UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
FOOD EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
US diplomatic cable 08CANBERRA531 · Australia Canberra · 2008-05-22 06:48 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 08CANBERRA531 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2008 May 22, 06:48 (Thursday) |
| Origin | Australia Canberra |
| Country | Australia |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
| To | Australia Melbourne; Australia Perth; Australia Sydney; Japan Tokyo; Secretary of State |
| TAGS | AS - Australia EAGR - Economic Affairs--Agriculture and Forestry ECON - Economic Affairs--Economic Conditions, Trends and Potential ETRD - Economic Affairs--Foreign Trade TBIO - Technology and Science--Biological and Medical Science |
| Character count | 827 |
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UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UNCLAS CANBERRA 000531
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/TPP/ABT - AMY WINTON, EEB/TPP - MIKAEL LURIE,
EEB/IFD/ODF - MARGO SIEMER, AND EAP/ANP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD, EAGR, ECON, TBIO, AS
SUBJECT: FOOD EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
REF: STATE 53353
1. (U) The GOA has taken no steps to restrict agricultural
exports from Australia, nor does post expect any such moves
in Australia, which exports on average two-thirds of its
agricultural production.
2. (SBU) Bruce Bowan, Acting Director for International
Affairs at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheris told post that the GOA has taken no action with
regard to export restrictions in third countries. When asked
about Japan releasing its imported rice stocks, he said the
GOA had not intervened to encourage such a release.
MCCALLUM
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