ATGA launches low-cost Qfly control initiative for growers
Australian table grape producers can now order low-cost attract-and-kill Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) lures, as part of an ATGA initiative to encourage area-wide management in south-east growing regions this season. The Australian Table Grape Association has accessed 10,000 Bugs for Bugs MAT cups – pheromone lures – for table grape producers to install, for the […]
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Grower profile: Michael Mobilio
Michael Mobilio has only been involved in the table grape industry for eight years, but his love of horticulture runs deep. Michael and his brothers were raised on a stone fruit property at Lake Boga, Victoria, but educated in Melbourne for high school and tertiary studies, as their parents’ placed “great importance on education”. After […]
2024/25 Export registration now open
Applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export table grapes to protocol markets for the 2024–25 season. Key information Registrations close 5pm AEST, Monday 2 September 2024 – late submissions will not be accepted. All information in the application must be complete or correct […]
Media release: Fortifying Australia’s table grape exports through improved market responsiveness
Australia’s table grape industry will receive another five years of market access support to bolster industry sustainability and export efficiency.
Media release: Japanese consumers to get pick of the bunch of Aussie grapes
Japanese consumers of Australian table grapes will have their pick of the bunch next export season, following the removal of varietal restrictions. The Australian Government today announced a win for Australia’s table grape industry, which has now achieved expanded market access, after a long campaign to increase table grape varieties into Japan. Previously, Australia could […]
Media release: Federal funding for “plug-and-play” table grape traceability solution
Australia’s table grape industry will soon have access to a “plug-and-play” traceability solution designed to enhance customer confidence in and advance exports to Southeast Asian markets. The Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) was this week awarded funding within a component of the Federal Government’s National Agriculture Traceability Grants program focused on establishing robust traceability practices […]
Profile: Alysson Barbosa Vieira
From the Brazilian hinterland to Australia’s back roads, Alysson Barbosa Vieira is a professional agronomist with a passion for table grapes and an extensive technical knowledge. Alysson has had a dedicated 15-year career in table grape production, which followed a degree in agronomy at the University of Bahia State in Brazil, and several years in […]
Exporter Directory entries now open
Entries are now open for the Table Grape Exporter Directory. The Australian Table Grape Association is launching a new-look interactive online Exporter Directory this December. Entries are now open and will close on Wednesday 29 November. Participants can submit after the deadline, but turnaround times for processing will apply. The streamlined application process will allow producers […]
Table Grape Marketing Update • 14 November 2023
Welcome to the first Table Grape Marketing Update for 2023/24. We’re pleased to announce that the Australian Table Grape Association will deliver the Table Grape International Marketing Program across the 2023/24 season. ATGA will work with consultant project manager Jesse White to deliver the program, which will have a significant focus on grower/exporter engagement and […]