AAL joins consortium in Canberra to tackle top grower issues

Avocados Australia, as a member of the National Farmers Federation Horticulture Council and the Compliance Taskforce has joined with a consortium from across the industry this week to engage with Ministers, parliamentarians and Department of Agriculture staff on key issues include the current fuel crisis, food security strategy, compliance, chemical regulation, DAFF export cost recovery and workforce.

In addition, the Council held a workshop focused specifically on Market-driven Compliance with a range of stakeholders from industry including auditors, certifying bodies, standard owners, growers and Council members to unpack the key issues and determine shared priorities and a path forward.

The Council’s ‘Aligning an Ensemble’ discussion paper, unpacks opportunities for greater harmony and Avocados Australia members will be kept informed on developments and provided opportunities for input via member communications.

🔗 Read the discussion paper:  https://bit.ly/3Py8WiC

Please reach out to Market Development Manager, Hayleigh Dawson at mdm@avocado.org.au if you would like to discuss further.

This article appears as part of the 27 March 2026 issue of Guacamole, our e-Newsletter.