Seminar: Promoting export opportunities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 14 May 2025
It is well recognised that Victoria's rural and regional areas are home to many of the key businesses in the food and fibre sector as well as manufacturing sectors and are major contributors to Victoria's exports ... Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) in partnership with Global Victoria and hosted by Wodonga Council proudly present the MENA seminar...
My journey from Nepal to Western Australia: A tale of transition and reality
Omika Upadhayay. This is the story of how I left behind my home, my family in Nepal, and a budding career in agricultural research to become one of over half a million people who migrated to Australia last year—and eventually found myself working in the WAFarmers office.
Australian Almonds increases global ambassador presence
Almond growers are set to benefit from the current financial instability between the United States and China, allowing regional industry to enjoy better advantages ... Looking to improve its global branding, Australian Almonds has announced swimmer Kyle Chalmers will join the global team of ambassadors.
The brutal cost of ignoring the bush: Australia’s rural collapse
Government changes have reallocated 3,200 gigalitres of irrigation water to environmental flows, much of it unmetered and flowing out to sea, creating dire consequences for regional food production. The Gannawarra Region alone is losing $1.3 billion annually – and these impacts are expected to worsen.
Free trade doesn’t guarantee a good deal
Federal Member for Indi, Helen Haines, has welcomed news that the Australian government is re-opening discussions with the European Union regarding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) but warns that our agricultural industry should not be compromised in doing so.
Food Security Green Paper a wake-up call: GrainGrowers
The National Food Security Green Paper released ... by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute is a wake-up call and highlights Australia’s critical food security challenges, industry body GrainGrowers said...
Aussie meat gets sizzling welcome in the Middle East: Austrade
Growing demand for high-quality red meat products in the Middle East is opening up this dynamic growth market to Australian exporters. At Gulfood 2025 – the Middle East’s biggest food industry event – 35 Australian red meat producers built new connections with buyers and distributers in the region.
Regional Indigenous businesses to showcase at Supply Nation’s Dubbo Trade Fair
Supply Nation’s Indigenous Business Trade Fair opens Wednesday 9 April ... To be held at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, the Trade Fair will showcase around 60 Indigenous businesses with over 350 registered attendees ... looking to source products and services from verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers.
Supply ‘fragility’ creating volatility in urea market – Rabobank report
Global urea supplies currently sit in a fragile state, with several key suppliers exporting lower volumes year-on-year, which creates a "ripple effect" for available volumes for Australian fertiliser importers, Rabobank says in a newly-released report.
RaboResearch commentary: ‘Liberation Day’ US tariffs and Australia’s agricultural exports
April 2 was ‘Liberation Day’ in the USA and Donald Trump has announced his promised reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. There is a baseline minimum tariff rate of 10 per cent for all countries except Canada and Mexico (who have been affected by previous tariff announcements).
Agriculture sector profoundly disappointed in United States’ tariff decision: NFF
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) expresses its profound disappointment in the United States’ decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all Australian exports. The United States and Australia have a deep and multifaceted agricultural relationship underpinned by the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, which sees zero tariffs applied to two-way trade between our nations.
Australian red meat industry disappointed with US tariff decision: RMAC
The Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) and its members are disappointed in the United States’ decision to impose tariffs on Australian red meat exports destined for the US ... “However, it remains a disappointing decision from the US, in stark contrast to our 20-year partnership under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA),” Mr McKillop said.
VFF demands Fire Service Levy halt and Inquiry referral
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling on the Victorian Parliament to take immediate action and refer the deeply flawed Fire Services Levy Bill to a parliamentary inquiry, as it faces debate in the Upper House this week. VFF President Brett Hosking said the Bill must be referred to a parliamentary inquiry to ensure the community has a voice in the process.
India’s economic awakening: The game-changer for WA’s sheep industry
Omika Upadhayay. India, the world’s most overlooked economic success story, is on the cusp of a transformation that could have profound implications for Western Australia’s sheep industry.
Farmers set their sights on federal election after underwhelming budget: NFF
...Federal Budget underscores just how critical the upcoming election will be to deliver the key investments needed to secure and grow Australian agriculture in an increasingly uncertain environment. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said this was a chance for the Federal Government to back Australian agriculture and give the economy a much-needed shot in the arm.
Trump’s tariffs will hurt American farmers
As the U.S. escalates tariffs on key trading partners like China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, these nations are retaliating strategically—targeting Trump’s biggest supporters and one of the most powerful lobbying forces in America: its farmers.
Non-tariff barriers: A multi-billion dollar burden
A newly published ABARES Insights report has emphasised concerns around non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and their sharp increase in recent years.
Statement on the United States tariffs on Australia: NFF
David Jochinke. The National Farmers' Federation notes reports that Australian steel and aluminium exports to the United States will be subject to a 25 per cent tariff. The NFF supports a considered and measured approach being taken as officials work through this and any future developments.
Growing South/South-East Asia populations unlock opportunities for Australian grains and oilseeds: Rabobank
Larger and wealthier populations in South and South-East Asia are driving food consumption growth and opening opportunities for Australian grain and oilseed exports, according to a new report by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank.
Production records to be broken as Australian cattle herd and sheep flock decline: MLA 2025 projections
Australia’s national cattle herd and sheep flock are both expected to decline slightly as record production, slaughter and exports meet demand, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2025 Cattle and Sheep Industry Projections. The cattle herd is projected to fall by 1.4 per cent to 30.1 million head in 2025 due to increased turn-off of older breeding cows and dry conditions in Southern Australia.
Strong year for Aussie ag beefed up by livestock: ABARES
The value of agriculture in 2025-26 is expected to be the third highest on record at $91 billion. Including fisheries and forestry, ABARES expects the sector to reach $98 billion, according to Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville.
Navarro aiming at the wrong target – or is there another plan?
Donald Trump’s Senior Counsel for Trade and Manufacturing, Peter Navarro, has a fantasy in his mind about the dimension of Australia’s exports of aluminium, or aluminum, as he would call it ... Mr. Navarro does not mention that Alcoa Australia, which he singles out in his article, is actually owned by its parent, a US company – Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA; ASX: AAI), headquartered in Pittsburgh USA.
