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Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has announced that it has been bought by Saputo for A$1.3 billion. Murray Goulburn, formed in 1950 and home to ten processing plants in Tasmania, New South...

Fonterra has increased is 2016/17 forecasted farmgate milk price by 15 cents to $6.15 per kilogram of milk solid. Chairman of Fonterra, John Wilson, said the increase reflects the strong fundamentals supporting...

Growers in one of Australia’s largest winter crop regions have experienced more than $100 million worth of damage after Cyclone Debbie hit the Bowen Gumlu region late last week. The Bowen Gumlu region,...

With many Australian dairy farmers still struggling with low farmgate milk pricing some are starting to take matters into their own hands and are cutting out the middle man. Instead of selling their milk...

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last night handed down the government’s 2015 – 2016 budget with some surprise shocks, losses and minor wins for the food industry. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last...

Coles Announces $50 million fund for food and grocery businesses Supermarket giant Coles has announced it will establish a “Nurture Fund”, which it said will “help small Australian food and grocery...

Fruit and vegetables wholesalers ‘left out’ of Food and Grocery Code of Conduct The Australian Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries (The Australian Chamber), which represents Australia’s six...

SPC rolls out fruit products with real families on the cans Food brand SPC has introduced new labels across its range of brands and an accompanying social media campaign that highlight some of its farmer-suppliers. Featuring...

Spade & Barrow launches ‘wonky’ fruit and veg boxes for home delivery Wholesale food business Spade & Barrow has launched a service that delivers ‘wonky’ fruit and vegetable boxes...