MARKETING & TRADE
Another feature of our Australian Almond Gulfood trade mission was a Networking Event held at the Novotel Trade Centre , which adjoins the exhibition arena . More than 80 customers attended this event in which Tim Jackson , the ABA CEO , provided an industry and new crop update . This is a valuable event which brings a broad audience of our almond customers together . At the conclusion of the Gulfood exhibition , the Trade Mission moved to India . Many of the Australian almond exporters travelled to Delhi for meetings with key customers at the Khari Baoli market . An Australian almond industry Seminar and Networking Event was held in Mumbai at the Consultate ’ s Residence on Monday February 27 . Thirty-five almond buyers and Austrade representatives attended this event . The number of new almond buyers at this Mumbai event highlighted the opportunities for the Australian almond exporters to expand their customer base within India . This view was reinforced with the trade visits conducted the following day on February 28 which included a state-of- the-art almond processing plant and a visit to the almond section of Mumbai Market . We also had a very informative visit to the Bombay Stock Exchange to learn about a new tradeable Almond-Futures Contract . While this Contract in still in its infancy , it adds to the picture of an Indian almond market ‘ on the move ’. The day-long tour was arranged with the generous support of Mumbai almond buyer Samir Bhanushali . Tim Jackson and Joseph Ebbage concluded the Indian Trade Mission by travelling to Bangalore to visit the four largest food-related eCommerce platforms in India . These organisations included : Amazon India , Big Basket , Flipcart and Ninjacart . The first three businesses were ‘ Business-to-Consumer ’ retailers . Ninjacart was a ‘ Business-to-Business ’ model . The pace of growth in eCommerce in India is significant . For example , Big Basket has 420 million customers in India and cover more than 90 % of the country . Across our whole Indian trade mission , we were very well supported by each of the Austrade teams who continue to offer very constructive assistance in helping the Australian almond industry grow our exports into India .
ALMOND ASHES
Members of the Australian team face off with their Indian competitors during the Almond Ashes .
Sharan Soni getting ready to face the Australian bowling attack .
Ekrem Omer from Select Harvests was busy in the field for the Aussies .
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