<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ABARES Media Releases</title><link></link><description>ABARES Media Releases</description><image><title>test image</title><url>http://www.daff.gov.au/_media/images/corporate/rss-feed-icon-14x14.gif</url><link></link></image><item><description>Log supply from Australia's timber plantations is set to increase substantially according to a new report, released today by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/logs-from-plantations-set-to-grow</link><pubDate>22 May 2012 11:13am</pubDate><title>Plantations - logs from plantations set to grow</title></item><item><description>The volume of logs harvested in Australia increased by 3.6 per cent in 2010¿11, the first increase in three years, taking the total value of logs harvested in 2010-11 to over $1.8 billion.</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/plantation_log_growth_offsets_native_log_decline</link><pubDate>22 May 2012 10:25am</pubDate><title>Plantation log growth offsets native log decline</title></item><item><description>The ABARES Regional Outlook conference for South Australia for 2012 will be held in Berri on Wednesday 16 May.</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/regional-outlook-conference-berri-sa</link><pubDate>02 May 2012 11:49am</pubDate><title>ABARES Regional Outlook conference - Berri, South Australia</title></item><item><description>Australian wine grape production is forecast to increase by 5 per cent to 1.61 million tonnes in 2012-13, assuming favourable seasonal conditions and a return to more average yields.</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/higher-wine-grape-production-projected</link><pubDate>02 May 2012 9:59am</pubDate><title>Higher wine grape production projected for 2012-13 and 2013-14</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/what_future_for_farmers</link><pubDate>07 Mar 2012 3:16pm</pubDate><title>What future for farmers? </title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/meeting_global_demand_for_food</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 2:30pm</pubDate><title>Meeting global demand for food </title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/broadacre_industries_to_perform_well</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 2:19pm</pubDate><title>Broadacre industries to perform well</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/biosecurity_underpins_export_trade</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 1:52pm</pubDate><title>Biosecurity underpins export trade</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/analysts_outline_investment_outlook_for_forestry</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 12:36pm</pubDate><title>Analysts outline investment outlook for forestry</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/landmark_fisheries_study_to_benefit_seafood_consumers</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 11:27am</pubDate><title>Landmark fisheries study to benefit seafood consumers</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/farm-export-returns-remain-strong-abares-forecast</link><pubDate>06 Mar 2012 8:04am</pubDate><title>Farm export returns remain strong: ABARES forecast</title></item><item><description>National and international decision makers are about to arrive in Canberra for the agriculture sector?s key annual conference, Outlook, on 6?7 March.</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/outlook</link><pubDate>28 Feb 2012 1:14pm</pubDate><title>ABARES puts finishing touches to nation's premier forecasting event</title></item><item><description>The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has appointed long-serving senior public servant Paul Morris as the new Executive Director of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).</description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/abares_welcomes_new_executive_director</link><pubDate>15 Feb 2012 9:35am</pubDate><title>ABARES welcomes new Executive Director </title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/abares-forecasts-large-summer-crop</link><pubDate>14 Feb 2012 10:01am</pubDate><title>ABARES forecasts large summer crop</title></item><item><description></description><link>http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/media-releases/2012/nations-premier-event</link><pubDate>06 Feb 2012 11:48am</pubDate><title>Build up begins for nation's premier agricultural event</title></item></channel></rss>
