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Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions

Author: Linden Whittle​​Overview As part of a three year (2015-16 to 2017-18) joint project between Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and ABARES, ABARES developed quarterly sales volume forecasts for selected wood…
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Email method for booking import inspections will be closing for most clients on 1 February 2023

22 December 2022 From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that gives clients full control of…
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Assessment of fruit fly pest free areas of northern China

The following list contains documents relating to the Biosecurity Australia assessment of northern China's fruit fly pest free areas - Hebei, Shandong and Xinjiang. Number…
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Report of the assessment of northern China's fruit fly pest free areas: Hebei, Shandong and Xinjiang

Report of the assessment of northern China’s fruit fly pest free areas:Hebei, Shandong and Xinjiang - March 2009 © Commonwealth of Australia 2009 This work is copyright. You may download, display,…
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What the UAE free trade agreement means for Australian agriculture

Australia recently signed an historic free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), creating significant opportunities for our farmers and producers.Treaty signatureThe Australian Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, officially signed the Australia – UAE Comprehensive…
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Stocktake of Free trade, competitiveness and a global world: How trade agreements are shaping agriculture

Authors: Andrew Duver and Shujia (Charlie) Qin Aerial view of Outback Cattle mustering featuring herd of livestock cows and bulls in drought and dusty area. Ready for auction and cattle yards. Source: Shutterstock.com Trade agreements play a major role in enabling competitiveness and…
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United Kingdom – Brexit and Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement

At 11pm GMT 31 January 2020 (10am AEDT 1 February), the United Kingdom (UK) formally ceased to be a member state of the European Union (EU) – commonly referred to as ‘Brexit’. We have been taking steps to minimise disruptions arising from Brexit for Australian agricultural producers. The Australian…
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Australia remains free from lumpy skin disease

As Australia’s Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease (LSD) has never been detected in Australia and we remain free from the disease. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised an investigation into the health status of Australia’s northern…
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MAA 2021-07: Nauru, Philippines and Republic of Korea: Eggs and egg products: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – Updates on HPAI free status and lifting the temporary ban on export of eggs and egg products

Date of issue: 23 July 2021 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2021-07 Related Market Access Advice: MAA2021-04 – Countries and products affected by the occurrence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Victoria as at 12 April 2021. Attention: Egg Exporters —Australian…
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Application of a new method based on portfolio theory to inform the allocation of plant health surveillance resources in northern Australia

Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker Photo: Kerry Trapnell The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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