Harvest almost in
"The harvest of brown (yellow) onions is 60% complete and we expect it to be finished in mid April. The red onions will probably be harvested at the end of March, around 80% of them are in. Luc indicates that they are busy shipping for the pre-sold programmes at the moment. "Around 40% of the brown onions have been shipped now and around 25% of the red. They go to all European countries, South East Asia (mainly Japan) and some remain on the domestic market."
Field Fresh Tasmania (FFT) onions are grown on the north west coast of the Island Tasmania. Field Fresh Tasmania has around 50 growers with an average area of 17 hectares per grower. Tasmania is one of the richest horticultural areas on the Southern Hemisphere. Besides supplying onions to Europe, Asia and Australia, the company also supplier walnuts through Walnuts Australia.(www.walnutsaustralia.com.au)
For more information:
www.fieldfresh.com.au