ABGC was one of six stakeholders that provided feedback to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) on the issues paper.
The issues paper closed for feedback on 16 July, and provided high-level background on the assessment, key plant/pest groups to be considered and steps going forward.
The six stakeholders that submitted feedback were:
- Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) — ABGC submission (PDF, 594 KB)
- FNQ Growers — FNQ Growers submission (PDF, 187 KB)
- Office of the Queensland Farmers’ Commissioner — submission (PDF, 121 KB)
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries — submission (PDF, 453 KB)
- Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers (QFVG) — submission (PDF, 277 KB)
- [Sixth stakeholder – submission not publicly available]
See the banana imports timeline here. DAFF’s draft report is expected in 2027.