5 February 2015 Chanyaporn Chanjaroen Queensland Country Life AUSTRALIAN wheat farmers will face an increasing challenge keeping up with their neighbours’ appetite for bread and noodles. Demand from Indonesia, the Philippines and […]
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Article – Live cattle trade with China in light of China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)
28 January 2015 Jacqui Song, Rhett Oliver and Brendan Maier CBP Lawyers In brief – Australia and China nearing agreement on Bluetongue virus and animal welfare protocols Following the successful conclusion of […]
Read moreArticle – Port Hedland iron ore exports up 30%
4 February 2015 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The extra tonnages of iron ore the major miners are exporting is highlighted in official figures released by the Pilbara Port Authority. In January, iron […]
Read moreArticle – AMEC touts new Japan trade deal as way to boost mining investment
19 January 2015 ABC News The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) says the new Japan economic trading agreement will help increase Australia’s global competitiveness as a resource provider. After years […]
Read moreArticle – Chevron strikes deal to sell Gorgon LNG to South Korean conglomerate
21 January 2015 Lucie Bell ABC Rural Chevron has announced it has signed a gas supply deal with a South Korean industrial conglomerate. The five-year agreement, which commences in 2017, will see […]
Read moreArticle – Australia, Japan free trade deal begins
15 January 2015 Sky News Some Australian products imported to Japan will receive preferential or duty free access from Thursday when a free trade agreement between the two countries begins. High beef […]
Read moreArticle – Aus and India at the FTA table
15 January 2015 Colin Bettles North Queensland Register STRIKING a free trade agreement (FTA) with India is the next big target looming in the Abbott government’s sights, having already signed historic deals […]
Read moreArticle – Rio in talks to sell uranium to India
14 January 2015 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining As part of Rio Tinto’s plan to do more business with India, the company is in talks to sell the country its uranium. But CEO […]
Read moreArticle – China scraps decade-old rare earths export quotas
6 January 2015 Cecilia Jamasmie mining.com China has scrapped its controversial quotas on rare earths exports and is likely to replace them with a resources tax, eliminating a policy that sparked a […]
Read moreArticle – Beef export record busted
6 January 2015 North Queensland Register AUSTRALIAN beef and veal exports for 2014 registered a new record, at 1.29 million tonnes shipped weight – a staggering 17 per cent above the previous […]
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