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A financial institution can include a Farm Management Deposit (FMD) product in its product range if it meets the Australian Government's prudential requirements or is government-guaranteed. This includes most banks, credit unions and building societies.
Financial institutions offering FMDs…
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In 2019, the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry recommended that a national scheme of farm debt mediation (FDM) be enacted.
The Australian Government has consulted with state and territory governments about developing a harmonised…
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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences (ABARES) prepare annual reports and an interactive data dashboard on the level of lending to the agriculture sector. Reports are based on data collected by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on behalf of…
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Senate inquiry into operational issues in export grain networks
On 23 March 2011 the Senate asked the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport to investigate operational issues arising in the export grain storage, transport, handling and shipping network.
The…
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Wheat is the major winter crop grown in Australia with sowing starting in autumn and harvesting, depending on seasonal conditions, occurring in spring and summer. The main producing states are Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland.
The…
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On 20 September 2012, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig received a formal proposal from the Australian Sugar Industry Alliance (ASA) to restructure…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.
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The Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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There are around 2,000 family operated farm businesses growing rice in the Murrumbidgee valleys of NSW and the Murray valleys of NSW and Victoria. In NSW all growers are shareholders of…
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Levies are collected under Commonwealth legislation to fund research and development and plant health integrity for the grains, sugar, cotton, rice and pasture seeds industries. The Australian Government provides capped matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The Grains, Sugar and…
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The Department manages Australia’s membership of the International Grains Council, The International Sugar Organisation and the International Cotton Advisory Committee.
These organisations aim to…
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