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Indian tycoon places huge rice order with Cambodia
14:21:19, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
An Indian tycoon has reportedly put in an order to buy 100,000 tons of Cambodia's rice for distribution in his own country and various other countries.
Indonesia calls for ASEAN food security meet
15:57:24, 23 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Indonesia has called on the United Nations to organise a high level meeting on food security.
Australian organic farming shows huge growth
11:03:58, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A new report has found despite widespread drought in Australia, organic growers have experienced an 80 per cent growth in farm-gate sales over the last four years.
Police kill two in latest China unrest
08:22:57, 21 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Police have killed two villagers in southwestern China.
Fiji delegation in China to study ethanol production
16:48:09, 8 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A Fiji government delegation has begun a visit to China to research how to produce ethanol from cassava.
China moves to secure future grain supply
22:36:47, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, says the country faces serious challenges in ensuring it will have enough grain to feed its population in the decades to come.
Australian Green senators want to overturn forest policy
04:54:15, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian senators opposed to the new scheme of tax breaks for forests have warned investors not to invest money, even though the law has been passed.
Vietnam ups rice export to Philippines
04:57:14, 19 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam has agreed to sell 600,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines, bringing the country's rice import volume so far this year to 2.3 million tonnes and exceeding its import quota.
NZ wine makers pick bumper crop
04:57:14, 19 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian wine makers should expect a lot more competition from New Zealand over the next 12 months.
US crop losses push world food prices
08:09:20, 18 June 2008, Radio Australia News
World food prices are expected to remain at high levels because of crop losses caused by flooding in the America's mid-Western states.
Australian grain farmers win rain gamble
21:23:53, 17 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian government's commodities forecaster says grain farmers in eastern Australia will benefit from June rains.
Cambodia frees up vital rice surplus
14:28:56, 27 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia has lifted a ban on rice exports to reduce global concerns over supplies of the grain.
Thai rice price stabilised as exporters seek orders
14:53:30, 15 May 2008, Radio Australia News
The price of export benchmark Thai rice has stabilised to around $US1,000 a tonne.
Australian hopes for good wheat harvest fading
08:55:42, 13 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Hopes in Australia for a bumper wheat harvest this year are fading, with more areas around the country sinking back into drought.
Former sugar chief hits out at Fiji government
18:08:51, 6 May 2008, Radio Australia News
The former head of Fiji's Sugar Cane Growers Council has accused the interim government of taking any measure necessary to crush those who oppose the military regime.
China moves to curb illegal food exports
02:15:58, 6 May 2008, Radio Australia News
China's government has stepped up efforts to curb illegal wheat and rice exports because traders are trying to smuggle grain to take advantage of record high global prices.
Cambodia hoping to lead world rice exports
17:03:23, 29 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia is seeking to become one of the world's leading rice exporters, with the country's agriculture minister, Chan Sarun, saying he hopes to produce enough rice to export some eight million tonnes annually by 2015.
Cambodia hopes to lead world rice exports
13:08:47, 29 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia is seeking to become one of the world's leading rice exporters, with the country's agriculture minister, Chan Sarun, saying he hopes to produce enough rice to export some 8 million tonnes annually by 2015.
Philippines bans farmland conversion
22:21:58, 17 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippines has announced a ban on converting farmland to other uses, in the latest government move to cut imports of rice.
Domestic rice harvest good: Indonesia
00:15:15, 16 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Indonesia's government says it expects to produce enough rice to cover domestic need this year.
Climate change could cut beer production
22:16:03, 9 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Researchers say climate change could impact on the production of beer in Australia and New Zealand.
Record poor harvest forecast for Australian rice
22:16:01, 9 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's rice crop this year is set to be the smallest since the industry began in the 1920s, as years of drought and water restrictions take their toll.
Philippines' Arroyo assures stocks secure
23:04:44, 8 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippines president, Gloria Arroyo, has again assured her people there is enough rice for all of them.
Record profits likely for Malaysian palm oil exporters
20:34:47, 8 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Palm oil exporters in Malaysia could see a record $US15.7 billion profit this year, as global energy demands continue to grow.
Fiji sugar industry warns of collapse
22:42:56, 7 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Fiji Cane Growers Association says the country's sugar industry will collapse if democratic elections aren't held in March 2009.
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