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Australian wine exports beat the pandemic

Wine exports from Australia have defied the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to grow in all top-five markets, and increasing in overall value by four per ce...
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Posted on October 31, 2020

Australia Lamb exports continuing to increase

Although Covid-19 put a strain on export markets earlier in the year, the lamb market is recovering with September lodging itself as the biggest lamb expor...
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Posted on October 16, 2020

China cotton mills to avoid Australian exports

Cotton mills in China have been told to stop using Australia cotton; Australia fears that produce is being specifically targeted by the Chinese government....
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Posted on October 13, 2020

Port industrial action has consequences

Industrial action at four Australian ports is causing disruption to Australia’s international supply chains. Businesses in Australia rely on two modes...
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Posted on September 27, 2020

China inspects Australian wheat exports

China is intending to apply "enhanced inspection" of imports of wheat arriving from Australia. Shippers in Australia have already sold more than dozen whe...
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Posted on September 13, 2020

Air Freight Cost for Australian Cherries Doubles

Most Australian cherry exports in the past five years have been shipped via air freight; only 1% re usually shipped by sea. Air freight has also been h...
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Posted on September 6, 2020

Philippines halts poultry imports from Australia

Australia has confirmed an outbreak of avian flu at an egg farm in Victoria. Australia provides less than 1 percent of poultry imports to the Philippines. ...
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Posted on August 21, 2020

China announces investigation into Australian wine imports

China has said that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine. This will probably worsen tensions between the two countries, and ...
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Posted on August 18, 2020

Australia June beef exports fall

June beef exports have continued to fall, with some key export markets well down on trade in earlier months, and this time last year. However, other export...
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Posted on July 7, 2020

Egypt opens 7 new export markets

Egypt has opened seven new markets for fruit and vegetable exports within 6 months, despite the difficulties created by the Covid-19 crisis. Agricultural e...
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Posted on June 18, 2020

Mozzarella exports for Asian pizza

The increasing appetite for pizza in Asia is helping to increase mozzarella export sales for South Australia’s largest cheesemaker. the manufacturer r...
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Posted on April 27, 2020

Demand for gloves in Covid-19 era boosts Thai rubber exports

The Rubber Authority of Thailand said that the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted Thai rubber exports because of increased global demand for rubber gloves in th...
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Posted on April 23, 2020

Fresh produce exports from Australia to restart

The government of Australia has announced a new support package to ease easing pressure fresh produce exporters have experienced because of widespread bor...
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Posted on April 4, 2020

Malaysia October exports stronger than expected

Exports from Malaysia in October declined 6.7% year-on-year, but total export value for the month is the highest monthly figure for the year and was above ...
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Posted on December 8, 2019

Georgia is 17th Country in World for Wine Exports

The Association of American Wine Economists has ranked Georgia in 17th position in the world in their list of wine exporting countries. IN 2018, wine co...
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Posted on September 13, 2019

Tasmanian woman jailed for illegal garlic imports

Illegal garlic imports putting Australia's bio-security at risk have resulted in an 11-month jail sentence for a Tasmanian farmer. The former chairperson ...
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Posted on September 10, 2019

Grape exports from Australia surpass half billion dollars

This year the value of Australian table grape exports has exceeded half a billion dollars for the first time ever. Australia exported a little over 146,00...
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Posted on September 6, 2019

China welcomes Australian beef imports

Australia may be able to triple its exports of grain-fed beef to China by 2030, as the country has an increasing appetite for the marbled meat. Increase...
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Posted on August 26, 2019

Chickpea exports from Australia down

Australian chickpea exports in May totaled 27,288 tonnes, a reduction of 37pc from the April total of 43,134t, according to the latest data from the Austra...
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Posted on July 11, 2019

Australian beef exports

Export figures of beef from Australia just released by Department of Agriculture are higher than expected at 98,647 tonnes, considering the production lost...
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Posted on May 9, 2019

Improved market access for agricultural exports from Australia

Trade measures to improve market access for agricultural exports is one of the main high points for farmers in Australia's Budget. The Treasurer announc...
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Posted on April 4, 2019

UK food and drink exports improved by whisky and gin

The Food and Drink Federation have released figures showing that food and drink exports from the UK reached £22.6 billion (US$29.9bn) last year, a “slow...
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Posted on March 27, 2019

US citrus exports slow

U.S. orange and tangerine exports declined by about 2% in value and 14% in volume last year. Trade statistics show that the top export market for U.S. ora...
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Posted on March 15, 2019

“Our fruit imports have nearly tripled this year”

“At Chinese New Year, we import many fruits from Chile, such as cherries, blueberries, nectarines, grapes, kiwis, etc. The largest imports are cherries, ...
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Posted on February 3, 2019

China drives Australian wine exports rise in 2018

Wine exports from Australia rose by 10% in value in 2018, in spite of a reduction in the overall number of bottles shipped. Australian wine exports to Nor...
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Posted on January 27, 2019

Australian wine exports up 10%

Australian wine exports increased by 10% in value last year. Export volume also rose 5% in 2018, according to the latest figures by Wine Australia. “T...
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Posted on January 25, 2019

Government officer accused over fish imports

An Australian government official has been in court accused of helping import exotic fish. He was charged in November following an investigation into five...
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Posted on December 26, 2018

New import requirements from China

Growth of wine exports from Australia to China has eased, coincidental with the beginning of new “verification requirements” which were introduced by C...
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Posted on November 12, 2018

Grain imports possible to Australia

Australia may import whole grain for the first time in more than a decade, as drought is increasing prices on the domestic market. The latest crop project...
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Posted on November 9, 2018

MP committed to phasing out sheep exports

An Australian MP remains committed to ending long-haul live sheep exports, even though she and another Liberal have been forced to shelve a private member'...
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Posted on September 1, 2018

Beef exports from Australia increase

July production figures are encouraging despite gloomy expectations, and beef exports increased. Figures released by the Department of Agriculture and W...
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Posted on August 6, 2018

China: ‘handling Australian wine imports as normal’

At the end of last month, Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates Ltd complained that it encountered delays in getting some export products into China. The g...
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Posted on June 13, 2018

Wine imports to China soar in Q1

From January to March, China imported 200.57 million litres of wines, representing a year-on-year growth of 32.34% in volume and a 35.84% increase in value...
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Posted on May 18, 2018

Australian exports hit record levels

There was a surge in exports which jumped to the highest level on record;this should add handsomely to Australian economic growth when the March quarter r...
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Posted on May 4, 2018

South Australia exports soaring

NEW airlines and more wide-body planes helped direct exports from South Australia’s agriculture and fisheries industries to increase by 50 per cent durin...
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Posted on November 21, 2017

Wine exports get Federal Government funding

The Australian Federal Government has announced a new $50 million initiative to bolster Australia's wine exports and tourism. The Export and Regional Wi...
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Posted on September 2, 2017

Australia to Resume Japanese Beef Imports

Australia will probably cease a 16-year ban on imports of Japanese beef by the end of this year, now that Japan's government has confirmed that the meat i...
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Posted on February 4, 2017

Good citrus exports end difficult year for Australia

Queensland citrus growers are expanding their planting of export varieties because of good prices for exports, which outperformed domestic markets. Pric...
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Posted on January 12, 2017

Low point for beef exports from Queensland

Released last week the export figures showed that just 72,607 tonnes of beef were dispatched to overseas markets in October, a figure not seen since April ...
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Posted on November 7, 2016

Live sheep exports from Australia sink by 16 per cent

MONTHLY live sheep exports from Queensland, Australia, have dived 16 per cent below the average export volume this year at 157,855, performing 11 per cent ...
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Posted on October 21, 2016

Shortage of air freight space for Australian exports

Some sectors of the air transport industry say that boosting flight numbers further is not easy, due to aviation quota restrictions, whilst starting new ro...
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Posted on October 20, 2016

Australia air freight crunch affects exports of fancy foods

An unprecedented shortage of air cargo space, after years of booming exports to Asia, is forcing Australian producers of premium foods to potentially miss...
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Posted on October 19, 2016

New Zealand wine exports rising

Exports of New Zealand wine rose by 10% in value to reach nearly NZ$1.6 billion in the year up to 30 June, said New Zealand Winegrowers. Extra wine from t...
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Posted on August 26, 2016

Australian potato imports rise

New data suggests Australian potato imports have increased over 2016;this has sparked concerns about the profitability and competitiveness of the domestic ...
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Posted on August 23, 2016

New South Wales freight funding

The government of New South Wales announced an additional A$15m of funding to support rail freight projects in the state on August 8. The government sai...
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Posted on August 22, 2016

Call for anti-dumping probe into iron ore imports to China

Chinese iron ore miners have called for an anti-dumping investigation into imports of iron ore from top suppliers Australia and Brazil. More than 20 Chi...
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Posted on August 5, 2016

Mango exports to start early

Pakistan started mango exports from May 20 this season, aiming to export 100,000 tons which is expected to fetch over $75 million, Pakistan Fruit and Veget...
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Posted on June 11, 2016

Australian citrus exports growing across Asia

Australian citrus exports to Asia are set to grow, as trade missions and changes to export protocols continue to open up key markets in the region. Citr...
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Posted on May 11, 2016

Rail freight spend eases pressure in Melbourne area

A JOINT rail freight initiative is planned to help ease pressure from some of the state’s busiest roads. The state government will partner with Gra...
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Posted on May 7, 2016

Cheap vegetable imports harm Australian growers

The viability of Australia's vegetable industry is under threat from cheap imports, according to industry body AUSVEG. Figures show nationally the amount ...
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Posted on March 27, 2016

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