date:May 31, 2021
d supply. According to the latest figures, for the year ending June 2020, 71,718 tonnes of capsicums were produced in Australia, valued at $212m with 6 per cent sent to processing. While there was a seven per cent drop in the volume, there was a significant increase of 24 per cent in value. Exports also had a major jump, up 44 per cent to 506 tonnes, and a 74 per cent value growth from the previous year to $2.2million. There was also a slight rise in imports; up three per cent to 695 tonnes. At