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An Australian delegation recently travelled to Peru to attend APEC Food Security Week.At the Food Security Ministers’ Meeting, Australia advocated strongly that future prosperity and food security of our region and the globe can be achieved through:sustainable agricultural productionfree and open…
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Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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There are 300,000 doses of a vaccine against the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) that have been secured in an agreement that will help Australia prepare for potential future outbreaks.
LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains…
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9 August 2017
Purpose
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has released the work plan for the export of nectarines from Australia to the People’s Republic of China.
Summary of changes and key points
The…
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12 September 2017
Species: All livestock
Country: All
For information:
Livestock Exporters
LiveCorp
Australian Livestock Export Industry (ALEC)
Department Officers
Purpose
To remind livestock exporters of the department’s requirement for independent auditing of Exporter…
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Date of issue: 15 December 2020
Date of effect: 29 January 2021
Reference Number: MAA2020-15
Attention:
Industries - Industry Bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), Australian Honeybee Industry Council (AHBIC)
Export honey and other apiculture products establishments
Licensed…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry detector dogs make an invaluable contribution to Australia’s biosecurity system, helping to protect Australia from exotic pests and diseases. Detector dogs are used in conjunction with several other biosecurity strategies and detection tools to…
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Jonathan Wong
Key points
Slaughter volumes are strongly correlated with the spread between export meat and domestic livestock prices.
Some workforce shortages may persist, but these are unlikely to impact slaughter capacity.
Instead, processors report…
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The commercial pressure on NZ growers to take advantage ofthis lack of protocol is enourmous as a grower who has travelled widely around the world, this makes no protective sense and beggers belief that BA…
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29 May 2012
Purpose
To remind industry again of IAN 2012/19 that prescribed goods must be free from live pests and contaminants before the goods are presented for export inspection.
Background
Overseas plant protection organisations have recently advised DAFF Biosecurity of unacceptable levels…
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