Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES) in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Government organisation

Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics & Sciences (ABARES)

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 1800 900 090

Address: 18 Marcus Clarke 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: www.agriculture.gov.au/abares

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25.01.2022 Despite the low rainfall totals this week, rainfall during the first two weeks of April has consolidated the early autumn break recorded across most cropping regions in New South Wales and Victoria during March. These falls have continued to improve soil moisture profiles and allowed an early start to winter crop planting in many areas. A consolidated early autumn break can increase the length of the growing season, potentially improving production and yield. It also reduces the risk of a false break, where a dry period and low soil moisture following the early break can cause plants to die after germination, reducing the seed bank left available for the winter growing season and lowering potential production. More: bit.ly/climateupdate

24.01.2022 Not all products from our agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors are essential items. Products consumed through more discretionary spending are likely to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These include high quality foods for cafs and restaurants.... The impact on cotton, wool and wood products industries from falling consumer incomes will also be significant; as consumers delay purchases of new clothes and other durable goods. Read the ABARES Impacts of COVD-19 of Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries trade report here to find out more: https://bit.ly/2W45qNJ

24.01.2022 Act now and drive transformational change in agriculture with a $22,000 grant. Applications for the 2021 Science & Innovation Awards close tomorrow! For more info and to check out the full list of industry categories visit:... awe.gov.au/scienceawards

24.01.2022 Your big idea + $22,000 grant = solutions for our agriculture sector Were inviting young ag innovators to apply for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards. Find out how to apply in three easy stepshttps://youtu.be/K0fIm7Zc4IA... awe.gov.au/scienceawards

22.01.2022 Dr Kateryna Bazaka from the @TheAustralianNationalUniversity reflects on what it means to win a Science and Innovation Award....youtu.be/9Um8YNlenGo Where could a $22k project grant take you? To find out more, visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

22.01.2022 This weeks Australian #Climate #Water and #Agricultural Update is out now. Check out #ClimateUpdate for the latest #rainfall information as well as #commodityprices and #water storage levels in the #MDBasin. | http://bit.ly/climateupdate

20.01.2022 Policies introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with stalled progress on reforms to distorting forms of agricultural support, indicate there is a global risk of increased protectionism in world agricultural markets. Our latest #ABARES research report explores the complexities of agricultural production subsidies and the effects current levels of global subsidises and trade barriers are having on Australian producers. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/2B6QXtj

20.01.2022 Season's Eatings! It’s o-fish-al: the festive season is a great time to enjoy Aussie seafood. Our fisheries and aquaculture production is estimated at $2.95 billion for 201920, mostly salmonids, rock lobster, prawns and tuna. ... We produced 24,900t of prawns in 201920. Yes, we are dreaming of a whiting Christmas! More at: bit.ly/2KmpfxL

19.01.2022 Did someone say $22k grant? We did! And check it out - pork has just been added to the list of agricultural industry categories! Australian Pork Ltd is keen to support research that contributes to the development and sustainability of our pork industry. ... Apply now for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards. Visit awe.gov.au/scienceawards for more information.

18.01.2022 Does a $22,000 grant sound good to you? Were inviting young ag innovators with big ideas to apply for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards. Check out the full list of industry categories and find out if youre eligible at:... awe.gov.au/scienceawards

17.01.2022 Australian farmers are some of the least subsidised in the world. We have a long history of pro-market reforms of our agriculture sector that have enabled us to become internationally competitive. However, current levels of global subsidises and trade barriers are having a negative impact on Australian producers, lowering exports and production levels.... Our latest ABARES research report states future trade rules will need to allow governments to make investments in agriculture to help meet global development goals while ensuring that these investments not harm producers elsewhere. You can read the full article here https://bit.ly/2B6QXtj

17.01.2022 For the week ending 21 April 2020, maximum temperatures were 2C to 8C above average across much of northern Australia and minimum temperatures were 2C to 10C above average across parts of western Australia. Average (- 2C to 2C) minimum temperatures were recorded across the remainder of the country. These above average temperatures across northern Australia are indicative of an early end to the wet season. Across northern Australia, recent temperature anomalies broadly r...eflected the rainfall pattern. Cooler temperatures were associated with areas that had above average rain and the drier regions had higher than normal temperatures during March and April. More: bit.ly/climateupdate

16.01.2022 Rainfall forecasts to 30 April from this weeks #ClimateUpdate High pressure systems persisting over Australia are expected to restrict rainfall during the next eight days. Rainfall totals of between 10 and 50 millimetres are forecast for parts of south-eastern Australia and isolated parts of north-eastern Queensland. Falls in excess of 50 millimetres are forecast across western Tasmania.... In cropping regions, rainfall of between 10 and 25 millimetres is expected across parts of south-eastern New South Wales, and much of Victoria and South Australia. Little to no rainfall is expected across cropping regions in Queensland, Western Australia and remaining cropping regions in New South Wales during the next eight days. More: bit.ly/climateupdate

16.01.2022 One month to go time to harvest your ideas and apply for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards! @theGRDC is looking for applications that demonstrate an understanding of issues faced by our grain growers that limit their profitability and have identified an innovative way to address them. Last years GRDC winner, Dr Lee Hudek from @DeakinUniversity is developing a seed coating that delivers helpful bacteria to crops. ... Check out other previous winners and how you can be awarded a $22,000 grant. Learn more at: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

16.01.2022 Season's Eatings! It’s a Christmas spud-tacular! Potatoes are our most consumed vegie by weight. We ate 17kg per person in 2018-19, with industry producing 1.2m tonnes in 2019-20, worth $720m in 2019-20. ... Fresh and dried potato exports in 2019-20 chipped in $61m towards the Australian economy. To ensure the most a-peeling meal this Christmas, buy Aussie and support our farmers. For more festive stats from the ABARES team visit: bit.ly/2KmpfxL

15.01.2022 Globally, there are risks associated with insular trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is the potential for increasing diversity in value chains to offer improved risk mitigation. Recovery involves a number of different possibilities, with a number of legacy impacts anticipated from the pandemic.... Our latest #ABARES Insight report explores how Australia might recover from the pandemic. You can find out more here https://bit.ly/3gU5F7l

15.01.2022 Money doesnt grow on trees but Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is awarding $22,000 to a young innovator whose big idea will advance the Australian forest and wood products industry. Last years FWPA winner, Sean Krisanski from the University of Tasmania is developing a flying robot to collect samples from the forest canopy. Apply now and find out how your idea stacks up. For more info and to check out the full list of industry categories visit ... awe.gov.au/scienceawards See more

13.01.2022 Australias agricultural trade has by and large continued unhindered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some sectors, such as those closely associated with food service and those reliant on air freight, there have been some significant disruptions. The Australian government and industry have worked closely to address supply chain and logistics issues that arose, particularly due to restricted air freight availability.... But what will this mean for Australian exports in a post pandemic world? Our latest ABARES Insights report explores the impacts on agricultural trade from the COVID-19 pandemic, and examines different recovery possibilities as we move forward. You can read the full article here https://bit.ly/3gU5F7l

13.01.2022 Hurry applications for the 2021 Science & Innovation Awards are closing at 5pm AEST TODAY (2 October)! For more info and to check out the full list of industry categories visit: agriculture.gov.au/scienceawards

12.01.2022 Where could a 2021 Science & Innovation Awards $22,000 grant take you? Don’t just stand there, get to work and submit your application by next Friday! $22,000 grants available in 11 different categories including: eggs and poultry, meat processing, wool, cotton, biosecurity and digital innovation, forest and wood products, grains, horticulture, pork, meat and livestock, plus wine and viticulture.... For more info and to check out the full list of industry categories visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

12.01.2022 Past winner Dr Kateryna Bazaka from Science at The Australian National University has some insider tips to help you write your application for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards.......https://youtu.be/yUcJBbZYEhw Apply now for your $22k project grant and make your big #ag idea a reality. Fore more information, visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

11.01.2022 All the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards partners are keen to hear your innovative project idea for the future of agriculture. This is your chance to get the attention of: Australian Meat Processor Corporation... Australian Eggs Cotton Research and Development Corporation CSIRO Forest and Wood Products Australia Grains Research and Development Corporation Hort Innovation Meat & Livestock Australia Wine Australia Australian Wool Innovation Step forward and apply for a $22,000 grant today! For more information visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

11.01.2022 Food security is at the forefront of our minds in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and #ABARES latest Insights report addresses those concerns. Yesterday #ABARES published our Food Security infographic, which is now live on the report page and is also downloadable as a high-resolution PDF. This infographic captures the key findings of the report, such as: Australia has excellent food security, and we export about 70% of our agricultural production.... You can read more and download the infographic at https://bit.ly/2zhhMKq

11.01.2022 64% of northern Australias forests burnt at least once between 2011 and 2016, compared to 8% of southern Australias forests. Our latest Insight report is a stocktake of information about fire in Australias forests between 2011 and 2016. It draws on data from a recently compiled, comprehensive, national spatial fire dataset, and forest cover data from the National Forest Inventory. It examines which of Australias forest types burn, where and why.... You can find out more here https://bit.ly/2AUBI6C

10.01.2022 Wine Australia is looking for innovative and creative ideas from young researchers who will contribute to the Australian wine sectors vision Australian wine: enjoyed and respected globally. Last years Wine Australia winner, Hamish McKirdy from Murdoch University is working to find the most effective fumigation treatment for the brown marmorated stink bug. $22,000 grants available in 11 different categories. ... Apply now for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards at: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

10.01.2022 Season's Eatings! Roasted, raw or baked we ate 1.13kg kernel weight of almonds per person in 2019, with gross value of production of $734m in 2019-20. We produced 104,000 tonnes of almonds in 2019-20 and supplied 7% of world almond exports by volume, approximately 74,000 tonnes. ... Almond exports netted $648m in 2019-20. The analytical nuts at ABARES wish everyone a Merry Christmas! For more festive stats from the ABARES team visit: bit.ly/2KmpfxL

10.01.2022 Weekly indicator prices: World wheat: US$233/t (down <1%) World coarse grains: US$ 147/t (down 5%) World sugar: US10.2c/lb (down <1%)... Australian feed wheat: $458/t (up 2%) Australian feed barley: $372/t (up 2%) See more

10.01.2022 The bushfires and COVID-19 are expected to have significant implications for the Australian forestry and wood processing sectors. Our latest Insights report considers the combined impacts of these events on the industry, using the best available data. It discusses the extent of the fires, the expected decline in residential construction, and recently observed impacts on trade.... You can read the full report here: https://bit.ly/38k8MSo

10.01.2022 ABARES is delighted to welcome you to the Outlook 2021 conferenceGrowing Australian agriculture in an uncertain world. Join us online for 3 daily sessions from Tuesday 2 March to Friday 5 March as Australian and international experts discuss, analyse and explore the challenges and opportunities facing the agricultural sector. View the exciting program at www.awe.gov.au/abares/outlook ... Registration is free but places are limited, so don’t hesitate!!!

09.01.2022 During the week ending 22 April 2020 rainfall was restricted to parts of north-eastern and far southern Australia. Rainfall between 10 and 50 millimetres was recorded across parts of northern and eastern Queensland, south-western Western Australia, eastern Tasmania and isolated parts of southern Victoria and the north of the Northern Territory. Rainfall in excess of 50 millimetres was recorded across isolated areas of north-eastern Queensland and western Tasmania. In Austral...ias cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 10 and 25 millimetres were recorded across parts of Queensland and southern Western Australia. Little to no rainfall was recorded across cropping regions in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and remaining regions in Queensland and Western Australia during the week ending 22 April 2020. More: bit.ly/climateupdate

08.01.2022 Water storage in the MurrayDarling Basin (MDB) increased by 31 gigalitres (GL) between 15 April 2020 and 22 April 2020. The current volume of water held in storage is 8,399 GL, which represents 33% of total capacity. This is 1% or 84 GL less than at the same time last year. Allocation prices in the Victorian Murray below the Barmah Choke increased from $397 per ML on 16 April 2020 to $420 per ML on 23 April 2020. In comparison, prices in the Goulburn-Broken and catchments ab...ove the choke remain lower (see table). Price gaps between catchments above and below the Barmah Choke, as well as the Goulburn-Broken and other regions are the result of binding Barmah Choke and Goulburn intervalley trade limits. More: bit.ly/climateupdate

08.01.2022 Are you sitting on a clucking great idea to improve biosecurity or food safety in the egg industry? Do you have a hen welfare research idea worth squawking about? Australian Eggs wants to hear it. Previous Australian Eggs award winner Dr Meagan Craven from Deakin University is investigating whether pigeon milk can combat deadly Salmonella outbreaks on egg farms.... Inspired? Apply now for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards. For more information and full list of industry categories available, visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

07.01.2022 The ABARES July 2020 Water Market Outlook report is out now. In the report, ABARES expects water prices across the southern Murray-Darling Basin in 2020-21 are likely to fall if improved seasonal conditions eventuate. Prices across the southern Murray-Darling Basin in 2019-20 were the highest theyve been since the Millennium drought, reflecting exceptionally dry and warm conditions, low opening allocations and poor seasonal outlooks for 2020-21.... The volume of water available in 2020-21 is expected to increase, driven by higher allocation levels forecast by state water agencies, along with significant volumes of water carried over from 2019-20. Prices are forecast to decrease substantially relative to 2019-20, under favourable scenarios across the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Under drier scenarios, prices are modelled to remain similar, to slightly lower, than 2019-20 prices. To view the complete report, visit: https://bit.ly/3f6tzuf

07.01.2022 Closing this Friday! You’re running out of time to submit your application for the 2021 Science & Innovation Awards. $22,000 grants available in 11 different categories.... For more info and to check out the full list of industry categories visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

07.01.2022 The ABARES Australian forest and wood products statistics, September and December quarters 2019 report was released today. The Australian forest and wood product statistics (AFWPS) provides a comprehensive dataset that can be used to inform policy makers and industry representatives on the current state of the industry. AFWPS shows the total volume of logs harvested in 201819 remained high by historical standards.... The total value of logs harvested in 201819 from commercial plantations and native production forests was also at a record high. You can read the report here: https://bit.ly/3ioyolo

06.01.2022 Got a woolly good idea? Australian Wool Innovation is looking for a passionate scientist who can increase the productivity of wool enterprises across Australia. With wool being one of 10 industry award categories worth up to $22,000 each, what are ewe waiting for?... Visit awe.gov.au/scienceawards to learn more and apply!

05.01.2022 We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who applied to the 2021 Science & Innovation Awards. Our expert panels can’t wait to look at your applications and start the judging process. We’re expecting to notify applicants by December so stay tuned and watch this space for further updates.

05.01.2022 Cotton Research & Development Corporation (CRDC) - powering the success of Australian cotton through world-leading research, development and extension. Previous CRDC Science and Innovation Awardees are kicking goals in adapting polymers for water use efficiency, repurposing organic waste, and identifying difficult-to-find cotton pests. What could a $22,000 grant help you achieve?... Learn more at: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

04.01.2022 Its been 13 years since the Australian Government set out to develop the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, with the goal of finding a more sustainable balance between irrigation and the environment. Australian farmers manage the most variable rainfall and seasonal conditions in the world, impacting output volumes and key inputs, including the price of irrigation water Our latest ABARES Insights report explores the economic effects of water recovery on water prices and the irrigatio...n sector in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. You can read the full report at: https://bit.ly/3bekzmt

04.01.2022 CSIRO is looking high and low for entrepreneurial ideas that apply digital technologies to increase the efficiencies of Australias biosecurity system. Declare your idea and apply now for a $22,000 grant! To find out more visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

04.01.2022 There is an increasing expectation that all Australians will play a greater role in supporting our biosecurity system namely through general surveillance. General surveillance harnesses opportunities to involve people from all walks of life to contribute to gathering and reporting information about the presence of pests, weeds and diseases in order to support government endeavours dealing with biosecurity issues. Learn more about what it takes to make general surveillance w...ork in #ABARES latest report exploring general surveillance as a system. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3hZDzrY

03.01.2022 Have you got a ripe idea ready for picking? Hort Innovation is looking to support the next great research idea to help the horticulture sector grow into the future. With horticulture being one of 10 industry award categories worth up to $22,000 each, get growing and apply now for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards!... For more information visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

03.01.2022 Beef up your credentials with real industry experience! If you have a great research idea that could benefit the red meat industry, the Australian Meat Processor Corporation wants you to apply for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards. $22,000 grants are available in 10 different categories.... Learn more at: awe.gov.au/scienceawards

02.01.2022 Fire, and its frequency, seasonality and spatial pattern, is an important ecological driver for most Australian forests. Our latest Insights report is a stocktake of fire in Australias forests between 2011 and 2016. It explores fire frequency, planned and unplanned fires and which types of forest burnt the most.... It also examines where in Australia most fires occur. You can find out more here https://bit.ly/2AUBI6C (Image Credit - ALFA (NT) Limited )

02.01.2022 Australia has successfully negotiated trade agreements with the majority of its major trading partners. These agreements have underpinned significant export growth over the past 20 years, from $40b in 1999-2000 to $48b in 2019-20 (in 201920 dollars). However, the global trade landscape has grown increasingly complex. Other major agricultural exporters have also pursued their own arrangements, sometimes securing similar or even better outcomes.... What does this all mean for Australias export-dependent agricultural sector? This Insights article explores the history of Australias trade agreements and the role they play in supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of our agricultural sector. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/2DLJ7Hp

02.01.2022 Season's Eatings! Aussies love hamming it up, eating an average 28kg of pig meat per person each year. Pig meat production is an industry with plenty of grunt, worth $1.5b in 2019-20. ... So get crackling and support our 860 pig meat farms by buying Australian this Christmas. For more festive stats from the ABARES team visit: bit.ly/2KmpfxL

01.01.2022 Lead the herd and deliver results with a $22,000 grant. Meat & Livestock Australia funds a wide range of research projects, from the basic science of pasture growth to interactive packaging on supermarket shelves. If you think your project could contribute to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness for the red meat industry, we want you to apply. ... For more info on the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards and to check out the full list of industry categories available visit: awe.gov.au/scienceawards