Yesterday
Wine exports slide to five-year low on China tariffs
Australian sales to China tumbled 77 per cent to $274 million in the year to September 30, and two thirds of 2240 producers have given up.
- Simon Evans
This Month
Below the surface in the battle for Huon
The Foreign Investment Review Board is examining applications to buy Huon Aquaculture from Brazil’s JBS and Canada’s Cooke Seafood.
- Jemima Whyte
MUA stand-down helps save bumper WA crop
The three-month wharfies’ strike saw hundreds of imported agricultural machines stranded at sea as the condition of unpicked bumper crops deteriorated.
- Hannah Wootton
Treasury Wines says rebound slower than expected in US
The Penfolds owner is eyeing a chunk of the no alcohol market with its new Wolf Blass Zero, and has not given up on China.
- Simon Evans
DGL Group revs up with diesel fluid acquisition
Boss and major shareholder Simon Henry says diesel trucks and tractors will be around for a long time and Elon Musk has it wrong.
- Simon Evans
Avocado glut swamps Australia
The country is inundated with the green fruit, thanks to bumper harvests and months of lockdowns that have kept people away from cafe brunches.
- Sybilla Gross
September
Farmers needed for net zero: Grattan Institute
Farmers must be enlisted in the race to net zero emissions by 2050 and governments should step up to help them curb rising agriculture emissions.
- Elouise Fowler and Ronald Mizen
Fonterra mulls IPO of Australian unit, exits Chile
The NZ diary giant flagged a review of its local business, which could see it list on the ASX with a valuation north of $1 billion.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Meat giant JBS to get verdict on Riverlea pork takeover in December
The ACCC and FIRB need to make a decision in Australia’s best interests.
- Adele Ferguson
RLF Agtech raising pre-IPO round ahead of Q4 listing
The latest company to hit the pre-IPO circuit is giving fund managers some food for thought.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Farmers set for $70b windfall
Bumper harvests and higher prices are expected to generate a record $73 billion of produce for Australia’s agriculture sector with many farmers locking in favourable contracts.
- Tess Bennett
Zero alcohol wine flying off the shelves in UK, Australia
Australian Vintage, the maker of McGuigan, Tempus Two and Nepenthe, has a foot in both camps as alcohol moderation becomes a bigger trend.
- Simon Evans
IPO funds international ambition for Rubicon Water
Chief executive Bruce Rodgerson says Rubicon has increased its overseas footprint to a point where it is now 70 per cent of its business.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
Treasury Wines to be fully powered by renewables by 2024
The Penfolds owner says solar energy is at the forefront of its drive, while beer group CUB is also moving fast.
- Simon Evans
Former Treasury Wines CEO a fierce rival in USA
David Dearie was axed eight years ago as the boss of the entire Australian company, but the US is now a battleground.
- Simon Evans
Farmers caught in border crossfire fear for $10b wheat harvest
Farmers preparing for massive harvest and hoping to cash in on strong international demand can’t find workers as state and federal leaders squabble over border openings and the vaccination rollout.
- Brad Thompson
The many litigations of Quintis founder Frank Wilson
Four years after a short attack catalysed the spectacular end of WA’s sandalwood boom, the lawyers are still making a killing.
- Myriam Robin
Former Inghams CEO heads to prawns group Seafarms
Mick McMahon will run the group, which is developing a large black tiger prawn farm in northern Australia.
- Simon Evans
August
Bender family has many Huon entanglements
On top of their wages, Frances and Peter Bender also made money off related-party transactions.
- Myriam Robin
Costa hit by hailstorms and labour shortages
Produce play Costa Group’s stock dropped 5 per cent to $3.19 after it posted lower statutory profit in its half-year results.
- Elouise Fowler
