The billion-dollar cheese:Should Bega be in investors’ shopping basket?

The billion-dollar cheese:Should Bega be in investors’ shopping basket?

Bega Group makes some of Australia’s most beloved brands – but can it convince investors it’s a good buy,too?

  • byJessica Yun

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Australia’s ‘backwards’ animal practices still in the way of free trade deal with Britain

Australia’s ‘backwards’ animal practices still in the way of free trade deal with Britain

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt was repeatedly pressed about Australia’s animal welfare record in London.

  • byLatika Bourke
Greens ‘still safe’ as 20 Victorians visit hospital after eating recalled spinach

Greens ‘still safe’ as 20 Victorians visit hospital after eating recalled spinach

Dozens of Australians have sought medical attention after eating recalled spinach products,but a peak industry body says the leafy greens still on supermarket shelves are safe.

  • byCassandra Morgan andMarta Pascual Juanola
Billionaire beef battle sizzles as Andrew Forrest buys $11.6m wagyu stake

Billionaire beef battle sizzles as Andrew Forrest buys $11.6m wagyu stake

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has splashed an additional $11.6 million on the Australian Agricultural Company through his private investment vehicle Tattarang.

  • byJessica Yun
Australia’s biggest wagyu producer will ‘keep pushing’ up prices,new CEO says

Australia’s biggest wagyu producer will ‘keep pushing’ up prices,new CEO says

The Australian Agricultural Company plans to keep raising beef prices to boost profits. Just don’t expect that to translate into juicy dividends.

  • byJessica Yun
‘Logistical challenges’:Uncertain outlook dampens GrainCorp’s stellar results

‘Logistical challenges’:Uncertain outlook dampens GrainCorp’s stellar results

GrainCorp’s profits more than doubled thanks to strong global demand for Aussie grain,but the impact of flooding on the next harvest is uncertain.

  • byJessica Yun
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Elders’ shares sink as CEO retirement,La Niña casts storm clouds

Elders’ shares sink as CEO retirement,La Niña casts storm clouds

Investors have reacted poorly to agribusiness giant Elders’ announcement that its CEO will retire within a year.

  • byJessica Yun
The Perth food and wine show you’re not invited to – but you still buy the products

The Perth food and wine show you’re not invited to – but you still buy the products

The annual private market lets growers and makers of everything from fruit’n’veg to seaweed butter and oat milk woo nearly 30 WA big buyers for a spot on the shelves you shop from.

  • byRob Broadfield
Sour citrus:Extreme weather bruises Costa’s orange business

Sour citrus:Extreme weather bruises Costa’s orange business

Excessive rainfall and lower temperatures,brought on by La Niña,has got Australia’s largest fresh food producer worried.

  • byJessica Yun
Pepe Saya resumes ‘global domination’ plans to take Aussie butter to the world

Pepe Saya resumes ‘global domination’ plans to take Aussie butter to the world

Having conquered Australia’s cultured butter market,Pepe Saya’s makers are ramping up international expansion – without losing sight of the small details.

  • byJessica Yun
‘Alarming signal’:Fresh produce powerhouse Costa CEO in shock exit
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‘Alarming signal’:Fresh produce powerhouse Costa CEO in shock exit

Costa Group CEO Sean Hallahan has stepped down,effective immediately,sending the company’s shares sliding.

  • byJessica Yun