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Aquatic animal diseases pose a threat to aquatic animal production and environments. Aquatic emergency animal disease threats are often difficult to predict and manage. This is because aquatic animal diseases:
are often highly pathogenic
have the potential to affect both wild and captive…
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8 August 2022
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Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia that are destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers and biosecurity industry participants that operate an…
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As part of the Australian Government’s response to the spread of animal diseases in the region, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has increased its surveillance and testing of meat and other animal products, both at the border and through targeted checking of retail outlets.…
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Authors: Trish Gleeson, Donkor Addai and Liangyue Cao
Australian wine production and exports at a glance
Source: ABARES
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On 26 March 2021, China announced final decisions on its anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into wine from Australia. The AD…
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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of the bacterial pathogen Xylella. Further information on these measures is available on the Xylella emergency measures webpage.Public consultation on the draft report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus…
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PLANT PEST
A varroa mite on the back of a honey bee.Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Mites of bees (Apis spp.) Exotic to Australia, with varroa mite (Varroa destructor) present in parts of Australia and are under management in…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) beef quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).Australian exporters can export 449,482 tonnes (combined…
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Import conditions for Tahitian limes (Citrus latifolia) from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu 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…
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Notes from MPSC 02 – 10 November 2011 Note from the MPSC ChairThe Marine Pest Sectoral Committee (MPSC) held its second meeting in Brisbane (QLD) on the 10th of November 2011. This meeting was the first…
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The value of Australia’s live cattle exports has increased strongly since the 1980s to $1.9 billion in 2019–20, comprising $1.6 billion for feeder/slaughter cattle and $0.3 billion for breeder cattle. Cattle exports are an important source of beef for processing and consumption in…
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