Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

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Biosecurity Alert: Australia's Grain Supply Chain Faces Khapra Beetle Threat

The potential spread of the Khapra beetle into Australia's Murray-Darling Basin has triggered a high-level biosecurity response, threatening the nation's $15 billion grain export industry. Logistics operators are facing immediate escalations in inspection protocols and mandatory fumigation requirements for high-risk container pathways.

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