IFAM extended until mid-2022
The Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism, the Hon. Dan Tehan, has announced the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) will be extended until mid next year. The Minister said IFAM will receive an additional $260.9 million to continue operations until 30 June 2022, with an operational tail to the end of July 2022.
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia announces new Directors for the FRDC.
The Hon. David Littleproud MP has announced FRDC board delegates for the period of September 2021 to August 2024.
CHINA’S PROCESSORS FORCED TO PASS ON RISING SEAFOOD COSTS
Seafoodsource.com reports Chinese seafood processors are renegotiating their contracted prices due to rising costs for raw imported materials and freight. Port delays due to increased Covid-19 testing measures and suspensions of major overseas suppliers in India and Ecuador are added complications.
How can your product benefit from a branded approach to the China market?
An interesting and exhaustive look at China’s modern, Gen Z-driven, food brand ecosystem. Companies making an impact are listed for examination, and all share some of the key four branding philosophies: 1) in line with the aesthetic pursuit of modern young people; 2) creation of new consumption scenarios and better product differentiation and positioning; 3) […]
Regional Economic Partnership Agreement
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Following eight years of negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed Sunday after agreements were reached across the $30-trillion market. To download the full article click on the hyperlink, rcep-article
COVID-19 market access issues update
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Huanan Seafood Market is not the source of COVID 19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582840981399{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image credit: ABC News[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582766858183{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Huanan Seafood Market is not the source of COVID – 19 (Source: The Voice of Medicine, 23 February 2020) [/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582766480814{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On 23 February 2020, The Voice of Medicine in China forwarded an article written by SUN Tao of DeepTech that the Huanan Seafood […]
China Approved List Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582840767690{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image Credit: The School Run[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582765921856{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Seafood products exempt from the non-viable eligible species list (Source: Department of Agriculture) [/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582765576418{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A reminder that the Department has been advised that the (non-viable) eligible species list is not applicable to products whose Harmonised System (HS) tariff codes are located in […]
Bumper 10 article report on coronavirus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581377766300{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Latest reports on the Coronavirus (Various Sources: 4th February 2020) To read nine, short articles from various sources about how the coronavirus is impacting many markets, click here [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581377905147{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Coronavirus: China admits ‘shortcomings and deficiencies’ (Source: BBC News UK, 4th February 2020) China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and […]
WeChat and China Union Pay join forces
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581381732470{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] WeChat Pay and China Union Pay join forces (Various sources: Kuaibao, 9 January 2020) On the 3rd January 2020, Tencent signed an agreement with China Union Pay – the China banking card industry association, to share QR codes between WeChat Pay and China UnionPay App. The agreement provides for mutual recognition […]