http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia RSS Feed for Australia en-us Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:15:16 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Australias-struggling-beef-sector-boosted-by-rains-190014131.html Australia's struggling beef industry has received a boost from recent rains in the east of the country, which will increase grass growth to fatten up herds in the world's third-biggest beef exporter, producers said. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Australia-heat-wave-scorches-wheat-belt-stokes-supply-fears-188029961.html Australia's worst heatwave on record is scorching the grain belt, potentially hurting wheat sowing prospects in the world's second biggest exporter this year and deepening concerns over global supplies amid a relentless U.S. drought. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/GrainCorp-open-to-higher-bids-after-spurning-ADM-offer-184266981.html Australia's GrainCorp defended on Thursday its rejection of a sweetened $2.9 billion takeover offer by Archer Daniels Midland, but said it remained open to higher offers and would hold further talks with its U.S. suitor. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Japan-halts-beef-imports-from-Brazil-over-BSE-link-182751031.html Japan says it has halted beef imports from Brazil after the South American nation notified the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) of the discovery of the protein believed to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Australias-GrainCorp-knocks-back-ADM-bid-higher-offer-seen-179482411.html Australia's GrainCorp knocked back a $2.8 billion takeover offer from Archer Daniel Midland Co on Thursday, saying the bid undervalued the grains handler after a bumper harvest delivered a record annual net profit. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Whats-eating-Australia-Foreign-buyers-at-the-farm-gate-176194681.html Australia risks losing an opportunity to become a farmyard for Asia, as growing unease over foreigners buying rural land threatens to provoke protectionist policies that may deter much needed investment in agriculture. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/CME-Tight-supplies-leads-US-to-import-more-beef-175603851.html Tight supplies and record high prices for lean grinding beef in the US have supported a notable increase in US beef imports so far this year. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Australia-to-track-foreign-buyers-in-agriculture-sector-175459041.html Australia will set up a foreign-ownership register for farm lands, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday, as the government moves to ease public concern over foreign buyers in the agriculture sector, particularly Chinese. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Australia-to-probe-new-Indonesia-cattle-cruelty-video-140863173.html Australia will investigate new images appearing to show cattle being mistreated at an Indonesian abattoir, and could reimpose an export ban on the slaughterhouse if it broke animal welfare rules. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/world/australia/Cattle-Outlook-June-beef-exports-up-19-percent-led-by-Japan-128089318.html International beef trade continues to be a big factor in this year's record cattle prices. During the first half of 2011, 10.3% of U.S. beef production was exported and imports equaled 8.1% of production.