Asian FTAs good for horticulture… mostly

Ashley Walmsley
January 28 2017 - 1:00pm
ASIAN FAVOUR: An IBISWorld report says Australia's free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea have significantly lifted revenues for certain horticulture commodities.
ASIAN FAVOUR: An IBISWorld report says Australia's free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea have significantly lifted revenues for certain horticulture commodities.

WHILE new reports suggest Australia's free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asian nations are paying dividends for horticulture, one representative group says a bigger picture view is needed.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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