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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 21 April 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. However, low pressure troughs generated moderate rainfall across parts of…
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Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal Welfare
AWTG 05-23 noted an update from the secretariat that a subgroup of the AWTG had met and, as requested by all agriculture ministers, discussed practical steps for implementing stage one of improvements to the…
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Opportunities and challenges for Australian grains, beef and dairy exports
Author: James Fell
Urbanisation, food safety and product quality shape a key part of the future of Chinese agricultural policy and opportunities for Australian beef, dairy and grains exporters.
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A financial institution can include a Farm Management Deposit (FMD) product in its product range if it meets the Australian Government's prudential requirements or is government-guaranteed. This includes most banks, credit unions and building societies.
Financial institutions offering FMDs…
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Taiwan has temporarily opened its market for eggs and egg products from 12 countries, including Australia. The measures seek to address Taiwan’s egg shortage which has been attributed to unpredictable weather, feed costs, and avian influenza outbreaks (in Mandarin). The new access for Australia is…
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International government policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy price volatility is driving biofuel demand. Australia is well-placed to provide key inputs to global biofuel production.
Global use of biofuels on the rise
Over the past 3 decades, biofuels have become an…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 7 July 2021, low pressure troughs and cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of eastern, south-eastern and south-western Australia.
The rainfall across some south-eastern Australian…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 6 October 2021, low pressure systems dominated the Australian continent throughout much of the week, resulting in rainfall in southern and eastern parts of the country. Towards the end of the week a high-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the 7 days to 24 February 2021, troughs, low-pressure systems, cold fronts and onshore flow generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern, western and eastern Australia. In those…
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