http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia RSS Feed for Australia en-us Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:08:15 GMT http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/Australia-heat-wave-scorches-wheat-belt-stokes-supply-fears-188029961.html Australia's worst heatwave on record is scorching the grain belt, potentially hurting wheat sowing prospects in the world's second biggest exporter this year and deepening concerns over global supplies amid a relentless U.S. drought. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/Australias-GrainCorp-knocks-back-ADM-bid-higher-offer-seen-179482411.html Australia's GrainCorp knocked back a $2.8 billion takeover offer from Archer Daniel Midland Co on Thursday, saying the bid undervalued the grains handler after a bumper harvest delivered a record annual net profit. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/New-reports-world-ag-outlook-is-bleak-164645036.html Highlights from a new report indicate that the world is about five years into a chronic global food crisis that is not expected to abate for many decades. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/-FAO-to-improve-livestocks-environmental-impact-measures-161601525.html A new United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-led partnership is looking to improve how the environmental impacts of the livestock industry are measured and assessed, a necessary first step in improving the sustainability of this important food production sector. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/International-commission-sets-ractopamine-standards-161468565.html At its annual meeting being held July 2-7 in Rome, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was established by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote food safety and fair practices in trade, adopted science-based standards for ractopamine. Specifically, on Thursday the commission adopted Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) and Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pig and cattle muscle, fat, liver and kidney. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/FAO-and-OIE-outline-global-FMD-free-strategy--160572635.html The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) have announced an initiative to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a global scale. The two groups outlined a detailed strategy to bring it under control and work toward a global FMD-free objective. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/Look-at-Chinese-investment-in-Australian-ag-156903235.html Those involved in Australian agriculture and foreign trade are looking at Chinese investment to develop farming operations in the northern portion of Australia. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/New-Zealand-opens-market-a-crack-to-US-pork-151191255.html Porcine reproductive and respiratory (PRRS) costs U.S. pork producers an estimated $646 million annually, but it’s also costing them the potential of exporting pork to the likes of New Zealand and Australia. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/February-pork-exports-exceed-2011-pace-147387195.html U.S. pork exports remained well ahead of last year’s record pace through February. For the first two months of the year, pork exports totaled 399,086 mt valued at $1.09 billion-- the first time ever U.S. pork export value reached the $1 billion mark that quickly. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/world/australia/Alltech-IFAJ-present-Young-Leader-Award-143074426.html Alltech and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) will once again partner to present the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders Award. It recognizes the leadership potential of 10 young members each year from IFAJ-member countries, and supports their participation at the annual IFAJ Congress.