Pomegranates from India are set to appear on Australian shops for the first time, the Australian High Commission said here, calling it another positive development in the agricultural relationship between the two nations.
Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell said in a statement, India is “well placed” to satisfy Australia’s growing demand for pomegranates which is fuelled by their use in restaurants and on cooking shows.
It said, “Indian pomegranates will soon appear on Australian shelves for the first time in another positive development in the Australia-India agricultural relationship.”
O’Farrell added, “Australian consumers can likewise savour Indian mangoes, table grapes and – now – pomegranates.”
The statement said, “There are many other examples, which provides consumers in Australia and India with greater choice along with trade benefits for our economies, and the livelihoods of our farmers.”
O’Farrell added, “There are biosecurity conditions which must be met by Australian importers, and I encourage Indian exporters to work with their customers and Indian export authorities to ensure Australia’s importing country requirements are met.”
