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5 September 2023
Western Australian agrifood export eNews
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s Western Australian Exporter Directory provides overseas buyers with direct oversight of, and access to, the state's agrifood and beverage exporters.
The comprehensive directory outlines the state's growing regions, the seasonality of fruit and vegetables, and the various agrifood and beverage products available for export overseas. The directory has also been updated with the 2022-23 trade statistics and latest exporter details. The 2023 version features 160 Western Australian exporters profiled by product category.
The updated directory highlights the uniqueness of Western Australia's primary industry sectors, and the diverse range of export destinations where the state's premium produce is currently available. More...
Source: DPIRD
Registrations closing soon - AICC(WA) Agribusiness Event 2023
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) invites you to join the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) Agribusiness Event
from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm on 11 September 2023.
The networking sundowner will explore a number of Australia's most pressing agribusiness issues including: the new paradigm for farm ownership and working for institutional investors; the relative returns from agri-investment; and the impact of farmland pricing on water resources.
Mr Mark Allison, CEO of Elders Ltd and Chair of Agribusiness Australia, will deliver the keynote address and share case studies and strategies for understanding the drivers of value in agribusiness today.
Register for the sundowner through the AICC(WA) event invitation now. DPIRD stakeholders can purchase discounted tickets ($104.50 including GST) using the coupon code AICCWAFNTS2 when prompted.
For further information, please contact Diane from AICC(WA) at diane@aicc.org.au or 0402 344 352. More...
Source and image: AICC(WA)
CSIRO Wheatcast™: fortnightly wheat yield forecast
CSIRO's innovative Wheatcast™ technology offers precise Australian grain production forecasts at various scales, from individual paddocks to national output. This innovative tool provides forecasts which can aid in decision-making for farmers, industry stakeholders and policymakers. During the growing season, updated predictions are published fortnightly.
Leveraging data from the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Soil and Landscape Grid, Wheatcast™ considers the weather, soil conditions, and historic trends to generate accurate yield predictions.
In the last 3 years, Western Australia's wheat producers have experienced unprecedented levels of wheat production, translating to record export supply. The median forecast for the 2023 Western Australian wheat harvest, as calculated by Wheatcast™, is 1.83 t/ha which is also above the 15-year average yield.
Wheat producers are encouraged to explore the forecasts on CSIRO's website and provide feedback to contribute to the technology's ongoing refinement. More...
Source: CSIRO | Photo: Austin Wegener / Unsplash
South-East Asia presents a “bright spot” for Australian and New Zealand dairy exporters in an “increasingly lethargic global economy”, Rabobank says in a recently-released sector report.
The specialist agribusiness bank says “better times lie ahead” for the dairy markets of the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam, beyond short-term headwinds currently at play across the region. This means South-East Asia will continue to provide growth opportunities for dairy exporters in the medium term, as detailed in the report, titled South-East Asia – in Transition to Better Times.
This is positive news for Australian and New Zealand dairy exporters, says report author, Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey, with Oceania traditionally dominating dairy exports to the region. More...
Source: Rabobank | Photo: Leon Ephraïm / Unsplash
There is growing interest in goats as a source of lean red meat and as a hardy livestock animal that is resilient to temperature and drought. Whilst Australia is a relatively small producer of goat meat, low demand for the meat domestically has enabled Australia to become the world’s largest exporter.
Goat meat is an acceptable meat across religions, and has a low content of fat, cholesterol and saturated fatty acids making it an attractive choice for health-conscious consumers.
Free trade agreements support Australian goat meat exports into several key markets, including to the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of Korea. In the first four months of 2023, China accounted for 23% of Australia's goat meat exports, making China the third largest importer of Australian goat meat after the USA (35%) and the Republic of Korea (25%).
The shift to exporting to China this year is primarily due to lower prices domestically for goat meat, making it more attractive to consumers, and the introduction of a 0% tariff for Australian goat meat from 1 January 2023 under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. More...
Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Image: Ali Burhan / Unsplash
Austrade’s Go Global Toolkit includes an export rules finder, which exporters can use to find the relevant registrations, licences, permits and certificates required for their specific product and export market.
The initiative is supporting improved access to export information, data and tools to grow Australian businesses globally. The toolkit also includes a quiz for producers to self-assess whether they are 'export ready'.
The Go Global Toolkit provides information, tools and support to grow your business globally, including an export plan builder, a guide to exporting, export rules, and a market search tool to find suitable export markets. More...
Source and Photo: Austrade
Further information
Agribusiness, commercial fishing and aquaculture news from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). If you have any questions or information to share, please email export@dpird.wa.gov.au.
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