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It’s a new year but the same old issues

March 13, 2025 | 4 min read
Coming out of 2024, only Queensland and WA farmers reported improved optimism heading into the end of the year, with sentiment more subdued in other states, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey reported.
Commentary

Gross value of agricultural production to rise

Jan. 27, 2025 | 3 min read
The gross value of agricultural production is forecast to rise by $6 billion to $88.4 billion in 2024-25.
Commentary

Haifa makes a global statement on industry’s future

Dec. 16, 2024 | 5 min read
Motti Levin isn’t pulling any punches about the future of farming. Here for this month’s 2024 Almonds Australia conference, the head of Israel’s Haifa Group told Rural Business things have to change if the whole industry is going to go anywhere near what the world is expecting in the next 50 years.
Commentary

Farming confidence on the rebound

Nov. 7, 2024 | 4 min read
Rabobank group executive for country banking Australia, Marcel van Doremaele says more promising market signals, particularly in the livestock sectors, along with positive seasonal conditions and production outlooks in many parts of the country, had resulted in farmers taking an overall more bullish view this quarter.
Commentary - Dairy

Milk production and demand, set to slow

Oct. 10, 2024 | 3 min read
RaboResearch senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey said Australian milk production increased by 249 million litres  to 8.4 billion litres last season.
Commentary

NAB report sees market still rising

Sept. 7, 2024 | 3 min read
The NAB Rural Commodities Index increased by 0.4 per cent month-on-month in June, rising for the third consecutive month. The index is now around levels seen in February 2023.
Commentary

Wheat boosts NAB Rural Commodity Index

July 28, 2024 | 3 min read
The NAB Rural Commodities Index* has continued upward momentum, increasing 1.4 per cent month-on-month in May, driven by rising prices for wheat, barley, canola and lamb.
Commentary

Blue sky opportunity in sustainable aviation fuel

July 13, 2024 | 3 min read
Growing global and local demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could spell good news for Australian agriculture, with the country’s farmers well placed to provide low-emissions feedstock to be used in future production, according to new industry research.
Commentary

The slowly changing face of the dairy trade

March 11, 2024 | 4 min read
Australia’s dairy import and export mix is “slowly trading places” – with export volumes falling sharply in recent years while imports have spiked, Rabobank says in a newly released report.
Commentary

Farmers ignored in climate change fight

Feb. 7, 2024 | 3 min read
On average, farmers estimate their incomes had reduced by 15.7 per cent due to climate change according to the farmer voice survey, an independent global research project commissioned by life science company Bayer.
Commentary

Tight margins to impact animal protein

Dec. 9, 2023 | 4 min read
Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024, with producers and processors needing to adapt to sustain success, according to Rabobank’s annual Global Animal Protein Outlook report.
Commentary

Global food commodity prices set to fall in 2024

Nov. 20, 2023 | 4 min read
Global food commodity prices are set for respite in 2024 after three years of record highs caused by war, adverse weather and rising energy and input costs, according to Rabobank’s annual Agri Commodity Markets Outlook report.
Commentary

Challenges in meeting growing MRL restrictions

Nov. 2, 2023 | 3 min read
Domestic and export grain markets continue to revise their chemical regulations and maximum residue limits (MRLs) on grain that Australia supplies, writes Gerard McMullen.
Commentary - Management

Why EQ is vital during uncertain times

Oct. 29, 2023 | 4 min read
The importance of emotional intelligence in leadership is not a new concept, at a time when the pace of change and rate of uncertainty seems to be accelerating worldwide, the need for business leaders to develop their EQ has never been more important, writes Leah Mether.
Commentary

Seasonal outlook a mixed bag says GPA

Sept. 18, 2023 | 6 min read
This year’s national grain crop needs urgent rains over coming weeks to deliver an average production year in most grain producing regions, says Grain Producers Australia chair, Barry Large.

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