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The Plant Health Committee (PHC) held its forty-seventh meeting in the Yarra Valley, Victoria in June 2015. During the meeting, two field trips were undertaken: the first to a vineyard in the…
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Import conditions for fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) from Japan have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Japan and an…
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11 July 2016PurposeTo advise industry of the key requirements for onshore cold treatment of horticulture exports to China and Thailand.Summary of changes and key pointsGeneral requirementsAn onshore…
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5 June 2020
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes to their residue testing on imports of fresh fruit and vegetables scheduled to be implemented 15 June 2020.
These changes may result in additional costs, requirements and…
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20 June 2016
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has finalised a biosecurity risk review for the importation of honey bee semen. Importation of honey bee semen may be permitted subject to biosecurity legislation, and the…
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The US Department of Agriculture's recent report on chickpeas has highlighted Australia as the world’s largest exporter. What else can the data show for Australia’s chickpea trade, and how do Australia’s other pulse crops measure up?
Pulses are an important and multi-purpose crop. They can be…
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30 October 2017Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliagePurpose To…
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Date issued 18 August 2004
India has revised their quarantine weed seed list for Australian commodities. The list of quarantine weed seeds list has been reduced from 61 to 33. Of the 33…
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From 1 January 2017, melons produced in Australia and sold by a producer to a first purchaser, including to a selling agent, buying agent, exporter or exporting agent, will attract a levy and export…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has successfully eradicated an exotic ant which arrived at the Port of Brisbane and could have posed a serious biosecurity risk if they continued to spread.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity, Dr Chris Locke, said this successful eradication went…
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