Australia organic exports

The earlier-mentioned Heinz-Wattie Australasia Ltd developed its first organic products for export in 1991 and has moved on to command a considerable presence in Japan worth tens of millions of dollars. Heinz-Wattie Australasia, as the name suggests, operates in New Zealand and Australia, though to date the processed frozen organic export products are sourced from New Zealand. The company now has 50 growers producing certified... 

The Organic Vignerons Association of Australia (OVAA) is a small certification organisation dedicated to organic winemaking. Its membership is small yet some of its members are very successfully exporting product into Europe and the US. 

The major percentage of exports goes to Japan and Europe, with Australia and the US around 5% and 4% respectively (see Fig. 13.3). The reason for the high Japanese percentage is predominately due to the export of organic frozen vegetables by Heinz-Wattie Australasia, and organic kiwifruit. 

Wine. There are excellent organic wines produced in New Zealand, with many exported. One winery with many awards to its credit is Richmond Plains, owned by the Holmes Brothers in Nelson province in the South Island. The winegrowers of the region show remarkable co-operation by sharing processing facilities. Their first vintage was in 1995 and they now export to Australia, Japan and the UK. The Richmond Plains collection includes three whites - Sauvignon Blanc, Autumn Harvest and a barrique-fermented Chardonnay, and two reds - Pinot Noir and a Bordeaux style blend named Escapade . 

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