AUSVEG is the prescribed national Peak Industry Body for Australia’s over 3,600 vegetable, potato and onion producers, who account for 3.8 million tonnes of vegetable production worth $5.7 billion in farmgate value annually. This includes almost 1.5 million tonnes of annual potato production, worth more than $1.1 billion – making potatoes the single largest commodity group produced in the Australian vegetable industry by volume and value.

AUSVEG is owned by growers, for growers. Our core functions include representing the interests of potato, vegetable and onion growers through advocacy to the highest levels of government, and by fostering adoption of productivity-enhancing innovation that promotes a vibrant and sustainable industry. AUSVEG also delivers high-quality services to growers in areas such as extension, communications, international trade development and biosecurity, among others.
AUSVEG partners with the International Fresh Produce Association Australia-New Zealand (IFPA-ANZ) to host Hort Connections, the largest horticulture conference in the Southern Hemisphere.