Department of Primary Industries

Queensland Budget 2026-27 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
Tony Perrett MP
Department head
Director-General Graeme Bolton

As at budget day (2026-06-23)

$863.2M
Total expenses
$30.0M
Capital program
$3M
3 tracked measures
2,975
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Agriculture and fisheries researchBiosecurityAnimal welfareAgribusiness development

Budget initiatives

Prosper 2050 (Growing Agriculture)$3.5MNewAnnounced

$50 million over four years to grow Queensland's primary production output to $30 billion by 2030 through on-farm innovation, the Queensland Future Timber Plan and fisheries support.

Supports on-farm innovation and projects to grow Queensland's agriculture industry towards $30 billion in output by 2030.

2026-27: $3.5M2027-28: $7.3M2028-29: $7.8M2029-30: $1.5M

General Government operating, $20M over 4 years. BP1/Overview headline 'Growing our Ag Industry' is $50 million; the BP4 Prosper 2050 measure is $20M with other components funded separately.

Boosting Biosecurity$59.1M totalExpandedAnnounced

$59.1 million over four years to boost biosecurity, including re-establishing the northern line of defence at Coen and more frontline biosecurity officers.

Protects Queensland's farms and environment from invasive pests and diseases with more frontline biosecurity officers and a re-established northern line of defence at Coen.

$59.1M over 4 years. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in this measure.

Beef Week 2027$4.5M totalNewAnnounced

$4.5 million to support a bigger and better Beef Week in 2027, supporting primary producers and the Central Queensland economy.

Supports Beef Week 2027 in Rockhampton, backing primary producers and boosting the Central Queensland economy.

$4.5M to support Beef Week 2027

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2026-272027-282028-292029-30Total
Prosper 2050 (Growing Agriculture)$3.5M$7.3M$7.8M$1.5M$20.0M
Total$3.5M$7.3M$7.8M$1.4M$20.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of primary producers adopting improved practices to address climate variability as a result of resilience planning20%32%25%
Proportion of stakeholders who considered that Regional Economic Development services positively influence their operations70%75%70%
Assessed impact of completed research, development and extension projects and/or programs (Benefit Cost Ratio)>4.0>4.0>4.0
Percentage of critical or major animal welfare cases finalised bringing a person back into compliance90%100%90%
Average cost per finalised animal welfare case<$8,500$3,931<$8,500
Percentage of key Queensland fish stocks assessed that are considered to have no sustainability concerns85%93%85%
Percentage of units inspected that are compliant with fisheries laws90%93%90%

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Primary Industries (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.