'Best monsoon rains in 30 years'

'Best monsoon rains in 30 years'
9:04 PM AWDT | Boulia Shire mayor in north-west Queensland says his community is celebrating this week's widespread, flooding rains - a huge boost in the previously drought-stricken cattle country.  | CommentsComments (1) | Wet New Year a cause for ... | Flooding rains in north-west ...

Birregurra, Vic, weaner heifer sale lifts after slow start

Birregurra, Vic, weaner heifer sale lifts after slow start
9:06 PM AWDT | The gusto of the previous day’s Victorian weaner sales dropped off at the opening of the Birregurra, Vic, heifer sale on Tuesday. But in later sales, all classes of heifer weaners sold dearer, ranging from 165-175c/kg, and the lighter weights making a fraction more.  | Northern weaner cattle buyers ... | Vic's 70,000 calf bonanza to ... | VIDEO: Heavier Vic heifer weaners sell ...

AWB wheat pool up $17/tonne

AWB wheat pool up $17/tonne
9:17 PM AWDT | AWB has increased its 2008-09 Wheat Pool estimates, lifting the benchmark APW grade by $14 a tonne in the western pool and $17 a tonne in the eastern pool, on the back of a rise in international futures.  | Chicago wheat prices lift off ... | Smaller grain crop in 2009 likely
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VIDEO: Heavier Vic heifer weaners sell to 175c/kg liveweight

3:47 PM AWDT | Despite a slow start to the Birregurra heifer weaner sale on Tuesday, with joined heifers mostly achieving meat value, weaners achieved strong rates, with all classes sold dearer. Feedlotters and processors put a floor in the market, pushing the heavier end of heifers to 165-175c/kg.
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Interstate buyers prominent at Wodonga, Vic, sale

Interstate buyers prominent at Wodonga, Vic, sale
5/01/2009 | Successful buyers at the Wodonga, Vic, weaner sales on Friday came from three states and the ACT, indicating the depth of the strong interstate competition.

Three barns the clincher in rare property deal

Three barns the clincher in rare property deal
5/01/2009 | It is, says the seller, a rare opportunity. The seller happens to be the Victorian Government and, in this case, the pitch is not overblown.
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Dubbo's rebel importer sets eyes on fert

Dubbo's rebel importer sets eyes on fertVisit The Land

Dubbo, NSW, based importer, Craig McMahon, hopes to join a small but growing number of importers ...

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