The Australian Government will invest $14.78 million to 2024-25 to help our dairy industry by raising export awareness, reducing red tape and streamlining audit arrangements.
Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, said that the Australian dairy sector has the potential to expand exports of our world-class dairy products.
“We’re cutting red-tape and making it easier for the Australian dairy industry to make more money from exports markets we have secured for them,” Minister Littleproud said.
“In 2019 dairy exports were worth $3.2 billion and we are doing all we can to support the industry to see it grow even more.
“My department works closely with Dairy Australia and state government regulators to achieve efficiency gains and simply make it easier for industry to export.
“This new funding will underpin three projects, one will identify the regulatory hurdles for domestic dairy manufacturers to become exporters, another will focus on working with industry to align food safety in regulatory and commercial assurance programs, and the third will work towards reduced regulatory intervention through improved data collection.
‘Currently there are around 490 Australian dairy establishments registered for export, these businesses will benefit from these changes, along with domestic manufactures who are looking to become exporters.
“We know that is hasn’t been easy for the Australian dairy industry for some time now. Drought, fire and flood in some regions certainly have not made it easier.
“That’s why we have implemented the Dairy Code of Conduct and that’s why we continue with funding like this to best support our dairy farmers and the industry as a whole.”
Fast Facts:
- The government has agreed to fund $14.780 million to 2024-25 to build understanding and capability within the dairy sector; and to prove new ways of managing the dairy export regulatory system.
- The value of the dairy export industry in 2019 was $3.2 billion with 490 dairy establishments registered for export.
