Drought Resilience Commercialisation Initiative
Applications are now closed
Applications for the fourth and final cohort of the Drought Venture Studio are now closed. Beanstalk AgTech will continue working closely with all successful applicants throughout the remainder of the program, focusing on building Australia’s drought resilience through innovative solutions and expertise, and supporting pathways to commercialisation.
Learn more at the Drought Venture Studio page
Red meat export statistics 2022
2022 end-of-month red meat export reports
These tables provide a further breakdown of red meat exports in six formats: exports by state, exports by destination, by load port across Australia, comparison tables, meat exported via air freight and processed meat exports. All reports in Excel format.
23-2023: Fresh ready-to-eat pomegranate arils for human consumption from India
3/02/2023
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for importers of fresh ready-to-eat pomegranate arils from India for human consumption, freight forwarders, brokers, biosecurity industry participants who hold an approved arrangement, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspection.
What has changed?
Phase out of live sheep exports by sea
The Australian Government has announced the export of live sheep by sea will end on 1 May 2028. Legislation will be introduced in this term of the Australian Parliament to end the trade in law.
2023-02: Inspector General of Animal Welfare: Consultation Paper
2 February 2023
Species: Livestock
Countries: All
Attention
- All
Purpose
To advise all stakeholders that consultation on the implementation of an Inspector-General of Animal Welfare has commenced. The consultation paper is available for feedback on the department’s Have Your Say platform from 2 February to 2 March 2023.
22-2023: Services Restored: Thursday 02 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal
2 February 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
The unplanned service disruption to MyGov Digital Identity has been resolved. Clients can now authenticate through the Biosecurity Portal as normal.
Action
No action required.
MAA 2023- 04: Egypt – Dairy: Update on halal certification of milk and milk products exported to Egypt
Date of issue: 02 February2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2023- 04
21-2023: Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 02 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal
2 February 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
MyGov Digital Identity is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients may experience performance degradation and/or timeouts when attempting to authenticate through the Biosecurity Portal.
MAA 2023-05: Great Britain: Non-prescribed goods: Edible Honey, Royal Jelly and other Apiculture Products: Minor changes to export certification from 1 February 2023
Date of issue: 2 February 2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2023-05
20-2023: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 02 February to Friday 03 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal
1 February 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal during this planned maintenance period.