Would you consider adding extra items to the Christmas food shopping list to help Aussie farmers facing oversupplies?
abc.net.au/news/how-your-christmas-spread-can-help-aussie-farmers/101754166Would you consider adding extra items to the Christmas food shopping list to help Aussie farmers?Pineapples and red wine will be in plentiful supply this Christmas, with avocados also increasingThere are hopes that an increase in demand for these foods over summer could help compensate for the higher volumes
From pineapples to red wine, those farmers have seen prices drop and fear produce will be left to rot unless consumers get on board this Christmas.The majority of the country's pineapples are grown in Queensland, but an unusually cold winter has spelled trouble for the industry.North Queensland pineapple grower John Zelenka was anxious about the Christmas period.
He said most of the state's pineapples would be hitting the market over the summer, as plants that should be flowering mid-year have now flowered early. "A pineapple is very versatile, you can have it with your fruit salad, you can have it as a dessert, you can have it with your main meal," Mr Zelenka said.Mitchell Taylor is the managing director of Taylors wines, a family-owned winery located in the Clare Valley in South Australia.Winemaker Mitchell Taylor from South Australia's Clare Valley says the red wine sector relies strongly on the domestic market.
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