The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has announced upcoming industrial action across major ports around the country as they continue negotiations for increased pay and improved rostering conditions with DP World. DP World has acknowledged the upcoming action and stated its intention to work towards a...
Australian Food & Wine Collaborators has received a $600,000 Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) grant to promote Australian food and wine overseas. This collaborative group consists of rural research and development corporations and five agricultural peak bodies: Dairy Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia, Wine...
The Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (FASTA) is an eight-year program, which will be spearheaded by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and delivered through the federal horticulture research and development corporation Hort Innovation. This $130 million horticulture research initiative aims to boost biosecurity initiatives...
The Australian government has awarded a grant to Australia's peak body for vegetable growers, Ausveg, to help improve market access and export development activities for Australian vegetables in Europe via a study tour to the UK and EU. The tour will provide horticulture growers a unique...
The Australian government has given a grant of $890,000 to the Australian Cotton Shippers Association and Cotton Australia (ACSA) with the aim of increasing the competitiveness and resiliency of the cotton industry whilst also widening the overall global network of supply chain partners and customers. According...
Wine Victoria has announced a plan to implement a $2.2 million USA Market Development Strategy that aims to increase the sales of premium Victorian wine across the United States of America. This plan will deliver several programs over the coming years that amplify the presence of...
The recent Farm Safety Week is a time to acknowledge and recognise the importance of combating fatigue and prioritising wellbeing on the farm. Farmers and agricultural workers often face long hours, physically demanding tasks, and periods of high stress from influences that are out of their...
Since 1 June 2023, Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at Webb Dock, Melbourne has been applying a VGM Weight Discrepancy Fee for full import and export containers determined to have a variance over or under one tonne from the container's Verified Gross Mass (VGM) declared...
According to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report, the 12-month period to June 2023 has seen Australian wine exports decline by 10 per cent in value to $1.87 billion and 1 per cent in volume to 621 million litres, with the drop largely driven by decreased...
Australia's new free trade agreement with India has seen Australian wine exporters gain preferential access to India's wine market, enabling them to diversify into the country's export market. This agreement has seen tariffs reduce from 150% to 70% on bottles arriving in market at US$15 per...