Welcome The Australian Horticultural Exporters Association is an independant and autonomous association of Australian horticultural exporter organisations which represents the interests of its members to Government and Industry in the pursuit of improving the profitability and sustainability of the fresh horticultural  export industry.    Don't get into DEEP WATER! when you export!  It costs as little as $10.00* a week to be kept informed about export market conditions! If you are an exporter,grower, packer or involved in Australian horticultural exports, then there's plenty of good reasons to join the Peak industry body that represents Australian Horticultural Exporters and keeps them informed. Become a member Today! –  It costs as little as $10.00 a week to join the A.H.E.A.! * new member offer ( plus GST ) Become a Subscriber or Member . Click on the link for details                     Sponsorship and Advertising opportunities available. Your organization could regularly reach our readers who are involved with , or interested in fruit and vegetable exporting. Click on the heading for more details or contact us at ahea@ahea.com.au

Making News...............................   Aussie $ busts through 91 cents. Current indicative  buy rates for  Wednesday 10th March   2010 at 9.00am Data sources Custom House & Major Banks Foreign Exchange Rates. ( TT * Bank  Notes)             See more... Aussie dollar rates over the last few days on Industry news page.  The A$  dollar, hit a new 25 year high against the Sterling and a record peak on the Euro, helping its rise even against a firmer U.S. Dollar.  Against the Pound, the local unit was strong, hitting highs not seen since early 1985. The Sterling was hit hard last night by weak data, doubts around its sovereign rating, as well as credit ratings of its banks. The Yen made gains overnight, amid Japanese repatriation flows, while the Euro continued to fall on concerns that peripheral Euro zone economies could face similar debt problems seen in Greece.  Key data from Asia out today is China's trade data for February, with analysts forecasting close to a 40% rise in exports and imports. If this report disappoints, it may feed fears that China's economy is slowing on recent policy tightening.  $A vs Rate Change $A vs Rate Change USD  0.9124 +0.3% GBP  0.6076 +0.8% EURO  0.6701 +0.7%   JPY 81.86 +0% NZD  1.2983 +0.3%   HKD  7.0674 +0.5% SGD  1.2576 +0.5%   IDR 8395 +0.5% CNY  6.2040  0%   MYR*  3.0505 +0.7% TWD* 29.0266 +0%   THB 29.8610 +0.6% Note: USD= US dollar GBP= UK pound EURO= EU currency JPY= Japan Yen NZD= NZ dollar HKD= HK dollar SGD= Singapore dollar IDR= Indonesia rupiah CNY= China renminbi MYR= Malaysia ringgit TWD= Taiwan dollar THB= Thai Baht. All care is taken in reproducing this information, but AHEA does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy or correctness of the data, which should be used as a guide only.

Hail pelts fruit in the Goulburn Valley. Freak storms have caused damage in Gippsland and the Goulburn Valley regions of Victoria, with fruit growers in particular suffering from the impact. Trees in the affected areas have been uprooted, with some fruit also impacted by large hailstones that fell during the storms. "The hail that we have seen has physically taken chunks out of the fruit," said Andrew Plunkett, chairman of Fruit Growers Victoria. "There were reports of tennis ball-sized hail hitting tennis ball-sized apples. Meanwhile, up to 30mm of rain fell in 30 minutes between Shepparton and Tocumwal on the Murray River. ABC news 8.3.2010

Further  in  Industry  News....  Aust: Horticulture Australia Council collapses Aust:  Global warming will reshape horticulture. Chile assesses quake damage to horticulture sector Euro may not survive  'deficit' crisis Peru:  bumper  mango forecast and more........... in Market updates...... Aust: NATA approved labs that may be able to help with MRL testing and more ............  in Shipping ......      US $$ historical figures  - in shipping schedules Latest   surcharges  December   2009   -  in Freight Rates  Can't access all the news stories?........ Become a subscriber today!               ************************************************************

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