The department enables international market access for agricultural, fisheries and forestry products. International trade supports food security and provides growth opportunities for Australian producers.
Australia exports approximately 70 per cent of its agricultural, fisheries, and forestry production.
Market access achievements are actions by the department to:
- open new markets
- improve access to existing markets
- maintain access to existing markets in the face of potential issues to trade, or
- restore access where it has been lost.
These achievements include a range of activities, such as:
- negotiating technical (non-tariff) market access conditions with trading partners. Agreement on these conditions is usually required before trade can occur. This includes requirements for:
- biosecurity, including sanitary or phytosanitary treatment
- food safety, including testing, labelling, and certification.
- working with exporters and trading partners to prevent and resolve potential issues to trade.
Achievements in 2025-26
In 2025-26, the department recorded 56 market access achievements. This included:
- Opening 11 new markets and 38 improvements to existing market access.
- 5 actions to maintain and 2 actions to restore existing markets.
New
The department opened 11 new markets, including:
- gaining access for Australian blueberries to Vietnam. This outcome followed 4 years of technical negotiations. Trade commenced in December 2025 and is projected to be worth approximately $22 million over 5 years.
Improved
There were 38 outcomes that improved access to overseas markets, including:
- improving access for wheat to Indonesia through the removal of mandatory fumigation requirements. Australia’s wheat exports to Indonesia were worth $1.5 billion in 2024–25.
- improving access to India through an organic equivalence Mutual Recognition Arrangement between India and Australia. The Indian organic market was valued at nearly $2.9 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow by approximately 20 percent a year to $16.5 billion by 2033. This presents significant opportunities for Australian producers.
Maintained
There were 5 achievements to maintain market access, including:
- revised export health certificates for edible animal products to meet new EU regulations. This ensures that Australia can continue exporting meat, dairy, fish, honey and bee products to the EU. These exports were worth more than $300 million in 2024–25.
Restored
The department restored access to 2 markets where it was previously lost, including:
- restored access for Australian rendered products for animal feed to Indonesia. When trade was suspended, industry estimated this trade at more than $100 million a year.
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