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What are fruit flies?
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Fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests and pose a risk to most commercial fruit and vegetable crops. Globally, some fruit fly species attack up to 300 species of fruit and above ground vegetables.
Fruit flies are found all…
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2 August 2021Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh pomegranates from the United StatesSphagnum peat and peat with approved additives from countries free of foot and mouth disease (FMD)Fresh mature coconuts (husk removed and prayer nuts) from all countriesDried coconut products…
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Canola crops in full spring flower, near Cootamundra NSW Australia - Australia produces much more food than it consumes, exporting about 70% of agricultural production.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken Australia and the world by surprise. Coming after severe drought conditions in…
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This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of woodchips for export.
Prior to undertaking inspections of woodchips for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed competent and appointed by the Department of…
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This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of processed forest products for export.
Prior to undertaking processed inspections of forest products for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed competent and…
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This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of logs for export.
Prior to undertaking inspections of logs for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed competent and appointed by the Department of Agriculture…
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This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of empty shipping containers that will be used for the export of prescribed goods.
Prior to undertaking inspections of empty containers for export, you must be…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Kyann Zhang and Emily Gray
In this report, The value of Australia's biosecurity system at the farm gate: an analysis of avoided trade and on-farm impacts, ABARES estimates the value of Australia's biosecurity system at the 'farm gate'. The report considers…
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Motor vehicles, motor cycles and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.
It…
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We have published import conditions for greenhouse grown fresh oriental melon and rockmelon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Korea) on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an…
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