Search Results
Tim Westwood and Mihir Gupta
This water market outlook provides ABARES latest view on water market allocation prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin for 2020–21. It is based on the March Water Market Outlook, using revised allocation announcements and seasonal conditions. Four…
- Last modified
Author: Linden Whittle
Overview
Carryover allows water entitlement holders to transfer some or all their unused allocations into the next irrigation season. Carryover was initially introduced as a drought management tool and has been effective in helping irrigators manage variability in seasonal…
- Last modified
The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 lapsed when parliament was dissolved in early 2019.A new Bill, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and…
- Last modified
Authors: John Walsh, Tim Westwood and Mihir Gupta
Data download
Demand tables – Murray-Darling Basin Water Market Catchment Dataset 2021 – XLSX [577 KB]
Supply tables – Murray-Darling Basin Water Market Catchment Dataset 2021 – XLSX [128 KB]
The MDB water market…
- Last modified
Australian beef can enter the United States through entitlements negotiated under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework, and the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA).Under these arrangements, Australian exporters can export up to 449,482 metric tonnes of beef (combined WTO…
- Last modified
Introduction
On 29 November 2018, the Senate Selection of Bills Committee referred the provisions of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 (the Bill) to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation…
- Last modified
Date of issue: 03 May 2024Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2024-04Attention:Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodiesDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices Purpose:This Market…
- Last modified
Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 7 May 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to parts of the north, south and east of the country.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with northern Queensland receiving 5- 15…
- Last modified
Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 June 2025 cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of western and eastern Australia.Cropping regions in Western Australia, Queensland and northern New South Wales received 5-100 millimetres…
- Last modified
Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 2 July 2025, troughs, frontals systems and an east coast low brought rainfall totals of up to 200 millimetres to parts of eastern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia largely dry.…
- Last modified