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Authors: Matthew Howden and Kirk Zammit
The United States is a major producer and the largest exporter of agricultural commodities. Because of the size of the US agriculture sector, changes in production, trade and policy can affect international markets. This has been demonstrated by the China-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 February 2023, monsoonal troughs remained active and together with the active Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) pulse resulted in widespread rainfall and localised thunderstorms, mainly in tropical…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 January 2023, a broad low-pressure trough remained active over northern Australia and resulted in widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across northern Australia. Meanwhile, onshore flow produced…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 19 January 2022, troughs extending across eastern Australia resulted in scatted rainfall across southern Queensland, and eastern New South Wales and Victoria. Tropical cyclone activity and…
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ABS, ABARES deliver new Australian farm database - 16 December 2020
Australian economy thrives under raw deal: Insights - 15 December 2020
Opportunities from action on climate change: Insights - 10 December 2020
Farmgate value likely to hit $65 billion, but watch on trade - 7 December 2020…
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Date of issue: 30 November 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-13
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Export establishments…
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Date of issue: 30 November 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-19
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Export establishments…
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Date of issue: 30 November 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-26
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Export establishments…
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Under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement, World Trade Organization (WTO) members are entitled to maintain a level of protection they consider appropriate to protect life or health within their territory.
We refer to this as the Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP).
We…
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Australia’s north is vast and sparsely populated with a coastline of over 10,000km. It is the frontline entry-point for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases which can damage agriculture and our broader environment.
A clean, safe and ‘biosecure’ northern border benefits all Australia…
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