New trade deal with China gives Alpaca growers a boost

Denis Howard
Billy Jupp
Updated April 14 2021 - 7:53am, first published 7:35am
Waratah Co-op foundation member Mick Williams, Mittagong, believes the Australian alpaca industry is on the verge of major change. Photo: Billy Jupp
Waratah Co-op foundation member Mick Williams, Mittagong, believes the Australian alpaca industry is on the verge of major change. Photo: Billy Jupp

TO MANY in the agriculture sector, alpacas have been perceived predominantly as a "backyard industry", but that may be about to change.

Denis Howard

Denis Howard

Senior Journalist, The Land

Billy Jupp

Billy Jupp

Senior Livestock Journalist

Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.

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