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8 July 2025
Western Australian agrifood export eNews
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is launching a new round of the successful Agrifood and Beverage Voucher Program on Tuesday 8 July 2025.
The Agrifood and Beverage Voucher Program supports small-to-medium enterprises across regional and metropolitan Western Australia to access expert advice to build resilience and sustainability, competitiveness, scale, and export preparedness into their operations.
The Voucher Program:
- Enables competitive WA food and beverage manufacturing companies to access up to $20,000 worth of vouchers, with 50:50 co-contribution.
- Up to two vouchers, worth a maximum $10,000 each, are available per business.
- Supports small businesses that are value-adding to the state’s raw agricultural produce.
- Facilitates engagement of consultants or technical experts to help plan growth strategies, overcome obstacles to growth and improve sustainability credentials.
A total of $700,000 in funding is available during this round. Applications are open from 8 July to 26 August 2025. More program information can be found here.
Source and image: DPIRD
China International Import Expo is the world's largest import Expo. In 2024, it featured 3,496 exhibitors and reached US$80.01 billion worth of tentative deals for the purchase of goods and services for a 1-year period.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) invites you to participate on the Western Australian premium food and beverage stand at the 2025 China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China.
The Western Australian stand will comprise a fully fitted stand within the Australian Pavilion located in the Food and Agricultural Products Halls at the Expo, offering WA agribusinesses with the rare opportunity to showcase their produce under the Western Australian and national brand.
DPIRD will cover the cost of the stand and a government representative to provide support on-stand during the Expo. By participating you will have a great opportunity to:
- Showcase your products to state-owned enterprises, importers, traders, distributors and regional sub-distributors, online and offline retailers
- Explore business opportunities under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Promote your products under the Western Australian and Australia’s Nation Brand
- Receive networking support from the WA Government Office China
- Raise your brand awareness and reach out to broad business communities through social media platforms in China
- Participate in selected Australian government programs at CIIE.
Participation on the stand will also provide you with:
- The advantage of showcasing your products without the cost and the stress of organising your own stand
- Access to on-site food sample preparation and serving area
- Dedicated time slots for you to provide sampling of your product/s.
RSVP:
As places are limited, submit your company’s expression of interest by 5:00pm, Friday 25 July 2025. If your business is deemed eligible, we will then send you a registration form for participation. For more event information please email: nathalie.goffroy@dpird.wa.gov.au
Source: DPIRD| Image: CIIE 2025
Western Australian primary producers are encouraged to complete the 2025 Trade Aspirations and WA Exporter Directory Survey.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is identifying which markets, export activities and types of support matter most to WA agribusiness exporters. Your input will contribute directly to the planning of future trade initiatives and to demonstrate WA export capabilities through our exporter directory.
This is your opportunity to influence where government effort is focused including buyer inbound programs, overseas trade missions, and market readiness support.
DPIRD will use the results of this survey as part of its planning process for 2025-26 to:
- Identify and determine the locations for DPIRD's overseas trade missions
- Plan other export support activities and initiatives
- Include your business in the next edition of WA Exporter Directory.
If you are a WA agrifood exporter and would like your preferences to be considered as part of DPIRD’s overall trade planning as well as your key information included in the Directory, please access the survey through the link here and submit your responses by Tuesday 15 July 2025, 9 pm (AWST).
Source: DPIRD | Image: iStock
The UAE is a global hub for trade and commerce. It offers a diverse range of trade opportunities for Australian businesses looking to grow and diversify internationally, particularly across food and agriculture, technology, health and education. Its strategic location at the centre of Europe, Asia and Africa, coupled with its world-class ports and network of trade agreements, makes it a major gateway for international trade and logistics.
Join Austrade Middle East trade specialists and Australian companies for a market briefing exploring commercial insights and trends, practical information on doing business in the UAE and the benefits of the upcoming Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) for Australian exporters.
Key topics
- Practical information on doing business in the UAE
- Sector insights – agrifood, technology, health and education
- Overview of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) benefits for Australia exporters
Who it's for
Australian exporters looking to grow and diversify into the UAE and wider Middle East.
Date and Time
- Thursday 17 July 2025, 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm AWST
For more information about this webinar, please click here.
Source and image: business.gov.au
The Western Australian Government is investing $5 million in a new national science collaboration that is set to transform Western Australian grains research and boost crop production.
The Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN) recently launched two new WA nodes as part of an innovative nation-wide plant phenotyping project.
Plant phenotyping is the assessment of complex plant traits including development, growth, resistance, tolerance, physiology, architecture, yield and ecology. Digital plant phenotyping is an emerging scientific field that uses advanced sensors, robotics and data science to digitise, automate and analyse the labour-intensive research process.
The APPN WA initiative will enhance WA grain research by analysing large volumes of plant responses to soil, water, nutrients and light to help develop high performance grain varieties, backed by precise crop management.
WA's nodes will be located at The University of Western Australia and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Northam and Merredin research facilities.
Commercial, academic and public sector researchers can tap into this emerging science by accessing the nodes' services, resources and expertise.
The new WA nodes are the result of a partnership between the WA Government through DPIRD and the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification, and UWA.
Source: WA Gov | Image: DPIRD
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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Important disclaimer
The Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the State of Western Australia accept no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use or release of this information or any part of it.
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