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Potential Replacement of Vegetable Imports into Australia with Local Produce

Horlock, F., Behrsing, J. and Hamilton, A.

Natural Resources and Environment, Institute for Horticultural Development,Knoxfield, Victoria 3180, Australia.

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Potential Replacement of Vegetable Imports into Australia with Local Produce

In the 1997/1998 financial year Australia imported 183 million kilograms of fresh and processed vegetables, valued at $A 274 million from around 74 countries . To gain a better understanding of the major vegetable crop imports and the import replacement possibilities that may exist a desktop study was carried out . This focused on gathering information on the type, quantity, value, source and timing of fresh and processed vegetable imports . The major vegetable imports into Australia which are subject to the Horticulture Australia Limited ( HAL ) vegetable levy include frozen and canned sweet corn, fresh garlic, processed peas and beans, fresh snow peas and beans and frozen spinach ( Table 1). Information on local vegetable prices, production and seasonal timing was collected for comparison with the data on imported vegetables.