The department has established a Critical Response Taskforce, which can be contacted at CEMB@aff.gov.au.
The NSW Farmers Association also wants to receive all correspondence sent to the taskforce, at fuel@nswfarmers.org.au, so it can continue to advocate on behalf of farmers.
Where possible, reports should include your location, the type of fuel affected, the impact on your farm operations and any immediate or flow on consequences.
Meanwhile, the NSW Farmers Association has advocated for the ag sector at a NSW Government roundtable on the ongoing fuel crisis.
President Xavier Martin said it was important to bring the rural experience in front of senior government ministers to reinforce the need for urgent action.
“The need for urgent action from state and federal governments is vital to ensure that agriculture has access to critical farm inputs including fuel and fertiliser,” Mr Martin said.
“Despite the messaging that there is enough supply in the system, this is not the lived experience of many across rural and regional New South Wales who are facing daily decisions about how to use their remaining supplies.”
Mr Martin said there were growing reports of service stations and depots running out of fuel, limits on the amount of fuel that could be purchased at service stations, bulk fuel orders being cancelled because they could not be filled and bulk fuel distributors prioritising, and rationing orders from particular customers.
He said there are also and instances where the price to receive fuel increases between making an order and receiving delivery of it, even for existing orders made prior to the conflict.
Mr Martin warned without a reliable supply of diesel at a realistic price point, farmers of all commodities would need to make tough decisions about their operations, impacting Australia’s food and fibre supply.
“Discussions like we had around the table in Sydney are important, but they need to be followed up with swift and decisive action,” he said.
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