NT mango grower fears lower prices
By Steven Schubert
Friday, 09/09/2011
Mangoes growing on Greenvale Orchard. (Steven Schubert)
A Northern Territory mango grower says he expects prices for his fruit to be lower this year.
Many Top End producers have begun harvesting what's believed to be the biggest crop in seven years.
But the owner of Greenvale Orchard, near Katherine, David Higgins, says he's worried people may not want to spend money on luxuries like mangoes this year.
"Rather than prices tending to trend up from last year, the general feeling of doom and gloom seems to indicate that there will be a downward pressure on prices," he said.
"Whether that's going to be a big pressure or not remains to be seen."
Many Top End producers have begun harvesting what's believed to be the biggest crop in seven years.
But the owner of Greenvale Orchard, near Katherine, David Higgins, says he's worried people may not want to spend money on luxuries like mangoes this year.
"Rather than prices tending to trend up from last year, the general feeling of doom and gloom seems to indicate that there will be a downward pressure on prices," he said.
"Whether that's going to be a big pressure or not remains to be seen."
