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The Australian vegetable–growing sector is an important source of food. It supplies most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia and provides inputs for the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia or exported.
Vegetables are an important part of healthy eating and provide a…
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10 November 2023
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Importers of Canadian timber products and their customs brokers
What has changed?
From 1 December 2023, the department will recognise that brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) contamination is managed on consignments of sawn wood/timber that are…
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This page outlines the information that must be included with an application to import the following products:
Veterinary therapeutics and medicines
Topical therapeutic washes
Veterinary semen extenders
Veterinary therapeutics and medicines are used to: prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry administers a range of Australian Government legislation to manage our biosecurity system, and regulate exports and imports certification. As a Government regulator, the department monitors compliance with import and export legislation…
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Visit paves the way for deeper trade ties
A delegation from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare visited Australia in early November for an annual bilateral meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and a tour of agriculture and biosecurity systems.…
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A new ABARES report investigates the slowdown in productivity which has impacted Australian broadacre agriculture over the past two decades.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said climate variability, particularly drought, was having an important impact. “We have seen that changes in…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received three submissions from stakeholders on the draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., Gupta, M., Whittle, L., & Westwood, T. (2023). An economic model of spatial and temporal water trade in the Australian southern Murray-Darling Basin. Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR032559.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 7 April 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. In contrast, a low pressure trough to the northeast of Australia generated heavy…
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26 May 2020
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This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following cucurbitaceous seed for sowing (including synonyms) from all countries:
Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Cucumis melo (cantaloupe)
Cucumis sativus (cucumber)
Cucurbita…
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