As part of the Australian Government $72.7 million Agribusiness Expansion Initiative (ABEI), the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment are helping Australian agribusinesses expand and diversify their export markets.

This includes scaled-up export support for Australian agri-food exporters through Austrade’s support services; greater access to market intelligence; matched grants for government and industry associations to work together on market expansion; and additional technical experts to open and expand market access.

Visit Agribusiness Expansion Initiative for more information and obtain Austrade Insights at www.austrade.gov.au/news/insights for the latest market intelligence.

Systems investment under the market intelligence component of ABEI has enabled improved information collection and processing, with a focus on industry-relevant data from the Australian Government’s network of Agriculture Counsellors.

Agriculture Counsellors are Australian Government representatives located in Embassies, High Commissions (and one Trade Commission) around the world. They promote Australia’s agricultural interests, and help our agricultural sector grow. Agriculture Counsellor locations and contact details can be found at Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE).

ABEI is seeking to improve industry access to the market intelligence collected by the Agriculture Counsellor network. DAWE and Austrade are collaborating to publish articles based on Agriculture Counsellor reporting through Austrade’s Insights portal. Insights are short, actionable pieces of information that include a recommendation for Australian exporters. The Insights publishing platform complements the rich connections that already exist between Agriculture Counsellors and Australian industry.

Recent Insights articles informed by Agriculture Counsellor reporting include:

• Tariff reductions assisting Australian agricultural exports to Thailand
• Extended shelf-life for chilled, vacuum-packed beef and sheep-meat exports to Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka’s rule changes mean fresh opportunities for grain, pulse and oilseed exporters
• Seafood exports to Taiwan to be streamlined under new systems recognition arrangements
• Argentina introduces quota limits on beef exports ‘Eco-score’ labelling hits the shelves in Europe

For updates on recent market intelligence products as they are released, visit the Market Intelligence section of the ABEI webpage.