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17 February 2026
Western Australian
agrifood export eNews
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is pleased to invite WA food, beverage and agribusinesses to attend the Meet the Buyer - Japan & Korea webinar.
This session is designed to support WA exporters preparing for buyer meetings and refining their market approach ahead of the FoodEx Japan and the Seoul Food & Beverage Trade Mission 2026. With a focus on two distinct but strategically important markets, the webinar will provide practical, high-level guidance to help businesses maximise their impact at trade shows and during discussions.
Delivered by Export Connect, this webinar is tailored specifically for WA food, beverage and agribusinesses and will draw on the expertise of in-market specialists to provide actionable insights across both markets.
Key topics will include:
Japan & Korea Market Overview
- Economic and demographic landscape
- Consumer and societal trends
- Key food and retail megatrends
- Business culture and buyer etiquette
Market Entry & Commercial Considerations
- Export readiness considerations
- High-level pricing factors across both markets
- Common buyer expectations
- Top line essentials for preparing your pitch deck
Category Insights & In-Market Observations
- Category-specific trends and examples
- In-store insights and retail observations
Live Q&A with In-Market Experts
Date: Monday 23 February 2026, 10.30am - 12.00pm (AWST)
Source and image: DPIRD
Free emissions reports help food and beverage manufacturers improve efficiency
WA agrifood and beverage manufacturers are invited to participate in the Energy Snapshot Study, a new DPIRD initiative to measure energy use, emissions and improve energy efficiency across the sector.
Launched last week and running until mid-April, the study will establish a clear picture of emissions sources and energy profiles across food and beverage subsectors – from dairy, seafood and meat processing, to beverages, baked goods, and packaged foods.
Businesses can take part by completing a confidential survey to gain insights into sector emissions and identify opportunities and barriers to emissions reduction.
Participating businesses receive several free benefits including:
- a personalised emissions benchmark report from RSM Australia, outlining how your business compares to others in the industry.
- a WA food and beverage manufacturing insights report, including study findings, future industry opportunities, industry emissions benchmarks.
- an exclusive invitation to the industry launch event, to present the study findings and an opportunity to network with industry peers.
- a carbon footprint report (limited number available)
Eligible businesses can apply for assistance to calculate their carbon footprint. Worth several thousand dollars in the commercial marketplace, these reports include insights and recommendations to increase energy efficiency and reduce costs.
The initiative will inform DPIRD in the development of future programs and initiatives to support businesses become more energy efficient, competitive and resilient.
Find out more about the Energy Snapshot Study and complete the 10–15-minute survey on DPIRD website.
Source and image: DPIRD
The Western Australian Government congratulates Western Australia's valuable grains industry on delivering a 27.352 million-tonne harvest, the largest on record.
This achievement reflects industry's expertise and hard work to capitalise on favourable seasonal conditions and lifting crop production to new heights through science, innovation, and technology.
The record harvest builds on the successive gains in recent years, making the grains industry the largest contributor to the State's agriculture sector and a valuable export earner.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has played a key role in this achievement, working alongside growers and industry partners to produce more grain from less rain in a drying climate.
DPIRD research collaborations have advanced soils, agronomy, crop genetics, and farming systems research and development to lift yield potential and overcome challenges to grain quality.
The department's legacy is being celebrated this month with the thirtieth anniversary of the GRDC Grains Research Updates industry conference in Perth, together with the Grains Industry Association of WA.
Crop production in WA has transformed over the past three decades, with the adoption of minimum tillage, soil amelioration practices, crop diversification, and variable rate technology contributing to improvements in water and nutrient use efficiency.
The WA Government investments are helping WA stay at the forefront of grains science, ensuring the industry remains internationally competitive.
Source and image: WA Gov & DPIRD
The Australian Government is continuing to back innovation in agriculture with a $450,000 funding boost helping support AgriFutures’ evokeAG which kicks off today in Melbourne.
This funding will support evokeAG over the next three years and is part of the Government’s $23.8 million Showcasing Australian Agriculture – Regional Trade Events program.
About 2,000 innovators, producers and leaders will attend evokeAG at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 17-18 February 2026.
The event, hosted by AgriFutures Australia, provides opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing among farmers and producers, start-ups, researchers, policy makers, investors and business leaders.
This year’s edition will focus on three key threads: information and future technology, environment and sustainability, and system and policy.
Attendees will explore topics relating to how technology, the environment and agriculture intersect both now and into the future.
AgriFutures Australia is one of the 15 rural research and development corporations that service the research, development and extension needs of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.
Source: DAFF | Image: evokeAG
Japan is Australia’s second largest bilateral trading partner. Along with energy, food security is considered part of national security, with Japan relying mostly on imports as a food source.
Join this webinar to learn about consumer trends and how Austrade is working to promote Australian products in this market.
Key topics
- Overview of Japan
- Consumer sentiment and trends
- Insights on doing business in Japan
- Austrade’s forward calendar of activity for the sector
Who it's for
Australian businesses looking for opportunities in Japan. Businesses can be:
- new to market
- existing food, beverage and agribusiness exporters.
Date &Time
- 26 February 2026, 9:00 am to 10:00 am AWST
Source and image: Go Global Toolkit
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.
Copyright © State of Western Australia (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development), 2026.
