In short: The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness says the H5N1 strain has been detected to Australia’s north and south. The strain has been detected in farm workers in the US and in a range of animal species. What’s next? Surveillance for signs of the disease’s arrival is continuing. Australian disease authorities are looking to...
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Australia is importing record amounts of butter at ‘eye-watering’ prices
In short: Australia imported a record 47,500 tonnes of butter last year, mostly from New Zealand. Global butter prices are at record highs, but opening milk prices for Australian dairy farmers are down. What’s next? Rabobank is warning shoppers may need to brace for higher butter prices. Global butter prices have surged to record levels...
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As avian flu spreads around the world, experts say ‘we’re nowhere near prepared’ for a future pandemic
When Victorian health officials confirmed Australia’s first human case of avian influenza last week, there were a few key details that struck some of those listening as odd. The announcement came on the same day that the state’s agriculture department reported an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm near Meredith. But the Department...