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MFC is Australia's largest citrus packer, packing and marketing the full range of citrus fruits; Navel and Valencia oranges, Lemons, Easypeelers, (Imperial Mandarins, Tangelos, Ellendales, Honey Murcotts), Grapefruit and Sweetie. MFC packs mainly for export markets.
In 2001 greater than 90% of MFC's 2 million carton production was shipped overseas. MFC packs out of a single, very large packinghouse, located in Mildura in North West Victoria and employs 45 permanent staff and 170 casual staff.
MFC sources quality citrus from 200 citrus growers along the Murray Valley in southern Australia.
All our suppliers grow citrus within 200 km of MFC's Mildura packinghouse. Our largest twenty suppliers deliver greater than 50% of our intake.
In the past two years, MFC has spent A$7 million on a major plant upgrade and shed expansion, to cope with a steady growth in packing and marketing demand, which is forecast at 3.5 million carton output by 2007.
MFC is one of the world's most technologically advanced citrus packers, making extensive use of bar code scanning and computerised fruit sizing and sorting equipment. |
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