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28 March 2023
Western Australian Agrifood Export eNews
Western Australia’s diverse selection of food will be showcased to international buyers through the Taste WA trade mission this week.
Twenty-five food buyers from such markets as China, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan will visit WA’s metropolitan, South-West, and Great Southern regions.
The visit will be hosted by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, Great Southern Development Commission, South-West Development Commission and Austrade, with support of the Department of Jobs, Science and Tourism through Invest and Trade Western Australia.
The week-long program will be dedicated to connecting international buyers with local food and beverage producers. More...
Source: WA Government | Photo: DPIRD
The Western Australian Government, through Invest and Trade Western Australia, is partnering with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA (CCIWA) to boost WA's reputation as an investment destination, launching a new online platform that promotes investment-ready projects with a value above $10 million.
Launching with more than 35 projects that have a combined value of approximately $6 billion, WA Investments provides global audiences easy access to the huge investment opportunities available in WA. Investors from around the world will be guided to the type of opportunities they are interested in and supported to contact investment proponents.
The online platform highlights WA's strengths as an investment destination, including its advanced industries, abundant resources, robust consumer economy and State finances.
WA Investments is a collaborative partnership between CCIWA and Invest and Trade Western Australia. Through this partnership, CCIWA's International Trade and Investment Centre will develop, implement and maintain the digital platform while Invest and Trade Western Australia will continue to service requests from investors seeking information and support on investment opportunities.
In addition to projects in advanced manufacturing and infrastructure, WA Investments focuses on the eight priority sectors outlined in the WA Government's economic development framework, Diversify WA - energy; tourism, events and creative industries; international education; defence industries; mining and mining equipment, technology and services; space industries; health and medical life sciences; and primary industries.
WA Investments will be promoted offshore through the State's Invest and Trade Western Australia global network and trusted global partners. More...
Source: WA Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade / CCIWA | Image: WA Investments
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is working on emissions reduction strategies in consultation with the WA agriculture sector, including producers, business, industry, banking, research institutions and other key stakeholders.
DPIRD seeks your input on the relevance, value and adoptability of these potential actions to support net zero emissions by 2050 in the agricultural component of the Western Australian State Government’s Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategies.
Please read the consultation document for suggested emissions reduction options for agriculture. Contributions to this consultation will close at 5pm AWST on Friday 14 April 2023. More...
Source and Image: DPIRD
The Australian Government has opened a public objections process on a range of proposed new and updated European Union (EU) wine geographical indications (GIs) being considered for protection under the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine.
Of greatest importance, the objections process includes the term Prosecco, as well as a number of new terms that the EU is seeking to protect as GIs in Australia. It is vital that all Australian wine industry stakeholders raise their objections to a grape variety being protected as a GI under this process.
The public objections process is a part of the broader negotiation under way between Australia and the EU on protection of GIs in Australia. It will be one of the last chances the sector will have to provide input into the process before the two sides strike the trade deal.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will offer online information sessions throughout the submission period. Please register at the links below. Meeting details will be sent before the event.
Friday 31 March 2023 at 12pm to 1pm AWDT
Monday 3 April 2023 at 3pm to 4pm AWST
Wednesday 5 April 2023 at 10am to 12pm AWST
Submissions must be lodged by 10pm AWST Friday 21 April 2023 on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Have Your Say website to be considered. More...
Source: DAFF / Australian Grape and Wine | Photo: Wine Australia
Western Australian importers and exporters of containerised products are encouraged to take Westport’s Importer and Exporter Survey by 30 April 2023. Westport is the State Government's long-term program to investigate, plan and build a future port in Kwinana with integrated road and rail transport networks.
A 2022 Westport survey provided three options for a future logistics network. One of these options is likely to form the backbone of how Perth’s logistics network will grow from the 2030s through to the 2070s and beyond.
A key Westport goal is for a new port and logistics network to generate better trade outcomes for exporters, importers, and the economy. More...
Source and Photo: Westport
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement has moved a step closer to being ratified after Royal Assent was given to legislation to bring it into effect in the United Kingdom (UK).
The Australia-UK FTA is an historic agreement, representing the UK's first new trade deal signed since Brexit. It will reset access to the UK market for Australian exporters. Royal Assent paves the way for both countries to bring the agreement into force as soon as possible.
The agreement will remove tariffs on over 99% of the $9.2 billion Australian goods exported to the UK annually.
The Australia-UK FTA will enter into force after UK processes are complete and Australia and the UK exchange diplomatic notes identifying a commencement date. More...
Source: Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism / DFAT | Photo: Austrade
Western Australia's trade and investment relationship with the Americas region will be boosted by the establishment of a new Invest and Trade WA office in Austin, Texas.
The new office is part of the WA Government's economic diversification strategy to attract new industries to WA, create a pipeline of work across the State supporting local jobs and local businesses, and set up WA's long-term future.
The 2023-24 State Budget will provide $10.1 million to establish the Americas hub in Austin, which is expected to be operational from early 2024. An Investment and Trade Commissioner recruited from WA will lead the hub, with support from five locally engaged staff.
The Americas hub will enable the State Government, through Invest and Trade Western Australia, to better service investment and trade leads, facilitate more targeted engagement with industry and government, and respond to new and emerging market and industry opportunities in the region. More...
Source: WA Government | Photo: Ryan Duffy / Unsplash [Austin, Texas, USA]
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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