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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 October 2023, a cold front and trough brought showers to southeastern parts of the country. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages the United States (US) export dairy tariff rate quotas, which were put in place by the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).Most of the dairy quotas are issued on a first-come, first-served (FCFS…
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Date of issue: 20 October 2022
Date of effect: 26 October 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products a planned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system…
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30 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website during the unplanned outage.All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who were required to report pre-arrival information during the unplanned…
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6 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including operators and persons in charge of aircraft and vessels, masters of vessels and airline pilots, and crew.
What has changed?
There has been a significant increase in the number of infringement…
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18 October 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
PEMS will now automatically validate the ‘Accredited Farm Block Numbers’ and ‘Accredited Packhouse Numbers’ for…
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Western Australian avocado exporters have regained market access to Thailand. On 11 May 2023, the Director General of the Thai Department of Agriculture approved import conditions for Western Australian Hass avocados.
Western Australian avocado orchards and packhouses have been successfully…
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Access our approved incoming traveller announcements for use on all international flights. They are available in several languages.Incoming traveller announcements must NOT be edited.They provide important information on Australia’s biosecurity requirements.Incoming traveller announcementThe…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program National Management Group (NFAEP NMG) met on the 16 April 2025 to review program performance against the 2023-24 Response Plan, ongoing governance improvements, and details of the program’s operational structure to enhance efficiency and responsiveness…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has entered into a collection agreement with Wine Australia. Wine Australia will collect the wine export charge on behalf of the Commonwealth from wine exporters. When export charges applyExport charge applies to wine produced in and…
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