date:May 22, 2018
e costs compared to other countries makes it noncompetitive.
It is good news, exporting bananas may increase the demand for bananas in the long term, Ms Inderbitzin. But I'm not sure if Australian bananas can be competitive in the world markets due to the high cost of production. Australian labour costs are amongst the highest in the world and Australia would be competing with countries who traditionally have very low labour costs.
While she has thrown her support behind strengthening bios