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Katie Woolf spoke with NT Farmers CEO Paul Burke · 360 with Katie Woolf

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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