The declining apple industry in Tasmania has spurred on several growers to invest heavily in cherries. They say it will not be long before the state is the biggest producer of cherries in Australia.
When it comes to international trade, Australian exporters have traditionally viewed countries in the Northern Hemisphere as both their major markets and their major competitors. But, for the past 10 years, the rise of Argentina and Brazil has been unstoppable. Last year, Brazil pipped Australia for the title of world's biggest exporter of beef. So where does that leave Australian producers?