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ABARES has released an interactive online dashboard to present an overview of the land use, agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors in each region across Australia. The interactive dashboard replaces the information previously contained in the static About my region webpages. 

This report presents information describing the extent and distribution of planted farm forestry in Australia based on available inventory information.

This case study looks at the factors that have underpinned the success of the Australian citrus industry in growing exports of oranges and mandarins to the ASEAN region.

This case study looks at the factors that have underpinned the success of the Australian live export industry in growing exports of cattle to Indonesia and Vietnam.

This research report presents the lessons learned from nine case studies of general surveillance programs in Australia and New Zealand. It provides the evidence base for the General Surveillance Program Guidelines that were developed to support the design, implementation and monitoring of general surveillance programs.

This technical paper provides rigorous and practical guidance on how economists should approach discount rates and the treatment of risk in their analysis of agricultural projects.

This data visualisation presents previously released statistics on the plantation area and expected log availability, and now also includes reporting by regional forestry hubs.

The Australian Agricultural Forecasting System (AAFS) is the system that ABARES uses to produce forecasts for Australia’s agricultural markets. Although AAFS has been in development and use since 1945, this is the first time that it has been documented.

The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a powerful tool to view and assess mapped information and explore trade-offs. It assists collaborative decision-making with stakeholders. MCAS-S version 4 has improved performance, makes data and projects easier to organise and projects easier to share.

Australian agricultural exports have enjoyed lower tariffs in many export markets as a result of Australia’s free trade agreements, but Australia will need to find new ways to gain a competitive advantage as more countries enter free trade agreements.