Table grapes leading Australian horticulture exports
The figure comes out of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)' agricultural commodities Outlook 2017 report, released this week.
ABARES put the gross value of table and dried grapes at $364 million, however the Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) said it's closer to $377 million, not including dried grapes.
Speaking from Tokyo, ATGA chief executive officer, Jeff Scott, gave full credit to the growers who he said have shifted their thinking to be "export ready".
"They realise they need to produce a high quality product and they are doing just that," he said.
source: goodfruitandvegetables.com.au
