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Victoria is the nation’s premier state for food and fibre exports, with exports reaching a record $19.6 billion in 2022-23.
Victoria is the nation’s premier state for food and fibre exports, with exports reaching a record $19.6 billion in 2022-23. The release the Food and Fibre Export Performance Report 2022-23 shows Victoria is Australia’s largest food and fibre exporter by value – accounting for 24% of the national total. Thanks to the hard work of…
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Read MoreAustralian cotton produced with less water, land, insecticide
COTTON is being produced with 48 per cent less water, 34pc less land, and 97pc less insecticides than it was three decades ago. The 2019 Australian Cotton Sustainability Report released on Monday also revealed potential further improvements which will help achieve the industry’s aim of being a global leader in sustainable cotton production. Cotton Australia chief executive…
Read MoreUrea top-dressing program in full swing
BUOYED by solid seasonal conditions Australian farmers have gone hard on their nitrogen (N) top-dressing programs this year. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to the nitrogen-based fertiliser urea has been relatively easy, and thousands of tonnes has been applied over the past month. NSW farmers, in particular, have been big consumers of urea.…
Read MoreAustralia has the highest wheat price in the world
A REPORT by international agricultural market research firm IndexBox has found Australia achieved the highest average wheat export price in the world in 2019, with an average value of $370 a tonne. This dwarfed the prices achieved by those at the lower end of the scale such as Kazakhstan, $267/t, and Bulgaria, $278/t and was…
Read MoreNew Australian record set with Boort corn crop
An Australian corn grower has set a new Australian record and broken through the 20-tonnes-per-hectare barrier for the first time. The crop was grown at Boort in northern Victoria. The hybrid used was Pioneer 3335, which was grown by Tony Sawers and officially yield-tested at 20.5 tonnes per hectare. Australian Maize Association president, Nick Hutchins…
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