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2 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CLEAN SAFE PREMIUM QUALITY

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 3 INTRODUCTION Australia’s unique geography and commitment to quality are potent POTATOES, CARROTS, drivers of the nation’s A$8.6 billion horticulture industry. CAULIFLOWER, Australia has an international reputation and vegetables for export virtually packing houses. Refrigerated storage as a reliable supplier of some of the year round. In the case of produce with and trucking to port are used in all BROCCOLI AND BEANS best fresh horticultural produce in the shorter growing seasons, Australia’s production . Modern and world. This reputation is enhanced by location means efficient port facilities provide prompt ONIONS clean and green credentials forged by that spring/summer occurs from delivery of consignments to export a world-class food safety management, September to February and autumn/ destinations. quality assurance systems and the winter from March to August, allowing In addition, Australia’s strength in CITRUS environmental stewardship of our Australia to provide counter-seasonal research and development as well as farmers and land managers. fruit and vegetables to Northern its commitment to ongoing R&D and CHERRIES Hemisphere markets. Strong safety and quality controls new production techniques assist the have boosted demand for Australia’s Australia’s position as an island nation’s horticulture industry in meeting AVOCADOS horticultural products in 2013 as has generated a long history the changing requirements of dynamic growers exported nearly two million of strict controls and research on customer markets. This ensures MANGOES tonnes worth A$2.1 billion, up 7 per pest and disease-resistant fruit and customers receive a product that is not cent from a year earlier. This figure vegetables, as well as the declaration only good to eat, but is also good for includes 440,000 tonnes of fresh fruit of pest-free zones within some parts of the environment. APPLES AND PEARS and vegetable exports worth the country. This export capability statement A$703.5 million. Australia exports Proximity to shortens transport provides an overview of Australian TABLE GRAPES more than 90 fresh fruit and vegetable times, allowing Australia to deliver capabilities across a range of products to more than 60 countries. fresher, more attractive fruit and horticultural products. It includes SUMMERFRUIT The largest destinations are Hong vegetables to these markets by sea information on seasonal availability, (STONEFRUIT) Kong, Japan, the United States and and air, often supplying in counter- packaging, transport and the best Singapore, although many other seasonal months and in times of short months of the year to contact suppliers countries and regions such as the supply. Fresh produce can be packed to ensure orders can be met. FURTHER Middle East, Pacific Islands and and airfreighted to Asian markets Talk to your local Austrade are significant destinations for different within 48-60 hours from harvest. INFORMATION representative for tailored advice and types of fruit and vegetables. Produce sent by sea in refrigerated information on connecting with the containers can be in Asian markets Australia’s large geographical area Australian horticulture industry. within 12-20 days of harvest. covers a variety of geological and climatic zones, ensuring the Traceability and quality assurance availability of a broad range of fruit systems are compulsory in all export

4 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 5 Australia’s vegetable industry seed, 8 per cent. The nation’s growers POTATOES INTRODUCTION generated around A$3.8 billion for exported 36,343 tonnes of fresh or Varieties the Australian economy and exported chilled potatoes in 2012-13, as well as POTATOES, CARROTS, around A$248 million, or some 7 per 10,555 tonnes of processed potatoes. Australia produces many varieties cent of total production. A wide range of varieties ensures a of potatoes, including many under CAULIFLOWER, selection of sizes and shapes. licence. All produce undergoes rigorous control BROCCOLI AND BEANS Seasonal availability and inspection processes. AUSVEG, In 2013, the nation’s growers of fresh which represents about 9000 carrots produced about 272,000 All year ONIONS vegetable growers in Australia, works tonnes in 2013 and exported some Best time to order closely with the nation’s biosecurity 67,000 tonnes. All are regulated by All year body, Plant Health Australia (PHA). internationally recognised, quality CITRUS Growing regions The two groups have jointly appointed management and food safety systems. a dedicated biosecurity officer, All Australian states Australian growers also have a CHERRIES underpinning Australia’s reputation as a Export centres reputation for producing top-quality provider of some of the safest, highest broccoli and cauliflower on the back South Australia, Western Australia, AVOCADOS quality vegetable products in the world. of rigorous export protocols. They Victoria Australian potatoes, carrots, cauliflower exported 2,287 tonnes of fresh or Packaging and transport MANGOES and broccoli are available year round, chilled cauliflower and broccoli in There is a wide range of packaging ensuring a fresh supply at any time of 2012-13. available. year and eliminating a need for long APPLES AND PEARS In addition, Australian-grown beans are Market Type periods of storage. unmatched in terms of appearance, Australia exports potatoes for TABLE GRAPES Australia’s potato industry is made up texture and flavour. The high standard processing to Southern and Northern of three sectors – fresh, processed and is due in part to a heavily controlled Asia; fresh are exported to South- SUMMERFRUIT seed. Processed potatoes make up 56 supply chain, which delivers a fresh, East Asia, as well as the Middle East. per cent of the value chain, followed vibrant product. Australian growers Seed is a growth market. (STONEFRUIT) by fresh potatoes at 36 per cent, and exported 1,052 tonnes in 2012-13. FURTHER INFORMATION

6 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 7 BROCCOLI/ INTRODUCTION CARROTS BEANS CAULIFLOWER Varieties Varieties Seasonal availability POTATOES, CARROTS, Nantes French and runner All year CAULIFLOWER, Seasonal availability Growing regions Best time to order BROCCOLI AND BEANS All year All Australian All year Best time to order states except South Australia Growing regions ONIONS All year Seasonal availability All Australian states Growing regions November to March Export centres CITRUS All Australian states Export centres , Victoria, Export centres Queensland Western Australia CHERRIES Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Packaging and transport Queensland, Western Australia Broccoli are packed in polystyrene Packaging and transport boxes with ice. Each dome-shaped AVOCADOS head weighs about 500 grams and Packed in plastic bags inside cartons is free from disease and insects. to maintain high humidity; shipped Broccoli are deep green – not MANGOES in refrigerated containers at low purple – and stem length is cut in temperatures to prevent hair root proportion to width of the head. growth. Cartons of 10kg and 25kg APPLES AND PEARS Leaves are removed. Cauliflower are are shipped to the Middle East and packed 18-20 per carton, containing 25kg cartons are exported to many TABLE GRAPES about 1 kilogram of white or pale markets in Asia. creamy curd – no yellow or other SUMMERFRUIT Market Type colours are shipped. Heads are Fresh consumption; retail-ready dome-shaped with no leaves. They (STONEFRUIT) packs available are packed at exactly the right time – neither over nor under mature. FURTHER All shipments are free of disease INFORMATION and insects.

8 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 9 Australian onion growers produced Open Pollinated: Open-pollinated RED ONIONS INTRODUCTION just over 300,000 tonnes of onions in varieties are the traditional varieties Varieties the 2012-13 season. Production has which have been grown and POTATOES, CARROTS, decreased by 33 per cent since the selected for many years for their Redshine, Redwing and Red CAULIFLOWER, 2011-12 season, which has helped desirable traits. Emperor remedy an oversupplied market. Seasonal availability BROCCOLI AND BEANS Hybrids: A hybrid is made by crossing Tasmania is the industry’s largest two different inbred or parent lines. Year round exporter with 95 per cent of its Hybrid varieties are usually more Growing regions ONIONS production being sent abroad to uniform, have a high yield/packout , Japan, Europe and other countries. and greater disease resistance than South Australia, Victoria, Western open-pollinated varieties. CITRUS There are several different types Australia, Tasmania of onions. Export centres CHERRIES Short Day: Require a short amount of BROWN ONIONS Mainly Tasmania daylight (10-12 hours) to bulb and are Varieties AVOCADOS generally grown in Queensland and The main varieties are Creamgold WHITE ONIONS New South Wales. Planting starts in and Murray Brown. February through May, and harvest Varieties MANGOES Seasonal availability starts in September. Bianca, Gladalan White, White Year round Spanish and Mild Onions Early Long Day: Require a longer APPLES AND PEARS Growing regions period (15 hours or more) of daylight Seasonal availability to bulb and are generally grown in Riverina New South Wales, South Year round TABLE GRAPES Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia. Planting occurs in Growing regions June and July for a March to Tasmania Queensland, Riverina New South SUMMERFRUIT April harvest. Export centres Wales, South Australia, Western (STONEFRUIT) Intermediate: Require more Mainly Tasmania Australia, Northern Victoria daylight than short-day varieties but Market type Export centres less daylight than long-day varieties FURTHER Brown onion varieties are the most Mainly Tasmania (around 13 to 14 hours) per day common and versatile so they INFORMATION Market type to bulb. are most suited for day-to-day Their very mild flavour makes them This approximates to regions south household use. suitable for salads, sandwiches of 35 degrees latitude. These varieties and other combinations using raw are generally grown in southern states onions. They are mostly in demand where planting occurs from May to over the summer months. August for a late November to March harvest.

10 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 11 Citrus is Australia’s leading fruit develop their product mix to better INTRODUCTION export. In 2013, citrus exports totalled align it with demand. 170,000 tonnes worth A$190 million. Australian citrus fruit’s sweetness and More than 28,000 hectares of citrus POTATOES, CARROTS, richness of colour is virtually unrivalled are planted by about 1800 growers worldwide. For example, oranges CAULIFLOWER, in every mainland state in Australia, sold in Japan and branded ‘Product BROCCOLI AND BEANS with a variety of shapes and sizes of Australia’ command a significant available to meet a range of market price premium over oranges sourced requirements. ONIONS elsewhere in a demanding market Australia’s diverse climate is ideal for where retailers display only produce CITRUS producing a large range of sweet, that is perfect in appearance and safe and healthy citrus products taste. Japanese demand for Australian virtually year round. Most production oranges continues to increase, with CHERRIES occurs in dry, inland river valleys with 30,745 tonnes exported to Japan in annual rainfall typically between 2012-13, a rise of 22.4 per cent over AVOCADOS 250 – 500 mm. The micro-climate the same period a year earlier. in these regions promotes many MANGOES positive attributes in citrus: excellent flavour, rich rind colour, good fruit storage life, and very little rind blemish APPLES AND PEARS from pests and diseases. The industry also runs a quality TABLE GRAPES program, which includes regular testing in markets to ensure quality standards SUMMERFRUIT are met. Growers continually test and (STONEFRUIT) FURTHER INFORMATION

12 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 13 INTRODUCTION NAVEL ORANGES VALENCIA ORANGES MANDARINS Varieties Varieties Varieties POTATOES, CARROTS, Navelina, M7, Washington, Leng, Hamlin, Salustiana and others Imperial, Honey Murcott, Afourer, Thomson, Late Lane, Chislett Growing regions Daisy, Hickson, Sunburst, Nova, CAULIFLOWER, and Barnfield; blood oranges are Clementine and Satsuma New South Wales, South Australia, available in limited quantities. BROCCOLI AND BEANS Victoria, Western Australia Growing regions Growing regions Seasonal availability Queensland and some regions to New South Wales, Victoria, South the south ONIONS November to February Australia, Western Australia Seasonal availability Best time to order CITRUS Seasonal availability April to October October June to October Best time to order Export centre CHERRIES Best time to order March South Australia, Victoria, New South May Wales Export centre AVOCADOS Export centre Packaging and transport All major Australian ports South Australia, Victoria, New South Australian oranges for export are Packaging and transport Wales MANGOES typically packaged in 18-kilogram Mandarins are packed in 15-kilogram Packaging and transport fibreboard cartons. Each shipping cartons fibreboard cartons. Each APPLES AND PEARS Australian oranges for export are container has the capacity to hold shipping container has the capacity typically packaged in 18-kilogram 1260 cartons, or 22 tonnes, of fruit. to hold 1260 cartons, or 22 tonnes, TABLE GRAPES fibreboard cartons. Each shipping Market type of fruit. container has the capacity to hold Valencia is the most important Market type 1260 cartons, or 22 tonnes, of fruit. SUMMERFRUIT commercial variety in the world. Australian mandarins are sold Market type Valencia oranges are grown chiefly into export markets for fresh (STONEFRUIT) Australian navels are arguably the for the domestic juice market and consumption and are positioned at sweetest and best coloured navels minor fresh consumption. Only limited the high end in many Asian markets. FURTHER produced in the world. Class-1 navels volumes are packed for export. INFORMATION are well-positioned in high-value Asian markets targeting consumers who demand sweet, high quality, safe and healthy food.

14 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 15 Australia’s cherry growers produce CHERRIES INTRODUCTION about 12,000 tonnes of cherries a Varieties Market Type year, and during the 2012-13 season, POTATOES, CARROTS, exports accounted for 25 per cent, or Bing, Kordia, Lapin, Merchant, Australian cherries are exported 3000 tonnes, of the total. Within five Regina, Simone, Stella, Supreme, for consumption and gift-giving. CAULIFLOWER, years, Australia is forecast to produce Sweet Georgia, Sweetheart, Van Their counter-seasonal availability BROCCOLI AND BEANS 15,000 tonnes of cherries. Australian Growing regions features heavily in both categories. Consumption target markets are cherries are sold to approximately 30 New South Wales, South Australia, middle-class and affluent families in ONIONS countries, with about 80 per cent of Victoria, Tasmania total exports going to Asia. Europe, Asia and the Middle East Seasonal availability that include fresh, healthy food in CITRUS Australian cherries are known for their October to mid-February their diets. Target gift markets are superior colour, which ranges from red Best time to order Asia, where cherries are popular to deep burgundy and signals health- Lunar New Year gifts; and Europe, CHERRIES March to October promoting properties. where Australian cherries are a Export centre AVOCADOS Strict quarantine regulations in place in feature of the Christmas holiday the Australian state of Tasmania have New South Wales, Victoria, South season. The Middle East is a growth led to its Area Freedom status for fruit Australia, Tasmania market in this area. MANGOES fly both nationally and internationally. Packaging and transport This recognition provides access to a Cherries packed for export are in APPLES AND PEARS number of international markets which fully plastic lined cardboard cartons have stringent import regulations in and shipped on pallets or AVs. TABLE GRAPES place, including Japan, South Korea Cartons holding 2 kilograms are and Taiwan. It is also recognised as packed 288 to a pallet or 576 to free from fire blight, reducing the need an AV, and 5kg cartons are 96 to a SUMMERFRUIT for chemicals. pallet and 252 to an AV. Cherries for (STONEFRUIT) In Tasmania, cherry growers and packers export can be in stores in 48 to 72 are typically accredited by a recognised hours if transported by air freight, or FURTHER food safety and quality-assurance longer if protocol issues need to be system. Its cherries are purchased covered. INFORMATION worldwide, including countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

16 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 17 AVOCADOS Varieties Hass, Shepard, Reed, Sharwil and Wurtz Avocado production in Australia Many growers belong to Avocados Growing regions INTRODUCTION totalled about 55,000 tonnes in Australia, which actively works to Queensland, New South Wales, 2012-13, up from about 51,000 tonnes identify and implement supply-chain South Australia, Victoria, Western POTATOES, CARROTS, a year earlier. The nation’s range of improvements across the industry. For Australia climates assures year-round supply, example, its online information system, CAULIFLOWER, with production from the southern Best Practice Resource, includes Seasonal availability BROCCOLI AND BEANS regions increasing the availability demonstration videos, ongoing training All year of avocados throughout Australia’s packages and other information to Best time to order summer months, December to assist industry participants in ONIONS All year February. Main varieties produced are delivering fruit that is as fresh as Hass, which makes up about 86 per possible and of the highest possible Export centres CITRUS cent of production, and Shepard. quality. It also launched a quality- , Sydney, Perth improvement program called The environmental diversity of Packaging and Transport CHERRIES Qualicado, which includes a central Australia’s various growing regions, Australian avocados are usually register of quality issues in the supply along with the range of varieties, packed into cardboard trays, which chain for action by industry. AVOCADOS allows the Australian avocado hold 5.5 kilograms of fruit per tray. industry to supply fruit year round to Australian avocado growers have Avocados delivered by air freight are MANGOES international markets. increased production, enabling them transported on AV pallets which hold to raise the amount of fresh quality 250 trays or PP pallets, also known avocados available for export. Australia as air pallets, which hold 732 trays. APPLES AND PEARS currently exports to a number of When shipped by sea, avocados are countries, particularly throughout Asia. picked and packed for delivery to TABLE GRAPES Because Australia is close to Asia, our the vessel in the shortest possible fruit travels shorter distances, arriving time, ensuring the best-quality fruit on faster and in excellent condition. arrival. Sea freighted pallets and trays SUMMERFRUIT are designed to encourage maximum (STONEFRUIT) air flow with a view to delivering the freshest possible avocados. A stand- ard sea freight pallet holds 120 trays. FURTHER A six-metre Reefer container holds INFORMATION 12 pallets, or 1440 trays. A 12-metre Reefer container carries 26 pallets, or 3120 trays. Australia’s exporters also pre-pack avocados with store labels, provide a foodservice grade, and de- velop custom packing on request. Market type Fresh consumption

18 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 19 The Australian mango industry MANGOES INTRODUCTION produces 45,000 to 50,000 tonnes of Varieties fruit a year during a growing season POTATOES, CARROTS, that spans September to March. Kensington Pride, R2E2, Calypso, Growers export about 10 per cent of Honey Gold, Keitt CAULIFLOWER, total production. Growing regions BROCCOLI AND BEANS Production starts in the Northern Northern Territory, Queensland, Territory in September, followed by Western Australia (Keitt is grown in ONIONS Queensland’s dry tropical regions Queensland only.) in mid-November and early December, Seasonal availability CITRUS in late December September to February and South-East Queensland and Best time to order Northern New South Wales in early CHERRIES January. September to February Export centre AVOCADOS On behalf of the Australian mango industry, Department of Agriculture Northern Territory, Queensland negotiates market access both for Packaging and transport MANGOES exports and imports. Negotiations Australian mangoes usually come continue with a number of countries in a 7kg tray, although 5kg trays APPLES AND PEARS for new access and also for may be available for specific export amendments to current access. markets. Depending on the variety, TABLE GRAPES Growers work with the Department of each tray could contain 12-18 Agriculture on improving conditions for mangoes, although larger varieties existing export destinations, as well as may be 8-12 pieces of fruit per tray. SUMMERFRUIT issues relating to new market access. Market type (STONEFRUIT) Fresh consumption and gift-giving FURTHER INFORMATION

20 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 21 Australian growers produce 290,000 APPLES INTRODUCTION tonnes of apples and 126,000 tonnes Variety Variety of pears annually. Out of this total POTATOES, CARROTS, production, Australian growers export Cripps Pink (Pink Lady™) Granny Smith CAULIFLOWER, 3000 tonnes of apples and 6000 Growing regions Growing regions tonnes of pears. Advanced storage All All BROCCOLI AND BEANS techniques allow them to supply the fruit Seasonal availability Seasonal availability year round. The main export window for ONIONS pears is March to June, and the main April to May March window for apples is April to October. Best time to order Best time to order CITRUS The country has a long history of October to January October to January growing and exporting apples and Export centre Export centre pears. For example, the nation’s All Pink Lady™ exports must be All regions CHERRIES growers have been exporting apples to handled by a licenced Australian Packaging and transport Britain since the 1800s. Pink Lady™ exporter and a licenced Apples are generally exported in AVOCADOS importer. For more information, see Australia has some natural advantages standard cardboard cartons with a pinkladyapples.com.au and expertise in breeding, growing, minimum net carton weight of 18 MANGOES harvesting, storing and exporting Packaging and transport kilograms. Bulk shipping is available premium-quality fruit all year round. Apples are exported in standard where quarantine protocols allow. In APPLES AND PEARS Australia’s diverse climate includes cardboard cartons with a minimum most cases, arrangements can be many temperate regions nationwide net carton weight of 18 kilograms. made for customers with specific which are suitable for growing crisp, Bulk shipping is available where packing requirements. TABLE GRAPES flavoursome apples. quarantine protocols allow. In most Market type cases, arrangements can be made SUMMERFRUIT In addition, the nation’s growers offer Fresh consumption a broad range of varieties. Some of for customers with specific packing (STONEFRUIT) the most popular were discovered requirements. or developed in Australia, including Market type FURTHER Granny Smith and Cripps Pink (traded Fresh consumption and gift-giving INFORMATION internationally as Pink Lady™) apples. Growers in Australia use modern controlled-atmosphere coldstores, another factor which enables them to supply all year round.

22 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 23 INTRODUCTION APPLES Variety Variety Variety POTATOES, CARROTS, Royal Gala Red Delicious Fuji CAULIFLOWER, Growing regions Growing regions Growing regions BROCCOLI AND BEANS All All All Seasonal availability Seasonal availability Seasonal availability ONIONS January to February March April Best time to order Best time to order Best time to order CITRUS October to January October to January October to January Export centre Export centre Export centre CHERRIES All regions All regions All regions Packaging and transport Packaging and transport Packaging and transport AVOCADOS Apples are exported in standard Apples are exported in standard Apples are exported in standard cardboard cartons with a minimum cardboard cartons with a minimum cardboard cartons with a minimum net carton weight of 18 kilograms. net carton weight of 18 kilograms. net carton weight of 18 kilograms. MANGOES Bulk shipping is available where Bulk shipping is available where Bulk shipping is available where quarantine protocols allow. In most quarantine protocols allow. In most quarantine protocols allow. In most APPLES AND PEARS cases, arrangements can be made cases, arrangements can be made cases, arrangements can be made for customers with specific packing for customers with specific packing for customers with specific packing TABLE GRAPES requirements. requirements. requirements. Market type Market type Market type SUMMERFRUIT Fresh consumption Fresh consumption Fresh consumption (STONEFRUIT) FURTHER INFORMATION

24 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 25 INTRODUCTION PEARS Variety Variety Variety POTATOES, CARROTS, Beurre Bosc Packham’s Triumph Williams Bon Chretien CAULIFLOWER, Growing regions Growing regions Growing regions BROCCOLI AND BEANS Victoria, South Australia, New South Victoria, South Australia, New South Victoria, South Australia Wales, Tasmania Wales, Tasmania Seasonal availability ONIONS Seasonal availability Seasonal availability January to February March to April March to April Best time to order CITRUS Best time to order Best time to order September to November September to December September to December Export centre CHERRIES Export centre Production centres Victoria Victoria Victoria, South Australia, Western Packaging and transport Australia AVOCADOS Packaging and transport Pears are exported in standard Pears are exported in standard Export centre cardboard cartons with a minimum MANGOES cardboard cartons with a minimum Victoria net carton weight of 12 kilograms. In net carton weight of 12 kilograms. In Packaging and transport most cases, arrangements can be most cases, arrangements can be made for customers with specific Pears are exported in standard APPLES AND PEARS made for customers with specific packing requirements. cardboard cartons with a minimum packing requirements. net carton weight of 12 kilograms. In Market type TABLE GRAPES Market type most cases, arrangements can be Fresh consumption and processing Fresh consumption made for customers with specific SUMMERFRUIT packing requirements. (STONEFRUIT) Market type Fresh consumption FURTHER INFORMATION

26 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 27 INTRODUCTION PEARS Variety Variety POTATOES, CARROTS, Corella Josephine CAULIFLOWER, Growing regions Growing regions BROCCOLI AND BEANS Victoria, South Australia, Victoria, South Australia Western Australia Seasonal availability ONIONS Seasonal availability March to April March to April Best time to order CITRUS Best time to order September to November September to December Export centre CHERRIES Export centre Victoria Victoria Packaging and transport AVOCADOS Packaging and transport Pears are exported in standard Pears are exported in standard cardboard cartons with a minimum cardboard cartons with a minimum net carton weight of 12 kilograms. In MANGOES net carton weight of 12 kilograms. In most cases, arrangements can be most cases, arrangements can be made for customers with specific APPLES AND PEARS made for customers with specific packing requirements. packing requirements. Market type TABLE GRAPES Market type Fresh consumption Fresh consumption SUMMERFRUIT (STONEFRUIT) FURTHER INFORMATION

28 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 29 TABLE GRAPES Varieties Warm, dry summers and deep, rich INTRODUCTION Government research and Green seedless soils provide an excellent environment development agencies and private Menindee Seedless, Sugaone, for Australia’s 1200 growers to produce consultants work with growers to Thompson Seedless sweet, world-class table grapes. provide technical information regarding POTATOES, CARROTS, Green with seeds best management practices to develop CAULIFLOWER, Table grapes are one of Australia’s Calmeria the industry. The Australian Government most valuable horticultural exports with BROCCOLI AND BEANS matches all research spending by Black semi-seedless more than half of production destined the sector’s peak industry body, the Autumn Royal, Magic Seedless for international markets. Australian ONIONS Australian Table Grape Association. Red seedless growers produce 120,000 tonnes of Flame Seedless, Ralli Seedless, table grapes per year. Exports totalled Australia’s export grapes are grown Crimson Seedless, Scarlotta CITRUS 70,000 tonnes in 2013. Australia’s in regions with hot, dry days and cool Seedless® geographical spread of production nights. These conditions help maximise Red with seeds ensures a relatively long growing colour and sweetness of the fruit, Red Globe CHERRIES season, with fresh table grapes providing the consumer with a product available from November to May. with superior appearance and flavour. Growing regions AVOCADOS Queensland, New South Wales, A national biosecurity plan has recently Victoria, South Australia, been adopted by the wine, dried and Western Australia MANGOES table grape industries of Australia. The plan allows industries to minimise Seasonal availability APPLES AND PEARS the risk of exotic pest incursion and Late November to May. Peak season respond effectively to threats, should February-March TABLE GRAPES they eventuate. Best time to order December to June SUMMERFRUIT Export centre (STONEFRUIT) Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria FURTHER Packaging and transport Australian grapes have outstanding INFORMATION internal quality and ship exceptionally well at extremely low temperatures. Travel time to major export markets is extremely short. Grapes can be airfreighted overnight. If shipped by sea, they arrive within 15-20 days. Market type Consumption and gift-giving

30 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 31 Australian peaches, nectarines, plums and Food Standards Australia New SUMMERFRUIT INTRODUCTION and apricots are some of the world’s Zealand (FSANZ). All reputable best eating fruit thanks to Australia’s Australian summerfruit producers (STONEFRUIT) POTATOES, CARROTS, leading horticultural practices. The operate an independently audited Export centres CAULIFLOWER, many varieties of yellow and white HACCP-based food safety system. Victoria, South Australia, Western flesh nectarines and peaches and red These systems cover all facets of Australia, New South Wales BROCCOLI AND BEANS and black plums, coupled with the production and include periodic Packaging and Transport diverse growing areas, enable growers testing of fruit to ensure it complies ONIONS to export a selection of varieties with maximum residue level Summerfruit for export is packed between November and April. requirements in proposed in single-layer trays of about four destination markets. kilograms (kg) each. Fruit of about CITRUS Most of Australia’s peach and 47 millimetres (mm) in diameter nectarine exports are yellow-fleshed Australia’s warm climate and hot, dry could have up to 52 pieces per CHERRIES varieties, although white-fleshed fruit summers promote sweeter, juicier tray, whereas fruit that is 93mm is also exported to certain markets, summer stonefruit, and its proximity in diameter would have about 12 particularly at the beginning and end to Asia enables lower freight costs pieces per tray. The trays are packed AVOCADOS of the season. and better access to fresh markets in in bulk-fill cartons of 5kg or 10kg. The the . Australian summerfruit is produced cartons are transported by air freight MANGOES in approximately 26 regions in all LD3 or shipping container for sale at states across the country. Australia is the wholesale or retail levels. APPLES AND PEARS free from some of the world’s major Market type agricultural and aquatic pests and Consumption and gift-giving diseases and produces high-quality TABLE GRAPES summerfruit under clean, green and safe supply conditions. Chemical use SUMMERFRUIT is minimised, and markets concerned (STONEFRUIT) about the use of agro-chemicals can be confident that Australian summerfruit is produced to the highest FURTHER standards for reduced pesticide use. INFORMATION Australia has very strict food safety standards that apply to retail, wholesale, exporting and processing. These standards are developed jointly by leading Australian retailers

32 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 33 PEACHES PLUMS INTRODUCTION (WHITE AND YELLOW) NECTARINES (RED AND BLACK) Varieties Varieties Varieties POTATOES, CARROTS, Ivory Duchess, Snow Angel, Pearl White Nectarine Varieties: Black Diamond, Amber Jewel, Princess, Snow Beauty, Klondike Polar Light, Snow Flare 21, May Pearl, Fortune, September Candy, Staruby, CAULIFLOWER, White, Snow Fire, April Snow, Spring Star, Diamond Pearl, Spring Tegan Blue BROCCOLI AND BEANS Princess, Bright Princess, August Pearl, Kay Pearl, Giant Pearl, Bright Seasonal availability Flame, Sweet Dream Pearl, Candy Pearl, Fire Pearl, Grand January to early May ONIONS Seasonal availability Pearl, Arctic Pride, Regal Pearl, August Pearl, Arctic Snow Best time to order October to April Yellow Nectarine Varieties: January to April Best time to order CITRUS Zee Fire, Rose Bright, Diamond December to March Bright, Kay Sweet, Honey Blaze, SUGAR PLUMS CHERRIES Honey Fire, Honey Kist, June Sweet, Varieties Spring Bright, Red Bright, Grand AVOCADOS Bright, Grand Candy, Grand Sweet, D’Agen, Moyer, Tulare, Sierra Sweet Honey Royale, July Bright, Pacific Seasonal availability Sweet, Summer Fire, Fire Sweet, January to March MANGOES Western Sweet, August Bright, Best time to order Honey Deeva, August Fire, August APPLES AND PEARS Red, Autumn Bright, September Red, January to February September Bright TABLE GRAPES Seasonal availability APRICOTS October to April Varieties SUMMERFRUIT Best time to order Earlicot, Poppicot, Castlebrite, December to March Helena, Honeycot, Rival, Robada, (STONEFRUIT) Orange Red, Solarmate, Autumn Glo FURTHER Seasonal availability November to February INFORMATION Best time to order December to early February

34 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 35 The following organisations are some • AUSVEG is Australia’s peak industry • Apple and Pear Australia represents INTRODUCTION of the government and industry body representing the interests of the nation’s commercial growers bodies involved in the horticulture about 9000 of the nation’s vegetable of apples and pears. As the peak POTATOES, CARROTS, industry in Australia. and potato growers. industry body, APAL advises on the ausveg.com.au use of members’ levies for research Contact your local Austrade CAULIFLOWER, and development initiatives, as well representative to connect and partner • Citrus Australia is the peak industry BROCCOLI AND BEANS as marketing efforts. with the Australian horticulture industry. body for the country’s growers of apal.org.au ONIONS oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS and grapefruit. More than 28,000 • Summerfruit Australia Ltd is the hectares of citrus are planted peak industry body for growers of CITRUS • Australian Horticultural Exporters by about 1900 growers in every peaches, apricots, nectarines and Association is a national member- mainland state in Australia. plums and works closely with other based organisation formed to citrusaustralia.com.au interested groups, government and CHERRIES promote the development of supply chain partners to maximise • Cherry Growers Australia Inc the export and import of fresh profitability for the industry. is a national, member-based AVOCADOS horticultural resources. summerfruit.com.au organisation that represents the ahea.com.au interests of its member states and • Australian Table Grape Association MANGOES • Horticulture Innovation Australia orchardists. As the peak industry is the peak industry body Limited works in partnership body of more than 500 cherry representing commercial table grape APPLES AND PEARS with the horticultural industry to growers across Australia, CGA growers from across the country. deliver research, development and addresses their issues through its australiangrapes.com.au TABLE GRAPES marketing programs. representative and lobbyist roles. horticulture.com.au cherrygrowers.org.au CENTRES OF RESEARCH • Onions Australia is the national • Avocados Australia represents • CSIRO is Australia’s national science SUMMERFRUIT industry association for the Australia’s avocado growers, as agency and one of the largest and (STONEFRUIT) country’s 380 onion growers. well as input suppliers, supply chain most diverse research agencies Membership includes growers, participants, exporters, retailers and in the world with health activities packers, agronomists, researchers, FURTHER others affiliated with the industry. including both health services horticulturalists and many related industry.avocado.org.au delivery and preventative health. INFORMATION Australian agricultural businesses. • The Australian Mango Industry csiro.au onionsaustralia.org.au Association is the peak industry • Australian universities are also at body for growers and businesses the forefront of developments in affiliated with the production, sale areas of horticulture. and transport of the fruit. industry.mangoes.net.au

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