Hungry Gulf States make good ag trade mates

Andrew Marshall
Updated June 21 2017 - 11:18am, first published 7:00am
Australian Horticultural Exporters Association chief executive officer, Dominic Jenkin, says earnings from the Persian Gulf are not as lucrative as China, but demand is strong and we should not fear market competition.
Australian Horticultural Exporters Association chief executive officer, Dominic Jenkin, says earnings from the Persian Gulf are not as lucrative as China, but demand is strong and we should not fear market competition.

THEY may not have the booming reputation of some of our nearer Asian export markets, but old trade friends are proving to be good friends in the Middle East.

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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