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29 October 2024
Western Australian
agrifood export eNews
The next round of the Australian Government’s Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program will open for applications in early November.
The EMDG program has been helping Australian businesses go global for almost half a century. Recent changes to the program will deliver larger grants to eligible businesses, helping them expand their markets, and export their goods around the world.
Applications will open on the following dates across the different grant categories:
- Representative bodies, 10am AEDT on 6 November
- Tier 1 – ready to export, 10am AEDT on 12 November
- Tier 2 – exporting within existing markets, 10am AEDT on 12 November
- Tier 3 – exporting to new key markets, 10am AEDT on 12 November.
Visit the Austrade website, choose your tier, and find out how to apply for Round 4.
Live this week: free EMDG webinars
Register to attend at: Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) webinars - how to submit your online application on Wednesday and Thursday, 30 and 31 October 2024.
Join us as our EMDG experts walk you through the EMDG online application form. We’ll demonstrate how to complete and submit an application online.
We’ll also share technical tips and you’ll see:
- how simple it is to use the EMDG online portal
- how to apply for a grant yourself.
Questions about the program can also be directed to EMDG.help@austrade.gov.au.
Source and Image: Austrade
Calling Aspiring and Emerging Exporters!
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Primary Industries Trade team, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA), is excited to announce a unique opportunity to elevate your business to the global stage with our - The Essentials of Agrifood Export Workshop for aspiring and emerging exporters.
This workshop will equip WA agribusinesses with the foundational knowledge, skills, and strategies to navigate international markets successfully, understand the export process, assess market opportunities, and develop the capabilities required to expand their reach globally.
The workshops will be hosted at three locations listed below, pending the minimum number of attendees being reached.
- Albany: Monday 18 November 2024, 9am to 4pm - Hilton Garden Inn
- Busselton: Thursday 21 November 2024, 9am to 4pm - Shelter Brewing Co
- Perth Metro: Friday 22 November 2024, 9am to 4pm - Ritz Carlton Hotel
Please click here to reserve your ticket.
Source and image: DPIRD
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) with support from the State Governments of NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, and WA invite you to participate in the International Food and Drink Event (IFE) from 17 - 19 March 2025 followed by an in-market business program from 20 - 21 March 2025 in London, UK.
Who should participate
Austrade is seeking Expressions of Interest from companies that meet the following criteria:
- existing exporters or export-ready exporters with an understanding of UK market requirements. The UK market is very sophisticated, mature, and competitive. If you want to work with UK retailers, you need to have done your homework and be ready to sell
- comply with EU and UK sanitary certification requirements and be across British and European General Food Law and Labelling requirements
- have a UK packaging, pricing, and logistics strategy
- be able to represent your products on the IFE Stand, by attending in person, or sending an in-market representative, or arranging alternative representation through State Government offices
- confirm your commitment to report any sales achieved as a result of participation at IFE to Austrade and State Governments for internal performance reporting purposes. Any collected information is commercial in confidence.
Participating clients will be selected based on the above criteria. The selection of clients will be made by Austrade and our event partners.
Expression of Interest? Please click the link for registration. For any inquiries, please reach out to – will.downey@austrade.gov.au
Source and image: Austrade
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with the support of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Austrade, and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), invites you to an online information session on Indonesia’s updated requirements for halal and non-halal products on Wednesday 30 October, 12:30PM - 1:30PM.
On Friday 18 October 2024, the Indonesian government anounced it would delay the implementation of mandatory halal certification for imported food and beverages. This means Australian exporters no longer need to comply with Indonesia’s halal certification requirements until a new deadline for implementation has been determined by Indonesia. This delay was set out in an update to Indonesia’s halal regulations which also contains other changes relevant for Australian exporters.
This information session is aimed primarily at exporters that will be impacted by Indonesia’s updated halal requirements for food and beverage products. Exporters of other products (e.g. cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medicinal products, clothing, appliances) are also welcome to join this session. These products will face similar import requirements in coming years.
The webinar will provide:
• Information on Indonesia’s delay to halal requirements for imported products;
• Information about the other updates to requirements for exporting businesses contained in this new regulation;
• An opportunity for questions and answers.
To register for this session, please follow this link to register through Webex.
More information please visit: Complying with Indonesian halal requirements | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Source: DFAT | Photo: Shutterstock
AEGIC’s annual delegation to Japan sparked positive discussions between the WA noodle wheat sector and the Japanese udon industry, with both partners committing to continued technical exchange and collaboration.
The visit was supported by leading Australian noodle wheat breeding companies InterGrain and Australian Grain Technologies (AGT), which recently released new varieties: Splendid (InterGrain) and Rottnest (AGT).
The delegation was part of AEGIC’s ongoing technical exchange with and support for Japan’s udon industry, in collaboration with Grains Australia, breeding companies and the broader industry. Discussions were positive, focusing on maintaining the quality and supply of Australian udon noodle wheat.
AEGIC and JFMA are committed to continue working together to conduct udon sensory evaluation to build more evidence on the ideal colour requirements for udon. This information will assist Grains Australia’s Wheat Council and Wheat Variety Classification Panel when making decisions regarding classification of wheat varieties.
AEGIC and JFMA have each committed investment and resources into the technical exchange program – also known as the JFMA visiting noodle expert program – managed by AEGIC on behalf of the Australian industry. The program provides a great platform for capacity building on both sides and supports the development of new ANW and APWN lines and the classification process managed by Grains Australia.
The next JFMA visiting noodle expert is expected in 2025. AEGIC will conduct further visits and technical seminars in Japan in 2025.
Source and photo: AEGIC
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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