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Speaker 1: I understand the territories mangoes are going to be heading

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Speaker 1: off to the US. Joining us on the line to

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Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more. Anti Farmer's CEO, Paul

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Speaker 1: Burke get a Paul good a Katie.

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Speaker 2: And yes, we're looking forward to a mango festival down

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Speaker 2: at the waterfront this weekend and mangoes are going all

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Speaker 2: over the place at the moment.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like it, mate, I thought as I was

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Speaker 1: talking about the festival this weekend and then the mangoes

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Speaker 1: heading to the US. Let's talk about the mangoes heading

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Speaker 1: to the US. Firstly, what's when do they go? And

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Speaker 1: how good is this for the territory's mango industry.

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Speaker 2: It's fantastic and we're still working through the process of

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Speaker 2: when they depart. We've now got obviously a facility at

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Speaker 2: the airport that has a v oborheat and treatment planned.

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Speaker 2: That's a mouthful that allows us to look at other

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Speaker 2: markets that potentially weren't available to us out of the

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Speaker 2: Northern Territory previously. So there is some significant opportunity into Asia,

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Speaker 2: potentially further abroad into the Middle East and America in

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Speaker 2: the very near future. So it's very.

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Speaker 1: Exciting it is very exciting and no doubt, you know,

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Speaker 1: music to the ears of our mango farmers.

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Speaker 2: Oh absolutely. I mean this year has been a really

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Speaker 2: tough year with all of the workforce issues. We're still

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Speaker 2: suffering a shortage of workers, but we are getting the

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Speaker 2: crop off and the quality of mangoes and I had

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Speaker 2: one for breakfast this morning that was absolutely magnificent. So

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Speaker 2: the quality is there and we are getting them off now,

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Speaker 2: so it is very pleasing.

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Speaker 1: It is a good thing to hear. How short are

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Speaker 1: we still though, on those pickers and packers, So the.

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Speaker 2: Top end seems to be traveling okay, we could certainly

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Speaker 2: do with another few hundred workers across all of the farms,

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Speaker 2: but we are struggling in the Caftriine region. The season

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Speaker 2: this year has been a little bit different where we've

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Speaker 2: got the top end and Catherine hitting their straps at

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Speaker 2: the same time. So it's putting a lot of pressure

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Speaker 2: on the available workforce. But in saying that, we are

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Speaker 2: still getting the crop off and we've got seasonal workers

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Speaker 2: that come out of how it springs on Tuesday and

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Speaker 2: that will significantly help us.

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Speaker 1: Now, Paul, before we let you go this morning, we

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Speaker 1: know the festivals on this weekend. This is a wonderful

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Speaker 1: initiative and a fantastic opportunity for every territory and to

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Speaker 1: get out there and enjoy the territory's beautiful mangoes.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I'm really excited about it, and a Northern

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Speaker 2: Territory Mango Industry Association should be really congratulated to putting

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Speaker 2: this on. It's a really good, feel good thing for

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Speaker 2: territory mango farmers to be able to talk to our

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Speaker 2: customers in the city and for our customers to actually

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Speaker 2: try a whole range of different mangoes. So often, you know,

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Speaker 2: we get used to having Calypso or honey Goal or

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Speaker 2: KP but there are so many other different varieties that

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Speaker 2: will be on show at the Mango Festival, So it's

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Speaker 2: really exciting.

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Speaker 1: It is really exciting, and I reckon a good opportunity

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Speaker 1: for for those over the age of eighteen to try

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Speaker 1: a good mango dakari maybe two and.

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Speaker 2: A mango beer here, so good looking forward to hooking

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Speaker 2: in and trying a mango beer.

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Speaker 1: Wonderful well, Paul Burke. Always good to catch up with you.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, and thanks listeners.

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Speaker 1: Thank you. That's nt Farmer's CEO there, Paul Burke