Recent comments of government ministers suggest they're confident a FTA with China will be reached by the end of the year.
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Organic poultry producer to re-enter Asia
Australia's largest organic poultry producer, Inglewood Poultry Farm, is preparing to re-enter the Asian market.
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Beefing up meat exports
Australia’s meat industry is harnessing manufacturing's 'clean, green' reputation to boost exports.
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Japan to get a taste of Australian wine
48 Australian brands will be showcased tomorrow at the biggest trade tasting in Japan, Wine Australia Tasting (WAT).
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McGuigan signs landmark deal with China’s largest food trader
Owner of the McGuigan wine label, Australian Vintage, has signed a landmark deal with the state-owned COFCO.
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Acquisitions, Asia’s food bowl and coffee brawls: The Week in Focus
VIDEO: An overview of what made headlines this week in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
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To grow agriculture in Australia, farmers need to think like miners
Australian agriculture needs to take some tips from another successful exporter to Asia: the mining industry.
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Private equity looms over Australia’s wine industry
It's said that at least investors in vineyards can drink their losses. Indeed, it’s been a rocky few years for Australian wine.
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Strong growth expected for milk industry: IBISWorld
Milk and milk alternatives, including soy and grain milk, are expected to post strong revenue growth over the next five years to reach $4.2 billion by 2019-20, IBISWorld has found.
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Aussie wine exports: average value up, total exports down
Despite a decline in total exports, the last financial year saw a rise in the average value of wine, according to a new report.
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Asian export opportunities: The Week in Focus [video]
In our latest Week in Focus video, we discuss the growing export opportunities for Australian food manufacturers in Asia.
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Support builds for Forrest’s “Team Australia for Asia”
Support is building among business leaders and policymakers for Andrew Forrest’s push to elevate Australia as a secure food exporter to China and Asia, in the initiative the billionaire is calling the Australian Sino 100-year Agricultural Partnership.
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As India and China transform, Australian manufacturers must follow
As Australia laments the decline of its manufacturing sector, China is actively taking steps to accelerate its move up the value chain.
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Forrest buys Harvey Beef for $40m
Harvey Beef has been sold to mining billionaire Andrew Forrest in a deal believed to be worth $40m.
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Murray Goulburn invests $127m in cheese and formula factories
Dairy processor Murray Goulburn will invest $127 million in cheese and infant formula factories in Victoria and Tasmania.
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Australian Brewery wins export deal with Japan
Craft brewer, The Australian Brewery, has successfully negotiated an export deal with Japan.
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Plans for biggest dragon fruit farm in Australia
Vietnam’s CT Group hopes to become the world’s biggest exporter of dragon fruit, and has plans to grow up to 10,000 hectares of the fruit in the Northern Territory.
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Taylors Wines wins big in China
Clare Valley winery, Taylors Wines, has won the Australian Wine of the Year Trophy at the China Wine and Spirits Best Value Awards, for its 2010 Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet.
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Can Australia win from FTAs in the Asian Century?
Australia and South Korea are entering a Free Trade Agreement, but before you think “advanced Western country gains access to a large Asian market”, think again.
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SPC Ardmona’s bailout is crucial given China’s food safety record
In denying federal assistance to SPC Ardmona, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he wants to signal the end of the corporate “free ride”. But he should bear in mind that the consequences of leaving Australian food manufacturing by the roadside are far greater than any short-term economic agenda.
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