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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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The giant African snail is one of the world’s largest and most damaging land snails. Native to Eastern Africa, it has quickly spread around the world and is now established in most tropical countries. Australia is free from the giant African snail and we want to keep it that way.
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Biosecurity remains a national priority to protect our food security, agricultural industries and the environment. This focus continues to drive the demand for training resources and ensures that necessary skills and knowledge are in place to respond to and manage biosecurity incidents.DAFF is…
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Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses circulate in wild waterfowl and can infect other wild birds. For most strains of bird flu, clinical disease in wild birds is rare. Some strains cause clinical disease and death in many wild bird species.A highly contagious strain of H5 bird flu is spreading…
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28 May 2021Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with shipping or…
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The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of the global southern bluefin tuna (SBT) stock.
The CCSBT management target is to recover SBT stock to 30% of its unfished levels by 2035…
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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.
Documentation supports peer review and…
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The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy in June 2024 to promote Australian sustainable agriculture practices and learn the agricultural trade policy the EU is using to drive global action.The SRAA collaborated on…
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This page provides information on Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) codes, which you may need when applying for a JAEPA quota certificate. Any codes
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