Agribusiness

WA-based commercial fishing company Austral Fisheries has acquired Brisbane-based seafood processor Moreton Bay Seafoods.

A $1.9 million grant awarded to Geraldton Fishermen's Co-operative to grow overseas exports is expected to increase its customer base by 20 per cent.

Australian trade with Russia is comparatively small, but sanctions' effect on supply chains elsewhere could be felt here.

V&V Walsh is pushing ahead with its Bunbury abattoir expansion, despite the project cost blowing out to $42 million amid pressure in the state's construction market.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Harvest Road Group has entered an agreement to purchase the 604,430 ha Springvale Station in the East Kimberley region.

Premium beef wholesaler V&V Walsh, the sole Australian beef exporter to China, is seeking to expand its Bunbury abattoir facility with a cold store warehouse valued at $36 million.

Too rapid a shift to EVs will affect ethanol production, and the farmers who grow grain to produce the fuel.

Harvest Road Group will take a leading role in the cattle industry reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, its chief executive Paul Slaughter says.

War between Russia and Ukraine could have a devastating effect on agricultural supply chains.

Victoria-based private company AgTrade has added Duncraig fodder exporter Hay Australia to its portfolio of export agribusinesses.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest will add the East Pilbara Balfour Downs pastoral station to their growing suite of WA investments through their agribusiness, Harvest Road Group.

A large area sown, an early start to planting and warm growing conditions were among the factors that led to the 2022 season's hefty grain harvest.

Little Green Pharma has revealed plans to demerge its psychedelics business into a separate unlisted entity, while forming a research partnership with Curtin University.

Investments in long-term projects, the COVID-19 pandemic and high cattle prices have impacted Harvest Road Group's bottom line, with the organisation recording a $5.9 million loss.

The decision to keep WA's border closed is likely welcomed by meat processors, given workforce constraints in the east due to Omicron.

The federal government's NAIF fund has chipped in for the Perdaman project, a $4.3 billion proposed fertiliser plant tipped to produce 2 million tonnes of urea per year.

Grain growers have delivered CBH Group's largest ever harvest, producing 21.3 million tonnes.

Longstanding family business MG Kailis Group has agreed to sell its WA fishing assets to Sea Harvest Group for $70 million, with Alex Kailis to lead the buyer's Australian branch.

Hancock Prospecting has struck agreements to sell eight cattle stations across Australia and is looking to sell two more but said it remains committed to the agriculture sector.

A shift in focus to cattle in NZ provides an opportunity for Australian sheep producers.

Australian Honey Ventures' medical-grade honey will be sold on pharmacy shelves in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, as the startup launches a capital raising.

A Williams-based ag business is growing its case for cultivating clean WA produce.

The state's largest grain handler has been given the green light to build a $25 million rail loading facility, as it breaks ground on its new $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project.

Shares in Subiaco-based Atlas Pearls reached a four year high after announcing promising revenue expectations driven by a new online auction model.

Shares in Fremantle-based agribusiness Wellard were up as much as 37 per cent on news it could receive up to $16.5 million following a three-year contract dispute.

ASX-listed Mineral Commodities and Alterra have made changes to their boards, while new leaders have been appointed at Good Sammy Enterprises and Pan Pacific Perth.

Australia's competition regulator has granted interim authorisation allowing manufacturers to work together to address looming shortages of AdBlue.

China's trade dispute with Australia may grab the headlines, but there are growth opportunities elsewhere.

The state's grain growers are expected to yield 22 million tonnes this year, well above the previous record-setting 18.1mt harvested in 2016.

CBH Group continued to be WA's dominant grain exporter in 2020-21 with 55 per cent market share, but production from the state fell below the level of New South Wales.

Perth-based business NewCo Mills has lost its bid to have the refusal of its $24.7 million Bullsbrook stock feed grain mill plan reviewed.

CBH Group acting chief executive Ben Macnamara has been appointed boss of the cooperative on a permanent basis.