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Riverland orchardists urged to merge
27 Sep 2005
The South Australian government said the Riverland citrus industry was lagging behind "global best practice". A report by Primary Industries and Resources SA warned that if the industry does not solve its problems, production is forecast to decline from about 155,000 tonnes of citrus this year to less than 130,000 tonnes in 2015. The report says packers need to foster merger, cooperatives and trust agreements between hundreds of small growers. The income of orange growers in the region nearly halved from $113 million in 2002 to $63 million in 2004.
The Advertiser, 27/09/05
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