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Ambitious by nature Gilles Boumeester ABARES, March 2015 Australian Agriculture taking its part of global food and fiber demand
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Ambitious by nature
Gilles Boumeester
ABARES, March 2015
Australian Agriculture taking its part of global food and fiber demand
World food demand
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Agricultural exports
2013 USD million
Who are the biggest agricultural exporters?
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Source: GTIS monthly USDA, 2015
Dutch disease dealing with an inflated exchange rate
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Value of Dutch agricultural exports growing despite limited resources
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Source: GTIS monthly USDA, 2015
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Agricultural exports
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Australia Netherlands United States
Dutch agricultural exports dominated by consumer oriented products
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Agricultural exports
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Consumer Oriented Agricultural
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Intermediate Agricultural Total
Bulk Agricultural Total
Source: GTIS monthly USDA, 2015
Productivity growing more with less
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The golden triangle driving increased competitiveness
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Research
Productivity
Extension Education
Adding value to agricultural trade
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Imports Exports
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Bulk Agricultural Total
Intermediate Agricultural Total
Consumer Oriented Agricultural Total
Source: GTIS monthly USDA, 2015
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Imports Exports
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Cocoa, beans Cocoa, paste
Cocoa, butter Cocoa, powder & cake
Chocolate products nes
Source: FAO, 2015
Dutch Agriculture trade Dutch Chocolate trade
Innovation New solutions to problems
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Transport and logistics Essential for efficient supply chains
But Australia and the Netherlands are different
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Increasing costs of production
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Wheat cost of production
Source: Planfarm, NSW DPI, Rabobank
Dairy cost of production
Source: Dairy Australia, DairyNZ, LEI, Teagasc, FADN, Genske Mulder, Rabobank analysis, 2014
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So what should Australian agriculture be
chasing?
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Thank you
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