Speaking at the Australian Food and Grocery Council Industry Leaders Conference on Wednesday, Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, Anthony Byrne, highlighted tremendous opportunity for Australian food exports in Asia.”Australia’s food, beverage and grocery industries turn over $100 billion, employ 315,000 Australians and export $25 billion worth of goods each year, representing 25 per cent of total manufactured exports,” he noted. “In 2008‐09, Japan was our largest food export... ...Read more »

The Federal Government is funding a new round of industry visits to China to help promote Australian agriculture to our second largest export market. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke said the Government would fund six industry visits to China in 2010 and 2011, under the Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement. Under the program, which has been running for more than two decades, delegates from Australia visit China, and vice versa, to help build closer commercial... ...Read more »

Victoria’s produce will be promoted in Indonesia over the next two weeks in a bid to strengthen trade relationships with the state’s fifth most valuable food export market. The State’s Agriculture Minister, Joe Helper, said some of Victoria’s finest producers of beef, lamb, seafood, fruit, vegetable and dairy produce would meet with Indonesian food service representatives, importers, distributors and executive chefs, to discuss expanding trade opportunities. “Indonesia’s... ...Read more »

All the world wanted for Christmas this year was an enviromentally friendly feast and Aussie exporters were showing the way, according to Austrade Chief Economist Tim Harcourt. “Two of the staple Christmas feast items that (graced) the world’s tables this festive season (were) sustainable Aussie foods,” said Mr Harcourt. “Rainbow Valley Turkeys and Pudding Lane’s Macadamia and Brandy Pudding will be a big hit at Christmas feasts around the world. The great thing about... ...Read more »