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What kind of work does ABARES do?ABARES is the Australian government’s agricultural commodity forecaster and the research arm of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.We deliver high-quality economic & scientific research, analysis & advice on issues affecting Australia's…
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Food importers can enter into a Food Import Compliance Agreement (FICA) with us. These agreements are made under section 35A of the Imported Food Control Act 1992.Many food importers have documented food safety management systems for sourcing and importing safe food. Under a FICA, we…
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Export registered dairy establishmentsTo ensure compliance with export eligibility requirements, exporters are able to identify registered establishments approved by the department to prepare dairy goods for export.The lists of export registered establishment are available for download below. …
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ABARES has been conducting surveys of primary producers for more than 70 years.To collect data about the performance of Australia’s farm sector, ABARES Survey Collection Officers interview around 2200 primary producers each year, collecting information from a range of agricultural industries to…
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The department maintains close contact with industry clients through industry consultative committees (ICCs), ensuring efficient and effective service delivery.ICCs are instrumental in developing effective operational responses to government policy for the department's import and export programs…
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16 January 2026Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has changed?Consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have…
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20 January 2026PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of an outage to the PEMS system due to a production upgrade.Summary of changes and key pointsPEMS will be…
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Export Industry Advice notices 2026DateNo.Description20 January 20262026-03Plant Exports – Export systems expected maintenance outage16 January 20262026-02Horticulture Exports – Applications for the export of carrots to Taiwan in 202609 January 20262026-01Plant Exports – Request for permit (RFP)…
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