Welcome to Edition 4 of the AGTYRE BULLETIN.
The Vredestein AGTYRE BULLETIN – Edition 3, February 2018
Welcome to Edition 3 of the AGTYRE BULLETIN.
The Australian Wine Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
Australia is one of the world’s largest wine exporters, with about two-thirds of Australian wine production being exported and major export markets including Canada, China, the European Union, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the United States.[1] [Read more…]
The Australian Cotton Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
Australian cotton production is forecast to rise by 4% to 968,000 tonnes in 2017-2018. This rise is despite a reduced area of cotton planted and lower returns being forecast due to falling world prices.[1] [Read more…]
The Australian Sugar Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
According to ABARES, Australian sugar production is forecast to fall by 2 per cent to 4.7 million tonnes in 2017-2018[1], but exports should remain at a similar level to previous recent volumes. [Read more…]
The Australian Wool and Lamb Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
The Australian Wool Industry in 2018
Canstar notes that Australia is one of the world’s biggest wool producers, producing around 25% of the wool sold on the world market[1]. Australia along with the wool industries in almost every advanced, wool-consuming country, is set for a respectable economic performance in 2017-2018. [2] [Read more…]
The Australian Wheat Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
Following what was a bumper 2016-2017 season, Canstar’s Agriculture Industry Outlook for 2017-2018 notes that in the coming year the wheat and grain sector is expected to slow, with global supplies keeping prices low and export earnings predicted to fall.[1] [Read more…]
The Australian Beef Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
Beef farming is an extremely important agricultural activity in Australia, and as noted by Canstar in its Agriculture Industry Outlook 2017-18, despite being a smaller producer than many other countries, it is the second largest beef exporter in the world involving about 55% (more than 47,000) of businesses with farming activities[1] and employing many thousands of people. [Read more…]
The Australian Dairy Industry – what’s in store for 2018?
The many challenges encountered by Australian dairy farmers in recent years – not the least of which includes the discounted price being paid for milk by some major supermarket chains – have been well documented in the media. [Read more…]
Agricultural Outlook – what’s in store for 2018?
Looking ahead to a new year and what’s in store for the Agribusiness and farming community with the often unpredictable and very challenging extremes and variables of Australian weather, world economics and commodity prices – to name just a few – can be simultaneously daunting and exciting. [Read more…]
