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Australia has concluded FTAs with 18 countries, or groups of countries. These FTAs and the entry-into-force date are:Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) - 31 May 2023Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) – 29 December 2022Regional Comprehensive Economic…
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Trade policy and reducing agricultural support have a strong role to play in guaranteeing international food security, according to the latest Insights report from ABARES.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said open trade is a big part of the solution to long-term food security.
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ABARES ongoing research into Australia’s agricultural sector has included analysing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since March 2020, specific COVID-19 and related research reports have been released:
Australian agricultural trade and the COVID-19 pandemic
Impacts of COVID-19…
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Australia has hosted the 26th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS26) with delegates from over 60 countries participating to develop principles and guidelines to facilitate trade in safe food.
Wrapping up for another year, CCFICS26…
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Agricultural Trade Matters
Agricultural trade matters provides an overview of what the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the Australian Government are doing to support international agricultural trade.
This is the current edition, published March 2021.
To receive an…
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High natural gas prices, export restrictions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have placed pressure on the supply and price of fertilisers. There is no indication that prices are likely to experience substantial falls in the near-term.
Global fertiliser prices are rising
Average global…
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On 10 January 2025, Germany provided official notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of the detection of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a herd of water buffalo in the eastern state of Brandenburg.This is the first detection of FMD in Germany since 1988.The outbreak has…
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Australia has assumed the role of Chair of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG), a group that brings together government and industry representatives to simplify international wine trade.The WWTG supports trade in wine through information sharing, discussion and coordination on regulatory issues in…
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Visit paves the way for deeper trade ties
A delegation from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare visited Australia in early November for an annual bilateral meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and a tour of agriculture and biosecurity systems.…
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Author: Linden Whittle
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Agriculture is important to Indonesia’s economy and the livelihoods of tens of millions of people.
The Indonesian Government plays an active role in agricultural markets through import regulation and input subsidies to meet objectives around food security and…
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