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Australia’s world-class forestry industry on display at 30th UN FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR). ABARES is in the process of updating indicators for SOFR with data up to or as at 2021. This forest profile will be updated with new data in early 2024.
Australia has 134 million…
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Break-bulk dischargeA departmental biosecurity officer must receive notification prior to the discharge of break-bulk cargo.Biosecurity officers conduct surveillance inspections of break-bulk cargo to ensure freedom from contaminants that pose a biosecurity risk. Break-bulk cargo or non-…
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17 April 2019
We invite you to comment on the draft report by 17 June 2019.
The draft review is available on the department website. You can submit comments at Have Your Say.
We initiated this assessment in response to stakeholder interest in having high pressure processing (HPP)…
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The Decade of Landcare initiative arose from a joint National Farmers' Federation-Australian Conservation Foundation proposal to the Commonwealth for action on land degradation. The proposal emphasised…
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17 October 2024The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced melon fruit (except oriental melon and oriental pickling melon) to Australia from all commercial production areas of Japan can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The draft report is…
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Conditions
Chinese government registration is required for all food processing and storage establishments handling food exported to China in accordance with both:
Decree 248 – Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food
Decree 249 – Administrative…
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24 April 2024Importation of zoo hippopotamuses and their semen from approved countries – draft reportWe initiated this policy review after interest from the Australian zoo community identifying these species as a priority to improve the genetic diversity of existing zoo collections.The review…
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We take mental health, wellbeing and suicide in rural and regional Australia seriously. We recognise that people living and working on farms are subject to economic, climatic and social pressures. These pressures can affect their wellbeing, particularly during times of drought.We fund local…
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We publish trade data and insights to help exporters make informed decisions.Access to timely in-market intelligence is essential to export growth.Trade Tips NewsTrade insights and analysisStay informedAustralian agriculture trade – reference tablesWe publish Excel summaries of Australian…
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