Australian food industry sees bright export future in Asia
October 30, 2009

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 »