date:Oct 17, 2013
oes have risen from 10,000 tonnes in 2002 to a decade-high of 130,000 tonnes at the end of 2012.
At the same time, Australia has one of the highest raw material costs in the world, which is unsustainable in the long term, said Louis Wolthers, McCain Foods Regional President Australia New Zealand and South Africa. Cheaper potato imports are seriously threatening the future of the processing industry in Australia, and will place further cost pressures on Australias growers, he said.
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