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Consequences of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Authors: Benjamin Buetre, Santhi Wicks, Heleen Kruger, Niki Millist, Alasebu Yainshet, Graeme Garner, Alixaandrea Duncan, Ali Abdalla, Charlene Trestrail, Marco Hatt, Lyndal-Joy Thompson and Michael Symes A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia would trigger export bans and have severe…
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Management of LCL/FAK containers during the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season

Less than Container Load (LCL) and Freight All Kinds (FAK) containers with target high risk goods that are shipped from target risk countries between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive) are managed at the container level for BMSB risk prior to deconsolidation.Once the container risk has been…
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Temporary imports and events

​​​​​​This information will assist importers when planning to temporarily import goods for an event.The Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) allows certain goods to be brought into Australia on a temporary basis for a period of up to 12 months without the payment of duty or taxes. These goods…
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National Residue Survey 2023–24 Grains

DownloadNRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - English (PDF 585 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Arabic (PDF 431 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Chinese (PDF 609 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Hindi (PDF 496 KB)NRS 2023-24 Industry brochure: Grains - Indonesian (…
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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS)

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures are biosecurity measures designed to protect human, animal or plant life or health from:the introduction, establishment and spread of pests and diseasesadditives, toxins and contaminants in food and feed.These measures are governed by the World Trade…
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Potatoes levy and charge

 When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to potatoes harvested in Australia if they are:sold by the person who owns them immediately after harvest, orprocessed at a processing establishment in Australia.Where a change of ownership occurs, levy is payable on both the sale and the…
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Dried grapes levy and charge

 When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to dried grapes where the grapes were grown in Australia and:dried in Australia outside a packing house and delivered to a packing house in Australia by or on behalf of the growerdelivered to a packing house in Australia by or on behalf of the…
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Macropods levy

​​​​Important—you can lodge your macropod return online.The macropods levy was first introduced 1 January 2004. Macropods that have been killed in their habitat by a shot from a firearm and are processed intended for human or animal consumption will attract the macropod levy. Macropods levy is a…
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United States and Australian agriculture—a comparison

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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United States Department of Agriculture Letter to Plant Biosecurity Australia

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road Riverdale, MD  20737 September 5, 2008 Ms. Louise Van Meurs General Manager Plant Biosecurity, Biosecurity Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Canberra…
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