Trade

Bulk carrier KMAX Leader broke down in a Queensland port in October last year, prompting safety concerns as mechanical issues kept it there for months.

Indonesia has finally issued import permits for Australian cattle with the first ship now on the water bound for Jakarta.

Producers say ideal conditions have led to a 50 per cent increase in yields this season amid hopes the tariffs on Australian wine to China could be lifted as early as March. 

In Ukraine, formerly one of Europe's biggest dairy suppliers, 50 per cent of the industry is gone, 200,000 cows have been bombed, and farmers are very much on the front line.

Australia consistently produces about 1.4 million tonnes of spuds each year and their value is on the rise.

Federal Resources Minister Madeline King says she will put nickel on the critical minerals list, allowing nickel miners to apply to access a $4 billion fund.

Barley exports to China are booming after tariffs were lifted in August, but are Australian farmers just repeating the same mistake?

Cotton Australia says there has been a significant increase in licensed products bearing the homegrown mark and expects shoppers to see more of it in stores.

Australia's trade minister says he will raise wine and lobster sanctions when he meets with his Chinese counterpart this month and that if wine tariffs are not removed by the end of March Australia will take China back to the WTO.

After more than a month at sea, thousands of cattle and sheep on board the MV Bahijah are set to be allowed on land in WA this week. Here's how the journey unfolded. 

In a high-profile speech laying out Australia's Indian Ocean strategy, the foreign minister warned against political interference and economic coercion, urging China to be more transparent about its military build-up.

About 16,000 livestock will stay stranded on a ship in Perth after the federal agriculture department forbid them from being re-exported.

The agriculture department says the number of deaths is below the reportable mortality rate, as authorities are continue deciding what will happen to the remaining stock.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

Australian wine exports have been hit by a global trend in people drinking less alcohol and cutting costs, but hope remains for the re-opening of a major market.

European farmers are angry about rising costs, environmental policies and cheap food imports — especially from Ukraine. And they're not shy about letting politicians know about it.

The ABC understands there are a few thousand cattle held up in yards around the Northern Territory's Top End, and two live export vessels anchored off Darwin, as the industry waits for the permit issue to be resolved.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has used a week-long visit to Japan and South Korea to assure both government and business figures that Australia will remain a "reliable supplier" of export gas well into the future.

The leader of Northern Ireland's largest pro-British party is optimistic the regional power-sharing government could be restored soon, urging ministers in London to move quickly.

The animals have been at sea for 25 days on board the MV Bahijah after it was ordered by the federal government to turn back from its voyage to the Middle East due to security concerns in the strife-torn Red Sea.

Nickel miners could pay less to mine in WA, as the government holds crisis talks with the resources industry as mines shut and hundreds of jobs are lost.

Across the Western world, governments are trying to rein in China's ascendancy in green tech manufacturing. But a respected global forecaster has offered a sobering assessment.

Consumers have been warned they face long delays and higher prices for goods as shipping and port problems cause delays across the world. 

Ports operator DP World tells a Senate Estimates hearing nearly 55,000 containers filled with consumer goods and farm exports are stuck on the docks due to union stop-work action, as stakeholders call for federal government intervention.

Animal advocates are "deeply concerned" about the situation, which could see the animals' journey prolonged as alternative route found around the deteriorating security situation.