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Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:42 pm
by Possum
What a great time to start that diet.. and get rid of the cager!
http://www.news.com.au/money/yasi-puts- ... 5999214968
Expected Fall Out..from YASI
SUGAR: $500 million estimated damage.
BANANAS: $400 million industry. Accounts for about 90 per cent of Australian production.
TOURISM: North Queensland accounts for a fifth of international visitors to the state and almost one in seven domestic tourists. Damage bill likely to be in the "hundreds of millions''.
MINING: More than $US300 million in lost coal sales.
Brace yourself !
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:23 pm
by tim
our AFC?
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:23 pm
by Jonno
At least it didn't affect the beer plants and peanut trees
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:33 pm
by h.b.bear
yeah not looking good for the peoples
but what pisses me off is that there are people that take advantage of a bad situation like Queenslands disasters. E.G When for example bananas are imported normally we can buy them cheaper than aussie bananas but when Aussie crops are wiped out and we still import them they for some reason go up buy $5.00 a kilo +
.Same with apples most of them dont come from Queensland but we are importing them from China and paying $9.00a kilo for them
got me f###ed someones getting rich.
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:17 pm
by ttc
They spoke to the head of the banana growers association up there on the news this morning and he said it will only take about 4 months to recover, and this cyclone actually damaged less crops than Larry did.
He also said there was a fair bit of supply already in the market place, so if the prices go up straight away they're just making more money.
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:03 pm
by Possum
ttc wrote: so if the prices go up straight away they're just making more money.
This is a given...
... there are also reports that the cyclone has/is stressing cattle which will effect beef farmers productivity.. +$$$..
Milk/ bread wars will also sting us in a couple of months..
Hmm..
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:21 pm
by h.b.bear
makes you wonder what they do with the rest of the cattle that are scattered around Oz
its not only Queensland cattle that can be eaten.
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:24 pm
by Possum
h.b.bear wrote:makes you wonder what they do with the rest of the cattle that are scattered around Oz
its not only Queensland cattle that can be eaten.
hmm.. and i think its legal to eat horses now???
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:30 pm
by h.b.bear
Possum wrote:h.b.bear wrote:makes you wonder what they do with the rest of the cattle that are scattered around Oz
its not only Queensland cattle that can be eaten.
hmm.. and i think its legal to eat horses now???
probably have been for years just dont know it
Re: Natures way of "Thinning a Nation"
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:41 am
by kevindinho
she'll be right mate, as long as WA doesn't get hit we are fine.