Australian vegetable growers will be provided with a practical overview of the export process at the Practicalities for Exporting Vegetables Symposium, to be held at RACV Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast on Sunday 26 June 2016. The speaker program for the symposium will include experts from across the export supply chain, representatives from… Read more »
An Asian market consultant has told fruit and vegetable growers to prioritise value-adding their produce if they want to tap into the opportunities for export. Noel Shield from Asia Project Management has 20 years experience dealing with retailers in Asia. At an agricultural export and logistics forum in Bundaberg, he told growers accessing foreign markets… Read more »
Presently, wheat is the big-ticket item in Australia’s exports to Indonesia, accounting for $A1.4bn of the total $A7bn. While it is likely that wheat will be a mainstay of agricultural exports well into the future, there are more food market opportunities for other Australian supplies, such as fruit and vegetables. More beef, more dairy, more… Read more »
THE dollar is rising, but export confidence is holding strong. The Commonwealth Bank revised its Australian currency forecast, expecting the dollar to reach US80 cents by mid next year, as the local currency hit US77c earlier this week. The bank previously predicted the Australian dollar would only achieve US72c in the same time frame. Meanwhile,… Read more »
THE AUSTRALIAN pulse industry continues to grapple with the nuances of government policy regarding pulse imports in our most important pulse export market, India. ProFarmer’s Ron Storey said volatility in pulse pricing was not only due to seasonal variability and production downfalls, but said short-term peaks and troughs could be created by Indian government policy…. Read more »
HORTICULTURE is in the box seat to be the next big export commodity boom. Thanks to a host of premium “gold standard” produce, Australia is ideally placed to make the most of the growing wealth of Asia, Special Envoy for Trade and former trade minister Andrew Robb said last week. “In the 200-plus years since… Read more »
New Zealand may not be the biggest horticultural producer in the world, but their export has increased significantly in recent years, a New Zealand Fresh Facts report shows. The total export value of the horticultural sector is 3.9 billion dollars, nearly seven percent more than in 2013. For many products, the export increased in the… Read more »
HORTICULTURAL exporters will be able to simplify the path to foreign markets by having their own industry-based Plant Export Authorised Officers (AOs). The Federal Government is investing $800,000 to support horticulture exporters, in particular small exporters, by bolstering the number of AOs by more than one-third. The project comes under the government’s Package Assisting Small… Read more »
Cherry Growers Australia (CGA) CEO Simon Boughey says export records have been “smashed” across a wide range of markets this season, and believes shipments could grow further if more access protocols are achieved for the country’s mainland growers. In the campaign to the end of January, Fresh Intelligence analysis shows exports were up 63% at 5,458 metric… Read more »
A recently released report in Australia shows that the future for fruit exports is looking positive; exports are expected to increase from $821 million in 2015–16 to around $900 million by 2020–21. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)’s Outlook 2016 agricultural commodities report states that between 2010–11 and 2014–15 the… Read more »
Believe it or not, Australia, the land of barbeques and Vegemite, is an important grower of rice for the Asian market, with local growers ranking among the best in the world. Australian farmers provide sought-after product to the rice-loving continent, with 80 per cent of their harvests exported overseas. Warren Lang has been farming rice in… Read more »
The Indian food sector presents exporters with a potentially significant medium- to long-term opportunity. The size of the country’s population – around 1.2bn – and an expanding middle class are driving growth in demand. In the first on our series of articles taking a deep dive into India’s food industry, just-food spoke to international export associations to find… Read more »
Australian vegetable grower body AUSVEG has applauded the decision of the Papua New Guinean Government to temporarily lift the ban on the import of selected Australian fruits and vegetables for three months. In August last year, the Papua New Guinea National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) prohibited the importation of many levied vegetables including… Read more »
SOUTHERN NSW farmers will have a more direct link to booming export markets in Asia with Canberra airport now opening its doors to international cargoes. An announcement in January opened the door to Canberra International Airport commencing flights to Singapore and Wellington in September, via Singapore Airlines. Federal Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb will… Read more »
MANGOES from Katherine could appear on the plates of Chinese consumers in the near future as part of a bid to boost the profile of Australian-grown fruit in the booming market. Michael Daysh, market development officer with the Territory government’s Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, was part of a delegation that attended the China… Read more »
New Zealand is preparing for another record apple season, with predictions of increased yields, high quality fruit and growing market demand. Mr Apple Production Manager Robert Sykes says good weather in the Hawkes Bay region has made for strong growing conditions that promise a great harvest in a few weeks time. “We came off a… Read more »
Australian exporters welcome news trade pact with China will commence before Christmas A wish, following news that the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will enter force on 20 December. The timing of the ratification will deliver a rapid double tariff cut – the first upon ChAFTA’s implementation and another on 1 January 2016. David Minnis, chairman… Read more »
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has forecast horticultural export revenues during the year ending June 2016 to rise 16% to NZ$4.8 billion. The expected NZ$668 million boost is led by the recovery of the kiwifruit industry, significant increases in apple exports, continued growth from the wine industry, and assisted by likely favourable exchange rates…. Read more »
