Committed to growth
December 2, 2020 | by Liam O’Callaghan
As IFG’s presence in Australia continues to expand, chief executive Andy Higgins is excited about the wide range of opportunities the market presents.
The development of the Australian table grape industry gives International Fruit Genetics (IFG) plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
Andy Higgins, chief executive of IFG, says this an outlook shared by its licensees as both parties commit to more investment.
Plantings of IFG’s proprietary varieties continue to accelerate as growers replace older varieties, such as Thompson Seedless, with both sweet naturals and specialty, flavoured varieties.
“Our total for Australia is almost 1,214ha and we’re on target for 2021 to increase that to about 1,740ha by the end of the year,” Higgins says. “The majority of that planting continues to be focused on the sweet neutrals with Sweet Globe and Sugar Crisp being the primary drivers for that area of planting.
