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2024-69: Horticulture – Citrus grower applications for exports to protocol markets in 2025

1 November 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of citrus orchards or blocks to export to protocol markets for the 2025 season.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for the…

01 November 2024 - Last modified

Weekly update - 9 December 2021

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 8 December 2021, low-pressure troughs over northern and eastern Australia brought more storms and rainfall. A blocking high-pressure system over the Australian Bight caused dry conditions in most…

09 December 2021 - Last modified

20-2017 – Update on temporary suspension of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products

1 March 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of (certain/specific) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers. What has changed? The Director of Biosecurity has varied the Biosecurity (Suspended goods…

29 September 2020 - Last modified

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO is vital to the Australian Government’s international efforts to push for substantial reductions in trade distorting subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers used by other countries. It also ensures a fair and level playing field for Australia’s agricultural exports. A key objective of…

14 August 2023 - Last modified

Roles and responsibilities in an import risk analysis

We involve a range of stakeholders when we conduct import risk analyses. Departmental officers Departmental officers provide a combination of experience and expertise in: risk analysis as it relates to biosecurity science and regulation animal and/or plant pests and diseases industry and/…

23 February 2024 - Last modified

54-2019 - Fresh citrus fruit from the United States (US) – Biosecurity outcomes for consignments containing split or damaged fruit

Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus from the US.Date of effect12 April 2019. NoticeThis notice is an update on Notice 52-2019…

04 November 2019 - Last modified

52-2019 - Fresh citrus fruit from the United States (US) – Biosecurity outcomes for consignments containing split or damaged fruit

12 April 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus from the US.Date of effect12 April 2019NoticeDue to a detection of spotted wing…

04 November 2019 - Last modified

2021-43: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

Date of issue: 27 October 2021 Date of effect: From 1 January 2022 Reference Number: MAA2021-43 (Dairy), MAA2021-24 (Seafood), MAA2021-18 (NPG) Related: MAA2021-38,40&41 (Dairy), MAA2021-20,21&22 (Seafood), MAA2021-14,15&16 (NPG) Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy…

27 October 2021 - Last modified

2021-24: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

27 October 2021 - Last modified

2021-18: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

27 October 2021 - Last modified