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Over 250,000 tonnes of fresh produce valued at some $590m is traded through the SA Produce Market every year. A critical distribution hub of fresh fruit and vegetables for South Australia we service a wide range of customers including greengrocers, supermarkets, cafes, restaurants and other food service providers.
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21/12/2021
Big win in the fruit fly fight as Adelaide restrictions ease
More than 170 suburbs across metropolitan Adelaide will have a significant easing of restrictions on the movement of fruit and vegetables with the successful eradication of Mediterranean fruit fly.
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20/12/2021
SA Produce Market News Dec 2021
The latest news from the South Australian Produce Market - December 2021
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30/11/2021
Drive Through COVID Clinic Now Open
South Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic is open at Pooraka. The clinic will make it easier than ever to get vaccinated against COVID-19 – you don’t even have to leave your car!
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26/11/2021
Anthony Romeo Crowned 2021 Cherry King as auction raises $50,000 for Camp Quality
A winning bid of $50,000 has crowned Anthony Romeo 2021 Cherry King following this morning’s cherry auction held at the South Australian Produce Market. The 5kg box of Adelaide Hills grown cherries came in at a premium of $10,000 per kg!
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4/11/2021
SA Grown Nectarines and Peaches Now Available As Season Launches
The first boxes of South Australian grown nectarines and peaches have arrived on the South Australian Produce Market floor marking the start of the stone fruit season in SA.
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3/11/2021
SA FRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY’S BOLD $5 BILLION BY 2030 GROWTH TARGET
One of South Australia’s most vital industries has today announced a bold plan to grow to $5 billion by 2030 and create thousands of jobs.
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25/10/2021
Providing Fresh Produce as part of the Food Security Solution
The South Australian Produce Market is proud of it's long standing partnership with Foodbank SA - this article is a great summary of the opportunities that relationship has created and the generosity that surrounds us in the Market Community. Originally published in Fresh Plaza by Matt Russell
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16/9/2021
South Australian Produce Market Appoints Next Generation Committee
In a step to develop the next generation of leaders and Directors of the South Australian Produce Market, a committee of 12 talented young growers, wholesalers and retailers will meet for the first time Thursday September 16 for the inaugural meeting of the Next Generation Committee.
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14/9/2021
Horticultural industry welcomes school’s resource kit and recycling program to get fruit back in schools
Following six months of fruit restrictions placed on school lunch boxes in South Australia, the Horticultural Industry welcomes the Government’s school’s resource kit and recycling program rolled out today. Young South Australians will learn more about fruit fly and the part they can play in stopping the spread through a new children’s booklet– a welcomed initiative by Industry in a step to allow fresh fruit to be continued to be enjoyed in our school play yards.
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7/9/2021
COVID vaccine hub announced for South Australian Produce Market
The South Australian Produce Market, located north of the city at Pooraka, will host a pop up COVID vaccine clinic in a bid to provide greater accessibility to the Horticultural industry workforce, transport and logistics, shift workers and the broader northern community.
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6/9/2021
SA Produce Market News Sept 2021
The latest news from the South Australian Produce Market - September 2021
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2/9/2021
Horticultural Industry Welcomes New Measures In The Fight To Eradicate Fruit Fly in South Australia
Following months of strict protocols, with increased costs to industry, in an effort to eradicate fruit fly, Industry welcomes the Government’s initiatives this week to introduce sterile fly drops in the fight against fruit fly.
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