New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.
New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu
Fire risk rages Down Under
Australia declares El Niño as heat wave sparks bushfire concerns
Strong winds and a rare, intense heat wave early in the Southern Hemisphere’s spring fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia’s southeast in the second-last week of September. Authorities issued extreme fire danger warnings Sept. 20 for the greater Sydney region, home to more than five million people. More than 600 firefighters and emergency personnel were
Australia disappointed with China move to extend barley tariffs review
Tariff wall in place since 2020
Sydney | Reuters — Australia said on Wednesday it was disappointed that China has asked for another month to complete a review needed to lift tariffs on barley and warned it would resume a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) if there was further delay. Australia on April 11 agreed to temporarily suspend a
Australia eyes record farm export earnings from bumper wheat harvests
Reuters – Australian farmers are expected to earn a record amount from agriculture exports this financial year, the country’s chief commodity forecaster said Sept. 6, as it raised its estimate on the back of favourable weather and high global prices. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) said farm export earnings
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