The sweet fruits of exporting

"Manbulloo Mangoes Managing Director Marie Piccone has spent the last decade building a mango empire. Thanks to her horticultural background, talented team, hard work and innovation, Manbulloo now has farms scattered across Northern Australia. With 800 hectares to play with, Manbulloo produces thousands of tonnes of premium mangoes each year. In 2015, supermarket giant Coles gave the business its supplier of the year award, recognising its commitment to delivering top-quality mangoes. Nine years ago, Manbulloo became the first mango producer to start exporting Australian mangoes directly to mainland China and Korea. Fast-forward to today, and 10 per cent of Manbulloo’s crop, worth about $2 million, heads to mainland China, Korea, the US and Canada." Read more

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