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Increasing demand for fresh Australian vegetables

Published May 12, 2021

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In 2019, Australia experienced a 6.6% growth in fresh vegetable exports, with the volume of potato, celery, broccoli, and cauliflower exports increasing. Carrots dominated the market, accounting for 34% of fresh exports. Onions also saw a significant increase in value, rising by 67% to $40 million. Tasmanian onion growers were key contributors to this growth, increasing their exports by 97%. The top five importers of Australian vegetables were Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Despite challenges such as rising labour, electricity, and water costs, and fluctuating exchange rates, the vegetable export industry experienced continued growth, with AUSVEG crediting strong demand from European markets for the nationwide growth.
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Original content

In 2020, there was an increasing demand for locally grown, fresh Australian vegetables. Recent trade data shows fresh vegetable exports grew by 6.6 percent in 2019, with potato, celery, broccoli and cauliflower in the forefront. Carrots had a big bite of the market, making up 34 percent of fresh exports. However, it was the slow-sprouting onion which flourished, growing in value by 67 percent to $40 million. Tasmanian onion growers increased their state's portion by 97 percent, while the shares from Western Australia and South Australia grew 67 percent and 47 percent, respectively. The top five vegetable importers were Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. According to AUSVEG's national manager for export development, Michael Coote, the continual industry growth was impressive considering Australia's fresh vegetables, were costly to grow but relatively ...
Source: Hortidaily
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