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Steady growth forecast for Australian food commodities, ABARES

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A new ABARES Agricultural Commodities report has forecasted a return towards trend for farm production and exports in 2017-18 before steady growth over the next five years. Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Executive...

New microwave technology for Australia may reduce food safety risk in rare meat

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Australians may one day be able to eat rare meat without having to worry about food poisoning thanks to new technology currently under testing. In addressing a growing trend of eating rare meat, Meat and...

Local recycling solution needed in wake of China rubbish ban

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Australia needs to develop on-shore recycling solutions a new report on China’s recent foreign waste ban by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has said. The Australian Packaging Covenant...

Innovative ‘Hailstorm Heroes’ campaign returns to help SA farmers

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The successful Australian ‘Hailstorm Heroes’ marketing campaign to help sell marked fruit is back to sell apples and pears impacted by a major South Australian hailstorm in October 2017. The campaign...

ACCC approves Saputo acquisition of Murray Goulburn

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Saputo’s acquisition of Saputo after Saputo offered to sell Murray Goulburn’s Koroit dairy processing plant. The Australian Competition...

Rockmelon grower cleared for production again after listeria outbreak

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The grower linked to Australia’s recent rockmelon listeria outbreak has been cleared to recommence the production and sale of rockmelons again. In March 2018, the NSW Food Authority identified Rombola...

Coles strikes 10 year partnership with Laurent Boillon

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Coles has struck a 10-year partnership with French Baker Laurent Boillon who will supply the supermarket with private label artisan-style stone baked sourdough bread. Boillon, who was born in France, trained...

Woolworths to remove plastic bags by 20 June 2018

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Woolworths will be removing all single-use plastic bags from its Australian stores by 20 June 2018. The 20 June ban applies to all Woolworths supermarket, BWS, Metro and Woolworths Petrol stores. More...

FIAL launches UK Grocery Accelerator Program

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Food Innovation Australia Limited has launched a UK Grocery Accelerator Program to help Australian food exporters establish themselves successfully in the United Kingdom and Europe. The 12-month pilot...

Ferrero recommits to Fairtrade program

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Ferrero will continue its partnership with Fairtrade committing to purchasing 40, 000 metric tons of its certified coca between 2016 and 2019. The decision is part of Ferro’s commitment to using 100...