Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We, as a government, the Morrison-McCormack government, absolutely understand the importance of not just sustaining our agricultural sector but building it. It is such an important part of the Australian economy. We have invested nearly $100 million in the current 2021-22 budget to make sure we're providing the agricultural sector with the supports and tools so it can take advantage of the opportunities that are presented by these new free trade agreements, such as the one that has been struck in the last 24 hours.

We want to transform the way that we support our agricultural sector, particularly around export services and support for exporters. The Busting Congestion for Agricultural Exporters package continues to modernise and streamline our systems. The package will also generate more than $200 million in other benefits for the agricultural sector by 2030. As part of the agribusiness expansion initiative, we are supporting 2,000 agrifood exporters through the Austrade-led Excelerate program. (Time expired)