The recent announcement by the Prime Minister of China that it will expedite a review of the 220% wine tariff on Australian wine, as well as the Australian government's suspension of its action in the World Trade Organization has seen optimism increase around the removal...
In another sign of improving trade relations between China and Australia, China has lifted its ban on Australian hay exports. Following a two-year ban that saw hay exports to China fall from 360,000 metric tonnes per year (worth $160million) to 60,000 tonnes per year, this trade...
The first six months of 2023 has seen Australian wine exports into Hong Kong increase by 34.9%, reaching HK$799.19 million in value and over 20% market share in Hong Kong’s imported wine market, in comparison to the same time last year. This market growth is significant...
With the recent removal of tariffs on Australian hay and barley, hopes are growing for an easing of wine tariffs, which have been in place since 2021. With an upcoming trip to China scheduled for Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and recent business dialogue between the...
The Australian Government recently launched its trade strategy for South-East Asia. This strategy highlights both the fact that Australia’s current trade and investment in this region is underdone and that there are significant prospects for Australian businesses to expand in these markets. The current level of...
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...