellina While dramatic price rises for common kitchen ingredients like lettuce, cucumbers, capsicum, snow peas, and berries have been widely reported in the media, consumers may be tempted to reduce their diet of fruits and vegetables. The same causes that are pushing up inflationary pressures, […]

Roads to Hands-Free Farming: The New Trend? Article by: Hari Yellina It’s crucial to be informed about what’s going on in each lane of the road to hands-free farming since there are many of them. Professor David Lamb, the chief scientist at the Food Agility CRC, has this advice for farmers and companies. Robotics, autonomous […]

Queensland Weather Foreshadows Rain; A Dicey Balance for Farmers Article by: Hari Yellina Some farmers in the Lockyer Valley in south-east Queensland are concerned about the prospect for further rain later this week since their farms have only just begun to dry out after months of wet weather. Due to an upper trough moving east […]

Winemaker Produces Experimental Bush Block Vintage Under Little Rainfall Article by: Hari Yellina A winemaking family in north-west Victoria set out to demonstrate that premium wine can be produced in a warm region with minimal irrigation or rainfall. The first wines from Chalmers Wines Australia’s bush block, a vineyard with no trellises and only a […]

Tomato Growers Attempt Workaround After 20% Production Losses Article by: Hari Yellina The production of tomatoes at one of the major fruit and vegetable growers in the nation, New Zealand Gourmet, was reduced by roughly 20% at its 12-hectare facility near Taupo due to a state-wide scarcity of commercial carbon dioxide supplies, but the company […]

Functioning Kiwi Areas to Relocate? Article by: Hari Yellina A famous New Zealand export may be negatively impacted by climate change in the next decades due to rising temperatures, according to Zespri. The places currently most suited for growing kiwifruit could change around the nation, according to a report for the Ministry for Primary Industries […]

Container Shipping Rates will not Normalise Before 2023 Article by: Hari Yellina The container shipping business has undoubtedly altered, but a speedy return to normalcy is not desirable, according to recent research from Container Forecaster de Drewry. The sector’s bull run appears to be coming to an end just as we are. Spot rate decreases […]

Big Stores Twice as Expensive as Compared to Local Vendors Hari Yellina Australians’ nagging feeling that their large local supermarket is no longer the cheapest place to get affordable fresh food necessities has been unequivocally confirmed. A cost-of-living crisis has been brought on by rising interest rates, rent increases, and energy and fuel prices, which […]

Vegetable Prices to Increase after Sydney Floods Article by: Hari Yellina The most recent, catastrophic floods in NSW bring additional negative news for the cost of green vegetables. The top farming organisation in the state issued a warning about supply problems in Sydney due to flooding fields and damaged greenhouses. According to NSW Farmers president […]

New Varroa Mite Detection in Narrabri Article by: Hari Yellina A fresh varroa mite discovery in Narrabri in the state’s North West Slopes has been confirmed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and is connected to previously reported occurrences in the Newcastle area of the state’s Hunter region. Acting Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr […]

Farm Fatalities a Real Problem for Australia Article by: Hari Yellina Gary Webster, a farmer in Ravensthorpe, thinks he is fortunate because three years ago, while working by himself late at night on his farm, he performed something he had never done before. He got off of his tractor at one in the morning on […]

Is the Foot and Mouth Disease Edging Closer to Australia? Article by: Hari Yellina A livestock disease that has spread to Bali threatens to shut down Australia’s meat and animal trade, prompting calls for stricter border controls for travellers leaving from the well-known vacation resort. Over the weekend, it was verified that on the Indonesian […]

AdBlue Manufactured but till How Long? Article by: Hari Yellina The nation will experience another AdBlue shortage unless the federal government promotes new domestic manufacture, according to the peak organisation for road transport businesses in Western Australia. AdBlue, also referred to as diesel exhaust fluid, is an anti-pollutant that is added to the majority of […]

NSW Wheat and Canola Farmers Lose Crops after Heavy Rainfall Article by: Hari Yellina Due to unprecedented rainfall that has prevented farmers from planting crops in some areas of New South Wales, they are facing losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Like many others in the central west, John Barber raises wheat and canola […]