Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Australia Signs Final Murray-Darling Basin Water Plan Into Law

Australia signed into law a plan to boost the amount of water returned to the Murray-Darling Basin and ensure sustainable food production in last season’s second- biggest exporter of wheat.

Australia Boosts Murray-Darling Spending to Ensure Food Supply

Australia will spend an extra A$1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) to boost the amount of water returned to the Murray-Darling Basin as it seeks to ensure sustainable food production in the world’s second-biggest wheat exporter.

Authority Recommends up to 37% Cuts to Murray-Darling Farmland Irrigation

Irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin should be cut by as much as 37 percent to protect the environment in a drought-prone region that is home to almost half of Australia’s farms, according to a government- commissioned report today.

Australia Must Balance Healthy Rivers With a Need for Growth, Crean Says

Australia must balance returning water to the nation’s river system with the “human cost” to farming communities, Regional Development Minister Simon Crean said as the government faces a backlash to proposed water cuts.

Rice Output in Australia May Jump Fourfold on Heavier Rains, Growers Say

Rice production in Australia may almost quadruple next harvest as heavier-than-usual rainfall boosts water supplies following a decade of drought, a growers’ group said after raising its production forecast.

Australia's Murray-Darling Water Plan Will Raise Food Prices, Farmers Say

Plans to cut irrigation by as much as 37 percent in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, home to almost half of the nation’s farms, will raise fresh food prices, the country’s main farming organization said.

Water Supply for Irrigators to Be Cut as Much as 37%, the Australian Says

Australia will cut water supply to irrigators by 27 percent to 37 percent so it can be diverted to environmental flows, the Australian newspaper said.

Australia Faces $1.96 Billion Bill to Buy Water From Farmers, Herald Says

Australia is likely to face demands for more than A$2 billion in water rights buybacks from farmers as part of the Murray-Darling river plan, the Sydney Morning Herald reported today, citing Australian National University Professor Quentin Grafton. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is expected to announce water extraction must reduce by 27 percent to 37 percent, the newspaper said. Labor has said its A$9 billion recovery plan won’t secure enough water to meet reduction targets, according to the report.

Australia’s Eastern Grain Regions Set for Crop-Boosting Rains

Eastern grain-growing regions in Australia, the world’s second-biggest wheat exporter, are set to receive rain this week, boosting production prospects just as dry weather threatens supply from the U.S., the biggest shipper.

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