Giant seawater tomato venture seeks new market options

Andrew Marshall
December 1 2016 - 6:00am
Sundrop Farms' new-age horticulture development at Port Augusta has a 10-year agreement with Coles to supply consistent year-round volumes of tomatoes grown with desalinated seawater.
Sundrop Farms' new-age horticulture development at Port Augusta has a 10-year agreement with Coles to supply consistent year-round volumes of tomatoes grown with desalinated seawater.

The year’s biggest farming development, the $200 million seawater- and sunshine-powered Sundrop Farms hydroponic venture, is looking at getting bigger.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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