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Middle East deployments updateOn 9 October 2023, the department temporarily paused the deployment of observers on voyages carrying Australian livestock to all ports in the Middle East region due to uncertain security conditions.On 22 November 2023, the department determined that deployment of…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including sheepmeat.Australian exporters can export sheepmeat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.Agreement YearQuota…
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This indicator measures the size and economic contribution of the wood products sector to Australia’s economy. Analysis of trends in the value and volume of wood and wood products enables socio-economic benefits derived from the forest industry to be assessed.This is the Key information for…
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There are many widely documented and researched ways to improve farm productivity. The main ‘drivers’ of farm productivity are summarised below:
Innovation and technology adoption
Innovation and the adoption of technology is closely linked to improvements in farm productivity and has generated…
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Monday, 15 May 2023
Meeting Communiqué
Commonwealth, state, and territory Agriculture Ministers met virtually on Monday 15 May 2023.
Commonwealth Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt welcomed new members the Hon …
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Mixed cattle farmers Jake and Frankie Fennell run a 4,000-strong beef herd on their property Wintinna Station in Outback South Australia.
After the 2017-2019 drought, they embraced GPS cattle tracking tags and rotational grazing to better prepare their business for drought.
“We came across [the…
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This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of empty bulk vessels that will be used for the export of prescribed goods.
Prior to undertaking inspections of empty bulk vessels for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed…
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11 December 2020Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh truss and loose tomatoes from New ZealandFresh persimmons from New ZealandFresh mandarins from the United StatesDried permitted species of mushrooms and trufflesWhat has changed?The department is incorporating a number of…
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As part of a review of our billing practices, we have identified a billing error. This error has resulted in us overcharging a number of export meat establishments for some meat export inspection activities between 2009 and 2018.
We are now offering repayments to those affected.
We engaged…
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The Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy is currently under review. We are seeking your feedback on the draft review report until 5 December 2024. Visit our Have Your Say page here.The Commonwealth’s Policy on Fisheries Bycatch (Bycatch Policy) provides a framework for managing fishing-related…
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