Ongoing project
Table grapes market access and trade development project (2024-2029) (TG23000)
Delivery Partner: Australian Table Grape Association
This investment secures and enhances market access for Australian table grapes through export readiness, capacity building, export compliance, market access, market intelligence, in-market relationships and more.
Challenge
As Australia's premier fresh fruit exporter by value, the table grape industry has continued its upward trajectory, showcasing remarkable resilience and adaptability in response to changing global trade dynamics.
Building on a foundation of success, where exports surged from 30,000 tonnes valued at $80M in the early 2000s to an impressive $623M in the 2019-2020 season, the industry has spearheaded efforts to sustain and expand market reach and efficiency.
As the production and trade of Australian table grapes continue to expand, the industry faces increasing risks. Phytosanitary breaches, food safety incidents, agrichemical residue violations, and other technical breaches pose significant threats to trade. These incidents can disrupt operations for the businesses directly involved and the table grape industry as a whole. Consequently, a significant focus of this program is risk mitigation, aimed at safeguarding the industry against financial and reputational damage.
Response
This program aims to fortify the industry's position in established and burgeoning markets, addressing the challenge of sustaining and incrementally increasing export volumes.
Critical efforts include:
These initiatives target critical export markets with a major focus on risk mitigation to safeguard the industry against financial and reputational damage.
The project will prioritise:
Benefit
This program will ensure the table grape industry is informed and capable, aware of export opportunities and requirements. Other benefits will include:
This project is a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Table Grape Fund
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