#1 Iran spent 184m US dollars on Australian imports last year, most of it on wheat purchases. The president of the Grains Council, Keith Perrett, says producers are hoping to avoid a sales backlash. [Perrett] As far as the industry is concerned, we look after our customers. We have a great relationship with those customers in the Middle East, particularly Iran, Iraq, Egypt. Many of those nations we've dealt with for many years, and we concentrate on looking after their needs as customers and try and put the politics completely aside
If push comes to shove, we should just buy the $184M worth of wheat and donate it to feed starving Africans (other than Zimbabwe). Australia is a good friend and a reliable ally. |