date:Mar 13, 2014
aid Hugh Gurney, AusVeg spokesperson.
AusVeg said the partnership between Woolworths and SPC Ardmona will see the tonnage of Australian grown tomatoes supplied to Woolworths by SPC Ardmona triple over five years.
The equivalent of 86,000 extra fruit trees will be required as a result of the new partnership, which is outstanding, considering only months ago fruit growers were tearing down orchards after their contracts were cut, Mr Gurney said.
The move follows similar recent contracts between