Australia Announces Support for Ag Exporters Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Australia recently announced a US$70 million support program to help agricultural and seafood exporters reach international markets during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released April 22. The program will benefit exporters in the country’s red meat, dairy, horticulture and seafood sectors that ship “high-value perishable” products, the USDA said. The program will help exporters ship to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates but does not include support for goods shipped by sea, the report said. The list of countries may be expanded.