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25 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of highly processed plant products not for human consumption.BackgroundThe department has maintained the BICON case titled: ‘Highly processed soybean and/or corn products not for human consumption’. The case has restricted imports to…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle,…
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The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Canada in July 2024, promoting Australian agriculture sustainability credentials and collaboration with Canada.Ms McCluskey visited Calgary and Ottawa, supported by Matt Worrell, Agriculture Minister…
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We aim to make our information available on an open and reusable basis where possible. This includes on our websites and in social media channels.Our websiteMaterial on this website is copyright Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry except as otherwise stated.Unless otherwise specified…
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12 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) replaces IAN 2025-07 (released 7 March 2025) following the Indian Government’s announcement on 8 March 2025 and provides information to exporters of lentils to India on the current tariff arrangements and how to apply for a tariff rate quota (…
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Movements in selected fruit and vegetable prices at Melbourne Wholesale Markets.Click chart image to expand.FruitApple (Royal Gala)Banana (Cavendish)Orange (Navel)StrawberryVegetablesCarrotPotato (Dutch cream)Tomato (gourmet)Onion (brown)Sources: See data attribution
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[Expand all]From the Chief ScientistScience in all its forms is a critical foundation of the work and mission of our department to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and…
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Diaphorina citri.
What to look for
Tiny dark psyllid insects resting at 45⁰ angle whilst feeding on young leaves.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or fruit (especially citrus fruit) out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity…
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The overall value of the agriculture sector is set to contract by 14% in 2023-24 due to drier than normal conditions after three La Nina years.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the reduction was to be expected after the records broken in the past three years.
“The value…
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CSIROAnimals have been used in research for millennia – some of the first recorded experiments on animals date back to the 4th century BCE. Use of animals for the development and testing of medical products like medicines, vaccines and diagnostic procedures has been critically important to the…
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