Soft commodities
In an African island nation, a flavour worth killing for
The lush mountains in Madagascar's north-east produce about 80 per cent of the world's vanilla - and right now it is worth more per kilogram than silver.
- by Finbarr O'Reilly
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Graincorp
Graincorp ups guidance on craft beer boom
Graincorp has lifted its full-year profit guidance despite the crippling eastern Australia drought.
- by Stuart Condie
Scott Morrison
Supermarkets under pressure over 'cheaper than water' $1 milk
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says he supports a temporary levy of 10 cents per litre on milk sales, with the money “to go directly to farmers”.
- by Darren Gray & Patrick Hatch
Nufarm Limited
Nufarm rising after Brazilian glyphosate ban overturned
The agribusiness Nufarm has welcomed a decision by a Brazilian court to overturn a ruling that banned the sale of products containing glyphosate in Brazil
- by Darren Gray
Animals
'Reputable producers': Sheep exports to restart from WA
West Australian Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan is aiming to relaunch the live sheep export industry next month with reputable producers and reduced stocking densities.
- by AAP
Drought sends Australian wheat on a world-beating rally
After consecutive years of bumper harvests, global wheat output is set to fall to a three-year low.