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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) beef quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).Australian exporters can export 449,482 tonnes (combined…
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When levies applyLevy applies to meat chickens hatched at a hatchery in Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to meat chickens hatched at a hatchery in a financial year:if less than 20,000 meat chickens are hatched at that hatchery in that yearthat die or are destroyed, at that hatchery…
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When levies applyLevy applies to laying chickens hatched at a hatchery in Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to laying chickens hatched at a hatchery in a financial year:if less than 1,060 laying chickens are hatched at that hatchery in that yearthat die or are destroyed, at that…
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When levies applyLevy applies to game goats and game pigs processed at a processing establishment in Australia that:were killed in their habitat by a shot from a firearm, andare for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the game animal processing levy.Who…
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When levies applyLevy applies to the slaughter of pigs in Australia at an abattoir for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to the slaughter of pigs for consumption by the owner of the pigs, members of the owner’s family or the owner’s employees.Records must…
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The Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) requires exporters to provide an End of Journey report to the department for every livestock consignment exported by air. The Livestock exports by air report report is compiled from information in the End of Journey reports and includes…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 12 April 2023, troughs were responsible for widespread showers and storms across much of southern Australia as well as localised parts of eastern Australia. Meanwhile an intense low-pressure system which…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 July 2022, the remnant of an East Coast Low brought significant rainfall to isolated parts of eastern Australia, while cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of southern Australia. Meanwhile,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 15 June 2022, low-pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to western and southern parts of the country, while high-pressure systems were the dominant climate feature across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 27 October 2021, a cold front and associated cloud band brought rainfall to southern Australia, while low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to scattered areas of northern and eastern Australia…
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