Doris Yang
Doris Yang
Author: Leon Ye
Dr Pangzhen Zhang
Dr Pangzhen Zhang
Lempriere Grain into administration
AS EXPECTED, beleaguered grain buyer Lempriere Grain has been forced into administration. Notice came through on Friday that administrators Jirsch Sutherland had been appointed for the company. A creditors meeting will be held in Melbourne on April 2 to discuss whether to appoint a committee of inspection and lodge any proof of debts. There is Read More …
Professor Deli Chen
Professor Deli Chen
FIRB approves PSP pension fund’s $208m buyout of BFB agribusiness
The Foreign Investment Review Board has approved the sale of NSW mixed cropping and logistics enterprise BFB to Canada’s largest superannuation fund. US private equity firm Proterra has held a controlling stake in BFB since 2008. PSP’s bid for the Temora, southern NSW business, is understood to have been $208 million. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) advised BFB Read More …
Two in three farmers victims of theft as crime flourishes
EXCLUSIVE: MORE than two-thirds of Victoria’s farmers have been victims of theft, the largest-ever statewide rural crime survey has revealed. More than a quarter of farms have been stolen from in the past year. The Federation University study showed that almost 90 per cent of the property stolen from the agriculture sector has never Read More …
‘Focus on Agriculture, Opportunities for all’, from The Australia China Agribusiness Association Annual Forum
The Australia China Agribusiness Association Annual Forum took place on Aug 16th, 2018 at The Novotel Hotel, Glen Waverley, Melbourne. This Forum provided an overview to all participants around the Australia and China’s Agricultural industry. Nearly 100 delegates including government officers, academic professionals abd investors gathered together for this event to discuss challenges and opportunities Read More …
Qantas to fly NT produce direct to Hong Kong in coup for Territory farmers
TERRITORY growers will be able to get their produce to important Chinese markets faster than ever with Qantas announcing a freighter, which usually flies directly from Sydney to Hong Kong, will stop in Darwin every Sunday to collect freight. Subject to regulatory approvals, the service will begin in late August and mean fresh Territory produce Read More …
Saputo released MG financial accounts, questions arise about why MG sold
MURRAY Goulburn had nearly $170 million sitting in the bank just months after saying it had no money to pay farmers extra for their milk and the business had to be sold to Saputo Inc. The cash stockpile has emerged in a business acquisition report prepared by Saputo compulsorily required to be lodged with Canadian Read More …
Live export licence suspension could cost jobs and Australia’s reputation, WA farmers warn
The suspension of Australia’s largest sheep exporter’s licence is a “major setback” for the industry that could put jobs and Australia’s reputation in the global market as a reliable supplier at risk, West Australian farmers have warned. Earlier this year, pictures of dead and heat-stressed sheep aboard the company’s shipment to the Middle East sparked Read More …