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Insight – Australia is a key global exporter of pulses

The US Department of Agriculture's recent report on chickpeas has highlighted Australia as the world’s largest exporter. What else can the data show for Australia’s chickpea trade, and how do Australia’s other pulse crops measure up? Pulses are an important and multi-purpose crop. They can be…
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Residue chemistry and laboratory performance and evaluation

The National Residue Survey (NRS) contracts the services of Australian and New Zealand laboratories to perform residue testing. The laboratories must have demonstrated capabilities in the specific chemical residue analyses that are required by export and domestic markets.Laboratory performance…
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MCAS-S user guide

This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as MCAS-S Development Partnership 2022, Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support MCAS-S version 4 User guide, ABARES, Canberra, March. CC BY-ND 4.0 https://doi.org/10.25814/kafw-xy281 Getting startedMCAS-S…
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Supporting Communities Manage Pest Animals and Weeds Program

We are building on past investment to find better solutions for land managers to control and reduce the impact of established non-native pest animals and weeds.The program is:working with States and Territories to deliver on-ground managementsupporting Indigenous Ranger Groups in Northern Australia…
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Spur throated locust

​​The spur-throated locust, Austracris guttulosa, is mainly a tropical species and swarms of immature adults form in savannah areas of the Central Highlands and northwest Queensland, in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia in late autumn and winter. Spur-throated locusts also…
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Stink bugs

PLANT PEST Brown marmorated stink bug. Ken Walker, PaDIL. Yellow-spotted stink bug Stink bugsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: These stink bugs hitchhike to new areas on or in imported goods or within packing spaces and if established would eat crops and ornamental plants; become a nuisance in…
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2014-16 - Legislative changes to the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System application and assessment process

​​​13 November 2014 Species: Feeder and slaughter livestock Country: All Relevant to: Livestock exporters Department of Agriculture Live Animal Exports Officers LiveCorp and ALEC Purpose To advise all exporters of amendments to the Export Control (Animals) Order 2004 (Order) that will…
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Treatment to kill or inactivate the pest

OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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Failing Food Report – March 2022

This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports Food tests We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer 100% of risk food …
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Status of Australia’s Forest Genetic Resources 2021

Publication date: 16 November 2021 Forest genetic resources underpin the diversity of Australia’s forests and forest species as well as their productive capacity. Continual improvement in the understanding of Australia’s forest genetic resources allows better conservation management of forests and…
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