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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
... October in response to improving global demand. While the Australian agricultural sector has been experiencing extensive drought, prices for grains have remained buoyant as the supply has been squeezed. The livestock component of the agricultural sector ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... these were offset by a 13 per cent reduction in the total of cereals and their various by products. In the light of the drought effecting about 40 per cent of the nations arable land these results are not too bad and will have been made better as a result ...

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... per cent increase in advanced diplomas. In addition to the $2 billion plus allocated by the federal government to assist drought affected farmers, the tax office will increase the period that farmers can write off tractors and harvesters from six and ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... been on the improve since about that time. The Treasurer Mr Peter Costello has warned that the impact of the national drought and the peaking of commodity prices signals a slowing of domestic output and that the surplus for the next budget would be about ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... interest the cash rate by 0.25 basis points to 6.25 per cent saying that it took note of the likely economic effects of the drought on farm and national income. The RBA said that domestic demand has been expanding at a strong pace, labour market conditions ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... down were vegetables (-5.3 per cent) and pharmaceuticals (-5 per cent). The Federal Government has announced additional drought resistance of $560 million taking the total package to beyond $2 billion with the relief expected to continue until 2008. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... Suncorp-Metway are among those holding annual general meetings, and Dairy Farmers will unveil its annual results. Yesterday, the drought, profit taking and concerns about the CPI data helped drive the Australian Stock Exchange lower despite record highs ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... AWAs and about 112 per cent are on employee collective agreements. Following the $350 million additional assistance for drought affected farmers, the academic behind the Higher Education Contribution Scheme Bruce Chapman has called for a similar system ...

Agribusiness still appeals to lenders

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... other business activities or portfolio investments." Rabobank's head of rural banking Neil Dobbin says that, while the drought is severe, the bigger, better managed farms will cope with conditions. He said: "The small ones will suffer and there will ...

Daily economic round-up

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... cent is anticipated for the 2007-08 financial year. Prime Minister John Howard has announced a further $350 million for drought relief as a consequence of the worst drought in a 100 years that has affected about 40 per cent of Australia's land mass. ...