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Evolving trends of grain production in China
Zhou, Zhang-Yue; Tian, Wei-Ming - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)
Grain is China’s most significant agricultural product, its output being the most watched indicator by government officials, traders and researchers inside and outside China. This paper looks into China’s grain production trends in the recent decade, both before and after...
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Modelling the effects of a temporary loss of export markets in case of a foot and mouth disease outbreak in Australia: Preliminary results on costs to Australian beef producers and...
Cao, Liangyue; Klijn, Nico; Gleeson, Trish - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 11 (2003)
The size of the cost to the Australian beef industry of a potential loss of major beef export markets following an … cost is evaluated with a dynamic bioeconomic model of Australian beef production, consumption and export trade. The model … based on perfect foresight. The model enables estimation of the cost due to a FMD outbreak under various scenarios regarding …
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Quality Assurance Certification and Implementation: Growers' Costs and Perceived Benefits
Kingwell, Ross S. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 11 (2003)
that to exactly offset the cost of QA accreditation and implementation a price premium of $11.70 per tonne was required …
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Productivity and the Dairy Industry
Watson, Alistair S. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
Productivity measurement is useful in some circumstances but not others. Measured productivity is poor for the Australian dairy industry as a whole. This finding is consistent across a range of studies and is confirmed by other information and analysis.It is useful to explore reasons for this...
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Growers' Perspectives on the Viability of Sugarcane Farming Systems in Central Queensland
Windle, Jill; Rolfe, John - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
Growers in the sugar cane industry have been struggling under financial pressure for several years. Sugar prices have been low while costs of production continue to rise. In addition, adverse weather conditions and pest damage have exacerbated the situation. The future viability of the sugar...
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