Portfolio — 16 June 2026
Minister Collins announced three additional urea shipments totalling approximately 98,500 tonnes for Australian farmers, secured through the $7.5 billion Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility in partnership with Incitec Pivot, CSBP, and Summit Fertilizer [TA-260616-agricu-387b69db40b8:m16913]. The announcement brings total urea secured under the Facility to around 340,000 tonnes, with approximately 1.4 million tonnes cleared through Australia's biosecurity system since February 2026 — a figure the minister used to signal the scale of logistics activity the Facility has generated [TA-260616-agricu-387b69db40b8:m16913].
Beyond fertiliser, the Facility has also delivered around 740 million litres of additional diesel and approximately 150 million litres of additional aviation fuel, pointing to its broader role in supply chain resilience across agriculture and transport. Collins framed fertiliser access explicitly as a food security and export competitiveness matter, with the statement tying continued government procurement work to the viability of Australia's agricultural export base [TA-260616-agricu-387b69db40b8:m16913].
The Facility's scope — spanning urea, diesel, and aviation fuel — positions it as a cross-sector instrument, with the trade dimension of agricultural exports sitting alongside Collins's role as Assistant Minister for Trade. No parliamentary activity was recorded for this minister on this date; today's record is drawn from the ministerial media release alone.
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