New South Wales Primary Industries Minister, Ian Macdonald, has advised that higher food prices over Christmas can be expected if rain is not forthcoming over the coming fortnight. Mr Macdonald yesterday...

As world sugar prices surge to their highest levels since the 80s, some of the largest US food manufacturers are concerned that import curbs in America could see the country “virtually run out of...

The competition watchdog has today refuted claims that Coles and Woolworths exert too much dominance in Australia’s grocery sector. Graeme Samuel, Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer...

The UN food agency has advised that a fall in food prices below the levels seen before prior to 2008 are highly unlikely given market fundamentals. Food prices soared early last year as talk of a looming...

Federal Agriculture Minister, Tony Burke, has weighed into the supply chain debate, suggesting that farmers fail to receive a fair deal when it comes to the prices they receive. Speaking on Adelaide’s...

The August trading event for Fonterra’s internet-based sales platform has seen the price for Whole Milk Powder surge 25.8%, a sign that dairy markets are beginning on a recovery path. The trading...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council last night expressed their disappointment with Australia’s largest supermarket chain over what they perceive to be an unfair shifting of blame to manufacturers...

The price of food fell by 0.9% in the June quarter but still maintained a lofty 4.8% rate of inflation for the year to June. The food group fell in all capital cities and offset rises in most other categories...

There are signs that panic emerging from the global financial crisis has begun to subside, although it has had a significant impact on global agricultural commodity prices, with the Westpac-NFF Commodity...

The release of price data from the Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday has again put the major supermarket chains under the spotlight. The RBA’s research established that food, beverage and tobacco...