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Clint Jasper

Melbourne

National Rural Reporter at ABC News (Australia)

Podcast Host at A Big Country

Interested in water policy & agribusiness generally and for abc.

Articles

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Clint Jasper

    Australia's most valuable export, iron ore, is getting much less valuable as a continued slowdown in Chinese economic activity and strong production from Pilbara and overseas mines work to keep prices flat. Futures contracts for iron ore traded on the Singapore Exchange dropped below $94 for the first time since September last year, after economic data from China on Monday showed lower steel output from Chinese mills.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Luke Radford |Clint Jasper

    Australia's winter grain crop is on track to be 13 per cent above the annual average, despite drought in South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resources Economics and Sciences' June crop report estimates national winter grain production at 55.6 million tonnes. But, experts warn a lot could change between now and the harvest later in the year.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Clint Jasper |Cara Jeffery |Brandon Long |George Yankovich

    Australia's winter crop production is expected to be 8 per cent lower this year, with drought and dry conditions affecting grain growers in South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resources Economics and Sciences' (ABARES) June crop report estimates national winter grain production at 55.6 million tonnes. If realised, grain production would still be 13 per cent above the annual average production for the last 10 years.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Clint Jasper

    The share of electric car sales climbed to 20 per cent of all vehicles sold in 2024, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Sales growth was strongest in China, where 11 million EVs were sold, making up almost half of all Chinese vehicle sales. South-East Asian and Latin American markets were hot spots for sales increases over 2024, jumping by 50 per cent compared with 2023.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Clint Jasper

    Some of the biggest food companies in the world have signalled they'll lift prices this year to counter historically high coffee and cocoa prices. Nestle, Mondelez and Hershey's indicated that prices may rise in 2025, but cautioned that consumers, especially in the United States, were approaching the limit of how much they're prepared to pay for non-essential items.

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