This month, Steven Moffatt of Moffatt Fresh Produce was double-crowned for its export efforts. The Queensland vegetable grower and exporter was awarded the Hort Innovation Exporter of the Year award at the Hort Connections 2021 National Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner in Brisbane. IT was also named Qld Horticulture Exporter of the Year the day before at the Qld Horticulture Export Awards.
The Hort Innovation Exporter of the Year recognises an individual or business who is committed to exporting and actively contributes to activities to assist the industry increase its exports. Moffatt Fresh Produce started to export directly from the farm around six years ago and is now shipping directly to customers in Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East.
Moffatt Fresh Produce commercial business manager Ryan Densley said picking up the awards was particularly pleasing: “We worked really hard on our export programs especially the last three or four years where now it has become a pivotal part of the business. The more you focus on something the better you get at it.”
“Export has just grown over the years where now it’s just part of business. You have an export team and you have a domestic team. We try to separate that. It’s very easy to jump in and out of export.”
Source: goodfruitandvegetables.com.au