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Weeds cost the Australian economy billions of dollars in control measures and lost income each year. They reduce agricultural production by competing with crops, introducing crop diseases and restrict our ability to trade internationally by contaminating crops and wool.…
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The average price of broadacre farmland per hectare has almost doubled over the last three years, increasing by 93% from 2020 to 2023.
ABARES executive director Dr Jared Greenville said recent growth in farmland prices has been extraordinary, and likely reflected a combination of factors including…
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Australia’s agricultural and fisheries export markets were more diversified in 2021-22.
ASEAN overtakes China as Australia’s largest agricultural and fisheries export destination
Australia’s agricultural and fisheries export markets were more diverse in 2021-22.
The proportion of exports…
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21 February 2022
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Announcement of the commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for the importation of fresh dragon fruit for consumption from the Philippines (PDF 641 KB)
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The Clean Energy Regulator issues a project proponent ACCUs after the proponent submits an offsets report demonstrating the project has delivered emissions reductions or carbon storage. This report identifies the tonnes of CO2-e avoided or stored over a particular period (called the reporting…
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Broadacre productivity growth has slowed over the last financial year, but the slowdown is inconsistent, according to ABARES’s latest productivity estimates for 2023-24.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said while the headline productivity index for broadacre farming had decreased from…
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In the week ending 21 February 2024, a tropical low (07U) embedded into a monsoon trough developed over the Top End of the Northern Territory at the beginning of the week and strengthened into a category 1 Tropical Cyclone…
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Good rainfall and high commodity prices have driven strong farm financial performance for 2021-22.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said cropping farms had reported higher than average cash incomes over the last year.
“It’s been a boom year. At the national level, farm cash income…
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Collaboration, technology and innovation is crucial in managing current and emerging biosecurity risks to Australia’s plant production industries.The Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries final report is now available. The project will have significant benefits for plant…
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Some animals may be permitted to transit or tranship through an Australian international airport without being imported into Australia.Animals transiting/transhipping through an Australian international airport must be accompanied by a valid transit/transhipment permit.Animals transiting/…
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