Vegetable industry, national crisis meeting

[Dave]

Vegetable growers, industry representatives, government officials and economists will attend a meeting in Melbourne today. Topics to be discussed include vegetable imports and food labelling, as well as the future and promotion of the vegetable industries.

Full story (ABC News) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1403643.htm)

[mag]

It has been a long time in coming, however growers are now reacting to events that have been occurring for years, but now they are waking up- as usual reactive rather than pro active in their approach. The rising AUD has finally caught up with a lot of fruit and vegetable growers.

For further info read the "Problems a head" post - in the general section of this site.