AUSVEG CEO James Whiteside appeared in print media this week commenting on the new market access to Indonesia secured for Victorian and South Australian seed potato growers. Mr Whiteside said the deal would give these growers more choice about where to send their product and allow them to take advantage of the potentially lucrative Indonesian market. For more, see the article in the Weekly Times.

AUSVEG National Tomato Potato Psyllid Coordinator Alan Nankivell appeared in print media this week commenting on the transition to management plan currently being executed in Western Australia following the incursion of tomato potato psyllid (TPP). Mr Nankivell explained that the industry is currently looking at how to manage TPP nationally, including how to prepare for it in the eastern states. For more, see the article in the Weekly Times.

This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 27 February 2018.