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Summary

ABARES has applied a paddock-to-plate framework to examine key drivers of Australia’s citrus export growth following biosecurity market access. This case study is part of a broader ABARES research program that aims to inform governments and other agricultural industries in prioritising and building export markets. In doing so, this research supports the Australian Government’s Agriculture 2030 package to expand trade opportunities and build the competitiveness, resilience, and innovative capacity of Australian agriculture.

This report is a case study that examines key drivers of Australia’s citrus exports to ASEAN countries following biosecurity market access. The citrus industry is an example of an agricultural industry that, over the past decade, has successfully expanded and broadened its exports to a significant group of countries in south-east Asia. The value of Australia’s orange and mandarin exports more than doubled from $235 million in 2009–10 to $520 million in 2019–20, of which 19% or $120 million went to ASEAN countries (in 2019–20 prices).

Market access supports citrus production and export growth

New and enhanced market access provides the citrus industry with additional economic opportunities to supply citrus fruit to overseas markets. Access to a wide variety of markets also provides farmers the flexibility to respond to changing market circumstances.

• The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) also negotiated 11 key market access achievements for Australia’s citrus exports between July 2013 and April 2020. These achievements mainly relate to biosecurity market access where biosecurity protocols are required to manage the risk of pest spread.
• The Australian Government has negotiated 16 free trade agreements (FTAs) of which seven include ASEAN countries (Figure S1 ). FTAs lower trade barriers by, for example, reducing the tariff imposed on Australia’s citrus exports in the importing country.

Figure S1 Market access and Australia's production and exports of oranges and mandarins, 2000–01 to 2021–22