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6 May 2025
Western Australian
agrifood export eNews
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD invites you to attend our “Meet the Buyer - Thailand” webinar. The webinar will benefit WA food, beverage and agribusinesses interested in export buyer meeting preparation and tailoring their pitch for the Thailand market and the upcoming CP Group Sourcing Expo 2025.
Presented by Export Connect, this Meet the Buyer Webinar will cover key topics, including:
- Market Overview incl. economic & demographic overview, consumer & societal trends and key megatrends
- Market Entry and Export Pricing for Thailand
- Market-Specific Pitch Deck Development
- Category-Specific Trends, Data and In-Store Videos
- Buyer Engagement & Management
Date: Thursday 15th May 2025, 10.30am - 12.00pm (AWST)
Source and image: DPIRD
Do you have a great idea for an agrifood business or an innovative idea to solve an issue in the WA agricultural industry?
Apply now for a DPIRD support package to participate in Curtin Ignition 2025.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is proud to support innovation in our agrifood and primary industries by funding three support packages in Curtin Ignition 2025.
Valued at over $3,000, each support package is open to WA students, individuals or businesses with an innovative idea that relates to our agrifood, fibre, fisheries, and forestry industries.
Curtin Ignition is an ideal platform for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators to develop and trial business ideas, providing you with an intensive week of workshops, mentoring sessions, and clinics with industry.
Applications from indigenous, new, and aspiring entrepreneurs with limited experience in starting new businesses are strongly encouraged.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 6 June 2025.
Curtin Ignition runs from Sunday 31 August to Friday 5 September 2025.
Source: DPIRD | Image: Curtin University
The Australian apple industry has achieved a significant milestone with the signing of a new biosecurity protocol allowing mainland apples to be exported to China, commencing in the 2026 season.
This landmark agreement, signed by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the General Administration of Customs, China, marks a pivotal step forward for Australian apple growers seeking to expand their international export footprint.
This new market access presents an opportunity to tap into China's strong demand for premium, high-quality imported fresh fruit and builds on the foundations established by Tasmania, where growers have been successfully exporting to China since 2010.
The signing of this protocol was supported by Hort Innovation and the Apple and Pear research and development levy projects: Apple and Pear Trade Development and Market Access Program (AP23003) and Apple & Pear Market Access & Trade Development Project (AP21001).
Both projects have been focused on expanding market access, increasing engagement and understanding of trade, educating international markets about Australian apples and pears, export capability, competitiveness education for growers, as well as ensuring the industry is ready to act swiftly if new markets open.
While apple growers have already been exporting more than 2,500 tonnes of apples to international markets, this new agreement has the potential to open up a large opportunity. Chinese consumers have a well-established preference for branded, high-quality fruit with exceptional freshness and flavor, to which this deal will support.
This milestone is a testament to the collaborative efforts of the Australian apple industry and its stakeholders, paving the way for a brighter future for Australian apples and pears.
Source and image: Hort Innovation
Take a ‘deep dive’ into the vast Great Southern Wine Region of Western Australia with this seated masterclass, guided by Drinks Business Asia (DBA) journalist Nimmi Malhotra. Immediately following the masterclass, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with local wine producers and taste a further selection of wines from the region in a relaxed free-pour tasting format. This will be a focused educational and tasting opportunity for interested trade, conveniently held the day prior to Vinexpo Asia 2025.
Date: Monday 26 May, 2025
Time: Masterclass: 10.00am – 11.00am
Free-pour Tasting: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Venue: HAUS217, 217 Lavender Street, SINGAPORE 338772
Event Highlights
- Masterclass guided by DBA journalist Nimmi Malhotra, with a panel of winemakers.
- Session focuses on 2 regional hero varieties – Riesling and Shiraz.
- 10 wines presented in a seated masterclass format.
- Diverse range of wines available in free-pour tasting to follow.
- Featuring Cherubino Wines, Fervor, Frankland Estate, Howard Park Wines, Plan B!/The Next Hundred Years, Singlefile Wines, Small Things Wine, Swinney and 3 Oceans.
Who Should Attend?
This is a trade only event, suited to anyone that is interested in learning more about the Great Southern Wine Region, meeting with its producers and tasting a diverse range of its wines. Hotel buyers, restaurant groups, sommeliers, retailers, distributors, influencers/educators, media and other members of the wine trade are all welcome to join this special event, whether based in Singapore or traveling from abroad.
For more information and register your interest here.
Source and image: The Drinks Business
The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) welcomes new approvals for seventeen Australian sheep, lamb and goat export establishments to access the China market. This outcome is a significant win for Australian sheep, lamb and goat processing and export businesses that will have benefits across the red meat supply chain.
The approvals published by the General Administration of Customs China include access for chilled and frozen sheep and goat meat, and includes new access for ten establishments, and expanded access for new product categories for seven establishments.
AMIC CEO Tim Ryan says the outcome is the result of years of sustained effort by government and industry.
“This is a great outcome not only for these companies which have received new approvals, but the clients they process for as well the thousands of farmers they support through the livestock they purchase.
“Australian meat processors and exporters are committed to providing consumers with reliable supply and the highest levels of assurance. This outcome builds on the work done in collaboration with Australian government regulators, particularly the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to provide the highest levels of assurance that China’s technical requirements are met. Industry and government have welcomed opportunities to demonstrate to China’s regulators that Australia has robust systems and quality assurance measures in place to reliably produce and export safe, quality meat and meat products to Chinese consumers.
Source and image: AMIC
ABARES is seeking submissions to inform its review of the Australian chicken meat industry and has released an Issues Paper to assist.
Submissions can be made via Have Your Say until 30 May 2025, including via written submissions or through a guided portal.
Submissions are open to all interested parties and will not be published. Confidentiality deeds are also available for all submissions.
ABARES was commissioned to conduct an independent review into the relationship between growers and integrated producers in the Australian chicken meat supply chain. The terms of reference for the review are publicly available.
The review will examine whether there is evidence of market failure within the industry, and if so, potential actions that could be introduced, as applicable.
The review will also consider information contained in recent industry inquiries and examine the industry’s evolution over time.
As part of the review, ABARES will conduct stakeholder engagement across all relevant parts of the chicken meat industry.
ABARES will provide a draft report for stakeholder review and comment by mid-2025 with a final report to government due as soon as practicable thereafter.
Source and image: DAFF
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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