Tasmanian Food and Beverage Industry ScoreCard 2009-10

The food and beverage sector continued to perform strongly in 2009-10.

• Tasmania’s top 10 food categories accounted for more than 90% of food and beverage trade revenue.
• Total food trade revenue of the top 10 items increased by $108 million in 2009-10.
• In the dairy sector the value of raw milk production fell significantly (- $60 million) in 2009–10. Overseas exports fell by $45 million. However interstate sales of higher value cheese increased marginally.
• The negative dairy result was more than offset by significant increases in value of beer and salmon with a combined increase in trade revenue of $125 million.
• The production of potatoes and carrots increased significantly and those vegetables combined generated an additional $62 million trade revenue.

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