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28 January 2025
Western Australian
agrifood export eNews
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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is excited to invite you to attend “Meet the Buyer - Japan/South Korea” webinar for WA Food and Agribusinesses interested in export buyer meeting preparation and tailoring their pitch for the Japan and South Korea markets and FoodEX Japan 2025. Gain valuable market insights to optimise your trade show experience and maximise your impact at FoodEX 2025.
This Meet the Buyer Webinar is designed specifically for WA food, beverage and agribusinesses and will cover key topics, including:
- Market Overview incl. economic & demographic overview, consumer & societal trends and key megatrends
- Market Entry and Export Pricing for Japan and South Korea
- Market-Specific Pitch Deck Development
- Category-Specific Trends, Data and In-Store Videos
- Buyer Engagement & Management
- Q&A with in-country JTSI representative
- FoodEX and market visit briefing by DPIRD
Webinar Schedule:
- When: Thursday, 20 February 2025 - 10:30 AM (AWST)
- Where: Online
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The internationally acclaimed Wine Blast podcast, hosted by Masters of Wine Susie Barrie and Peter Richards, will launch a podcast mini-series on Western Australian wines to kick off on the 24th January and 7th February. Part 1 will feature the wines, people, landscapes and stories of the Great Southern wine region, while Part 2 will shine the spotlight on Margaret River.
Coordinated by Wines of Western Australia’s WA Wines to the World program, this podcast mini-series will showcase the Great Southern and Margaret River to a highly engaged global wine audience, both consumers and trade, inspiring listeners to explore and purchase Western Australian wines.
The podcasts follows Peter Richards’ week-long immersive tour of WA’s iconic south-west wine regions in November 2024, where he experienced the regions first-hand - walking through vineyards, tasting wines and recording a diversity of local conversations and scene-setting sound bites.
Liz Mencel, Program Manager for WA Wines to the World summarises “Peter Richards’ time spent in the Great Southern and Margaret River regions has provided a rich palette of content from which Wine Blast is able to draw on for this exciting podcast series. This is a first for Australian wine regions and we’re very excited to listen in from the 24th of January!”
Source: Wines of WA | Image: Ovis Creative
Australia signed an historic free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not a long ago, creating significant opportunities for our farmers and producers.
In the 2023-24 financial year, Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry exports to the UAE topped $1.7 billion, making the UAE our 11th largest agriculture export market.
Anticipated to take effect in mid-2025 – once passed through the Australian and UAE legislative systems – the agreement will eliminate tariffs on 99% of Australian exports to the UAE.
This means Australian farmers and agricultural producers will enjoy enhanced access to the UAE’s growing market for premium food and agricultural products.
Australian farmers and food producers will benefit from an estimated tariff savings of $50 million per year for our food and agriculture exports.
Key agriculture exports to immediately benefit from tariff elimination from entry-into-force of the agreement include frozen beef and sheep meat, dairy products, canola seeds and dried pulses, giving Australian farmers a competitive edge in the UAE market.
Tariffs will also be reduced on Australian wine, providing preferential access to the UAE’s high-value market of expatriate and tourist consumers.
The agreement provides an important gateway and trade diversification opportunities into the rapidly growing Middle East region.
Source: DAFF | Image: Austrade
Entries are now officially open for the Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), the world’s largest annual beer competition evaluating both draught and packaged beer.
This year’s Awards bring exciting updates, including a new Cider and Perry category, four additional trophies, and three new beer classes.
Melbourne Royal invites breweries and cideries from around the globe to showcase their craft, compete on an international stage and receive invaluable feedback from an esteemed panel of Australian and international judges.
This year, participants will vie for 14 major trophies—including the coveted Champion Australian Beer and Champion International Beer trophies—and 24 category trophies. In an exciting development, the Independent Brewers Association (IBA) and Melbourne Royal will celebrate independent breweries on the global stage for the first time at the 2025 AIBA.
Key dates:
- Entries Close: Friday, 7 March
- International Delivery to Chill Melbourne: 31 March -17 April
- Delivery to Interstate Consolidation Points: 14 - 16 April
- Judging: 6 - 9 May
- Awards Presentation: Thursday 15 May
Entry now? or want more competitions info, please access to the website here.
Source and image: melbourneroyal.com.au
In 2025, economic conditions, geopolitics, and supply availability will significantly influence global animal protein markets, according to RaboResearch’s Global Animal Protein Outlook. While demand remains vulnerable to macroeconomic fluctuations and policy changes, seafood is poised to surpass poultry as the leading contributor to global protein supply growth.
Report lead author, RaboResearch senior protein analyst Angus Gidley-Baird said government policy and macroeconomics will shape demand and access to supply.
Mr Gidley-Baird said production in many regions and species will reach a turning point, with aquaculture and wild catch leading growth.
The Rabobank report said aquaculture and wild catch are projected to grow by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, rebounding from a 0.3 per cent decline in 2024. Poultry will continue its steady growth, while beef production will decline due to contractions in major regions. Pork production will be up marginally (0.1 per cent) after significant growth from 2021 to 2023 following recovery from African swine fever.
Please click here to read the full report.
Source: Rabobank | Image: iStock- karandaev
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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