Sydney Markets mad for NT mango product
THE board of Sydney Markets have travelled to the Top End to tell growers how much the rest of Australia loves our mangoes. How much do you love our mangoes?
Business
Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News.
THE board of the largest produce market in the southern hemisphere is in the Territory to meet mango growers and reinforce how in-demand the product is.
Sydney Markets Limited is holding its September board meeting in Darwin on Friday.
As part of the educational tour they will visit Jenko’s Mangoes (Noonamah) and Cheeky Farms (Lambells Lagoon). Chairman John Pearson said the NT mango brand was strong with consumers and they wanted to get that message out here.
HOT OFFER: GET 7-DAY PAPER DELIVERY AND FULL DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE NT NEWS FOR $1 A DAY FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS
“The Territory has been an established product for many years,” Mr Pearson said.
“Mangoes come down via Adelaide and are trucked into Sydney. We sell around 50 per cent of the total domestic market.”
The Sydney market sits on 43 hectares. It turns over $3 billion annually and handles 500 semi-trailers seven nights a week.
The powerful message behind Rio CEO’s big lithium bet
With all the focus on copper, the global miner is pivoting towards a metal which few of its rivals are taking seriously. This is why.
Company reveals big play to boost Aboriginal workforce
More than 15 per cent of the company’s workforce is Indigenous. However, that figure is set to rise, with the company planning to bolster its Aboriginal recruitment over the next 12 months.