date:Jun 14, 2012
Austral Fisheries general manager Andy Prendergast says catches are down on last year's bumper harvest, but that should mean prices are slightly better, reportsABCRural.
When I say they've been good, 4,500 tonnes is about 1,200 or 1,300 tonnes less than we produced in the banana season last year, he said.
So it's still in the order of a high catch, but nowhere near as much as last year.
So traditionally, when the catch lowers, the prices rises slightly, but it's only incremental.
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