An Aboriginal leader in a West Arnhem Land community says the town is without a local meat supply for Christmas, after the abattoir was closed and workers laid off.

Top End buffalo exports have reached the largest yearly volume in at least 27 years, as high Australian beef prices put pressure on South-East Asian cattle importers.

A new variety of passionfruit developed by the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry is now ready for commercial development.

An Indonesian cattle buyer says his orders for live Australian cattle dropped as much as 60 per cent this year, following a very difficult trading period.

The sale of Central Arnhem Land's Conways Station settled last week, with the property being bought by a partnership of Australian buyers for just under $5.8 million.

The company aiming to build a billion dollar prawn farm on Legune Station is offering for sale its option to purchase the property.

The Northern Territory Farmers Association says the actions of rogue mango harvest contractor, who underpaid workers thousands of dollars, are not reflective of the wider industry.

The Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association says it will continue to lobby for the right of pastoralists to veto gas development on their properties, despite it not being recommended by the fracking inquiry.

A second Top End station was given more water than it could have used during a rush of water licences granted under the CLP government, a report shows.

The Northern Territory Government says a trade delegation to Vietnam will promote the growth of the live export market for both cattle and buffalo.