Final Report Export Market Scoping Study for The
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Final Report Export market scoping study for the Lychee industry Judy Noller Trade and Investment Queensland Project Number: LY13003 LY13003 This project has been funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited using the lychee industry levy and funds from the Australian Government. Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (HIA Ltd) makes no representations and expressly disclaims all warranties (to the extent permitted by law) about the accuracy, completeness, or currency of information in Export market scoping study for the Lychee industry. Reliance on any information provided by HIA Ltd is entirely at your own risk. HIA Ltd is not responsible for, and will not be liable for, any loss, damage, claim, expense, cost (including legal costs) or other liability arising in any way (including from HIA Ltd or any other person’s negligence or otherwise) from your use or non-use of Export market scoping study for the Lychee industry, or from reliance on information contained in the material or that HIA Ltd provides to you by any other means. ISBN 0 7341 3558 0 Published and distributed by: Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited Level 8, 1 Chifley Square Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: (02) 8295 2300 Fax: (02) 8295 2399 © Copyright 2015 Acknowledgements I wish to acknowledge the project team from Trade & Investment Queensland for assistance with research and analysis and the production and editing of this report, assistance with media articles, and developing of promotional material for the market visit; the lychee producers, marketers and exporters who contributed to the market research and selection; and Horticulture Innovation Australia for assisting with a lychee promotion in Malaysia. I particularly acknowledge: Name Organisation Bronwyn Warfield Principal Trade and Investment Officer, Food and Agribusiness, Trade & Investment Queensland Adriano Brescia Trade and Investment Officer, TIQ Brisbane Derek Foley President, Australian Lychee Growers Federation (ALGA) Jill Houser Executive Officer, Australian Lychee Growers Federation Martin Walker Martin Walker Marketing Elisa King Marketing Services Manager, Horticulture Innovation Australia Bob MacDonald, Aleisha Domrow, Samantha Communications, Trade & Investment McGee and Renee Dickens Queensland Also the project team thanks the levy payers, and ALGA Industry Advisory Committee and Jane Wightman from HIAL for providing funding and support for this project, and Living Lychee magazine for providing several reports of the research findings to industry. 2 Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 2 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Keywords ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Measurements ............................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 8 Background ............................................................................................................................... 8 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 8 Findings ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Overview of world lychee supply ................................................................................................ 11 Australia .............................................................................................................................. 12 Africa region ........................................................................................................................ 13 Bangladesh .......................................................................................................................... 15 China .................................................................................................................................. 15 India ................................................................................................................................... 16 Israel .................................................................................................................................. 17 Mexico ................................................................................................................................. 17 New Caledonia ..................................................................................................................... 17 Pakistan .............................................................................................................................. 17 South America ...................................................................................................................... 17 Taiwan ................................................................................................................................ 18 Thailand .............................................................................................................................. 18 United States ....................................................................................................................... 20 Vietnam ............................................................................................................................... 20 Overview of markets for imported lychee .................................................................................... 20 Brunei Darussalem ............................................................................................................... 21 Canada ................................................................................................................................ 22 Europe ................................................................................................................................ 25 Hong Kong .......................................................................................................................... 31 Indonesia ............................................................................................................................ 34 Malaysia .............................................................................................................................. 40 Middle East .......................................................................................................................... 48 Singapore ............................................................................................................................ 49 Outputs ....................................................................................................................................... 55 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 56 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 58 References .................................................................................................................................. 60 Appendices .................................................................................................................................. 66 Appendix A – “Lychee varieties for export”, provided to importers ................................................ 66 Appendix B – “Market visit to Malaysia”, Living Lychee, Issue 64, July 2014 ................................... 66 Appendix C – “Malaysia – promising new market for lychee”, Living Lychee, Issue 65, October 2014 ....................................................................................................................................... 69 Appendix D – “Lychee promotion hits Malaysia”, Asiafruit Online, 17 December 2014 ..................... 70 Appendix E – “Malaysia & Indonesia seek Aussie lychees”, Living Lychee, Issue 66, March 2015 .... 71 Appendix F – Euro-Atlantic Facebook page for Australian lychee promotion in Malaysia, January 2015 ....................................................................................................................................... 72 3 List of tables Table 1: Industry and exporter consultation ...................................................................................... 9 Table 2: Market interviews ............................................................................................................ 10 Table 3: Seasonal supply of lychees in major producing countries..................................................... 11 Table 4: Australian lychees harvest, 2009/10 – 2012/13 .................................................................. 12 Table 5: Imports of fresh lychees from Australia 2009−13, by volume .............................................. 12 Table 6: Exports from Madagascar of fresh lychees (HS:08109010), 2009−13, by volume and value ... 14 Table 7: Exports from Mauritius of fresh lychees (HS:08109030),