AVOCADOS ACCESS THAILAND TRADE

high supply.

“Opening new market access and trade opportunities is helping the avocado industry maintain steady supply and pricing.

“It supports the horticultural sector in meeting their target of a $20 billion sector by 2030 and the broader agricultural industry to grow toward a $100 billion sector.

“Thailand was Australia’s 12th largest agriculture, fsheries and forestry export market by value in 2021, worth $1.5 billion, including horticulture at $105 million.

“Consumer appetite for avocados is high in Thailand and it is no surprise that there is demand for our worldclass, clean, and healthy produce.

“Australia and Thailand have worked closely over many years on Australia’s long standing market access request for Hass avocados and this agreement demonstrates signifcant progress.

“It’s just one way the Albanese Government is continuing to expand market access and new trade opportunities for Australian fresh produce.”

To enable trade to commence for Australian avocados, Thailand needs to undertake verifcation activities, which we expect to happen during the upcoming Western Australian 2023-24 avocado season. As a further demonstration of this important trading relationship, conditions for the export of cooked duck meat from Thailand to Australia have also recently been fnalised.