AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoBees in crisis: The Wheen Bee Foundation warns varroa mite has wiped out at least 60% of hives, forecasting a shortfall of about 290,000 commercial beehives for Australia’s peak pollination season in August—threatening pollination-dependent crops worth $14.2b. El Niño food risk: The UN’s weather agency says El Niño is likely to develop and could intensify, raising the odds of drought, heavy rain and heatwaves—conditions that can hit crop yields and water supplies. Central West cropping lift: May rains have revived confidence in NSW’s central west, with farmers restarting winter sowing and shifting plans as nitrogen decisions return to the spotlight. Carbon credit milestone: A NSW broadacre operation has issued Australian Carbon Credit Units using a fungal seed treatment, marking a first for broadacre cropping in the carbon market. Dairy pressure points: Rabobank says dairy producers face “break-even” conditions as fuel, fertiliser, water, labour and interest costs bite, even as some regions improve. Water security dispute: WA shires want a pause on a magnetite mine extension after concerns about groundwater access to a key potable aquifer. Trade shock watch: The US proposes new forced-labour tariffs that could include Australia, adding uncertainty for agricultural exporters.
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