AU: Hang in there dried fruit growers told
Sun and good prices have saved the season for many growers in Victoria's Sunraysia, despite the threat of heavy rains ruining the crop for the second year running.
Chair of Dried Fruits Australia, Mark King, says good weather ripened fruit just in time, and the record prices have given the industry hope.
"All the countries that we speak to are pulling dried fruit out, they are going to something else, whether it's pomegranates, olives, almonds, you name it," he said.
"So the demand is still going to be there but the production is not.
"So while supply isn't meeting demand, I think prices will be around like they are for three to five years at least."
Source: www.abc.net.au
