Tableland mangoes are selling for up to $120 each in Japan, despite the financial crisis.
The region’s $3.5 million export industry – which comes into season from November to March – has held strong and matched a national trend that has seen farm exports rise in recent months.
Diamond Star general manager Bruce Nastasi, consigning his last shipment yesterday, said 50,000 trays had been exported and the fruit was being sold in gift shops and high-end department stores.
It was not being sold in supermarkets and mangoes were going for $40-$120 each.
"Our mangoes have now surpassed the musk melon to become the most prestigious fruit for Japanese fruit baskets," he said, praising industry marketing efforts.
But the news is not all rosy for farmers, with the Federal Government’s decision yesterday to allow Filipino banana imports into the country described as a "kick in the guts" to the region.
Source: cairns.com.au
Publication date: 3/4/2009
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