Australia’s 2018-19 winter crop production is now estimated to be 23% lower than last year’s crop, and 20% below the 20-year-average due to unfavorable weather conditions in early spring.

This month, federal authorities finally announced an upcoming ban on mercury-containing pesticide in Australia.

The price of red wine is set to plummet as the effects of trade tariffs take hold, with new data from China showing Australian wine imports there down by about 75 per cent since trade tensions began.

Perhaps more than anywhere on earth, Australia is having to face up to the realities of climate change.

South Africa remains the major supplier of RWS-accredited merino wool for 19 micron and broader merino wool. This article looks at the South African merino clip in 2023-24 and compares it to the Australian merino clip.