Australian Melons Fresh, Safe and High Quality

November 2018 This report was produced with the assistance of: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Industry Melon Food Melon Overview Exports Safety Quality Industry Overview Production 2017

> 250 growers > 231,000 tonnes of melons per annum > 8,500 hectares

Rockmelon Watermelon Honeydew Melon Piel de Sapo Melon (Cantaloupe)

Very red flesh Pinky-salmon flesh Pale green, sweet flesh Pale green to white flesh Dark green skin Netted, sutured or golden skin Smooth white or gold skin Green-striped rind Seedless varieties Long shelf-life varieties Sweet aroma Mild flavour Muskmelon Types

Piel de Sapo 493t (1%)

Honeydew 8,542t (13%) Rockmelon

Honeydew Rockmelon 57,985t (86%)

Piel de Sapo

Total Production Production 2016/17 67,020 tonnes (t) Muskmelon Types Muskmelon Types Watermelon Types Production Areas

Darwin Harvests

Katherine Lakelands Kununurra Northern Territory Northern Territory Broome Bowen / April - December Burdekin 32,185t 25% Queensland Queensland 13,143t 11% All Year 54,601t 32% Western Australia Alice Springs Bundaberg 22,296t 38% Carnarvon New South Wales 19,919t 14% South Australia January - April 8,134t 14% Lockyer Valley

North Coast NSW 4,532t 1% New South Wales Victoria 1,851t 2% Perth November - April 46,156t 26% Riverland 18,848t 32% Sydney Basin South Australia

Riverina Sunraysia November - April Victoria Western Australia Watermelons 6,732t 2% May - November 2,749t 3% Muskmelons Growing regions - North Growing regions - Central Growing regions - South Melon Production 2017

VOLUME: 164,126t (+3% YoY) VOLUME: 67,020t (<1% YoY)

VALUE: US$68.4m (+1% YoY) VALUE: US$54.03m (+8% YoY)

4% 6,116t (+12%) 20% 13,211t (-4%) US$6.03m (+21%) US$16.61m (-3%) Export Export

95% 156,386t (+3%) 78% 52,494t (+1%) Watermelons US$74.4m(<1%) Muskmelons US$46.86m (+12%) Domestic Domestic

<1% 1,625t 2% 1,314t

Processing Processing

USD $1 : AUD $1.4 Field growing Our people Export Market Export Markets 2017

Qatar 3%

UAE 30%

Asia 37% Japan 2% US$20.8m Middle East Hong Kong 6% 35% Malaysia 1% Singapore 27% US$7.3m World Export Rest of World 1% TOTAL US$28.1m

Oceania 27%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics via International Trade Center Trademap; Fresh Intelligence Analysis Export quality Food Safety Overview Australia’s Food Safety System

Australian agricultural producers reliably deliver safe, clean and sustainable premium products.

Integrated and Consistent Framework Accredited food safety programs

Australian governments and industry in the supply chain work together to ensure the safety of Australian produce.

 Independent parties verify and accredit food safety growing programs.

packing  Robust traceability and recall management

distribution  Fresh produce is protected at all stages in the supply chain & export Australia’s Food Safety System

• Protects public health and safety Food Standards • Provides information to consumers Australia New Government & • Prevents misleading and deceptive Zealand standards research Universities (FSANZ) conduct • Updated using contemporary scientific and clinical knowledge State & Territory Ministerial • Standardised between Australia and Departments of Council New Zealand policy enforcement Agriculture &

Who is involved?Who FSANZ Act Public Health • Consistent with international and Local standards Governments StandardsFoodANZ Code • Adopted into State Food Acts

Identification, surveillance, prevention and control of foodborne illness

• Accreditation using  Internationally recognised standards  Accreditation bodies • Monitoring of  Microbial pathogens  Chemical residues  Environmental contaminants in products Food Risk Response System Rigorous, Rapid, Effective Best Practice

STRATEGY RESPONSIBLE AGENCY ACTION

Trade level recall – recovery of product from supply chain before it is available to Coordinated by FSANZ to remove consumers National Food Recall System from sale, distribution and consumption any food with an Consumer level recall – the most unacceptable safety risk extensive measure, involving the recovery of product from all points of production and distribution chain

National Food Safety Coordinated by FSANZ to share and Assesses risk and provides information Network validate information on food safety risks

National Food Incident Overseen by state/territory food Provides formal arrangements for Response Protocol regulatory agencies with coordination of response during a food coordination by FSANZ safety incident Accredited Food Safety Programs

Australian fresh melons for export demonstrate compliance with one of the accredited food safety programs listed below

Programs are based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles and supported by Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)

GLOBALG.A.P FRESHCARE SQF Global Good Agricultural Food Safety & Quality Safe Quality Food Practice Australia’s Melons: Safe, Healthy and Delicious Food Safety for Australia’s Melon Industry

Food Safety Programs Environment Research & Training

Provision of food safety expert Open fields with clean fresh World-class R&D support to advice to all muskmelon growers air the industry

Food safety programs developed Irrigated with tested clean Melon growers participate in on scientific evidence-based water HACCP training best practice Monitoring of microbial All melon export growers use a pathogens, chemical food safety program residues and environmental contaminants Freshcare: On-Farm Food Safety

www.freshcare.com.au

• Most widely adopted on-farm food safety • Freshcare covers both food safety & quality program in Australia requirements and management practices • Based on HACCP principles and good • These include site selection, water, fertilisers, agricultural practice (GAP) chemicals, allergens, premises & equipment, • 7,500 accredited fresh produce businesses pest control, people, suppliers, food defence/ • Annual third party audit to maintain food fraud, ID, trace and recall accreditation Delicious Australian Melons Fresh, sweet and perfect for export

Safe High Volume Proximity High Quality

High food safety Volumes increasing and Short shipping times to Fresh sweet melons standards with all available for export Asia and elsewhere Stringent quality export growers Increased crop planting Arrival often with 14 days management having a HACCP- Higher demand Cheaper logistics Comprehensive monitoring based food safety of food safety program Biosecure through isolation Melonfest For more information, please contact: Dianne Fullelove Industry Development Manager [email protected] www.melonsaustralia.org.au