Farmers, logistics operators and business owners from the Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales are gathering in Tweed Heads today to talk about taking their goods to Southeast Asia.
With Southeast Asia now the second biggest export market for New South Wales and economists predicting the region will become the fourth biggest economy in the world by 2040, the NSW government is holding a series of ASEAN Market Updates across the regions to share the latest news with locals.
NSW Minister for Industry and Trade Anoulack Chanthivong says finding new markets for the products produced in NSW would help to grow the long term prosperity of the state.
“Southeast Asia is entering a golden age,” Chanthivong says.
“It is the fastest growing region in the world, with strong potential for NSW exporters in sectors like agrifood, life sciences, healthcare, and technology.
“My ASEAN Market Updates series is all about helping businesses to crack new markets and accelerate their exports with Southeast Asia, where our two-way trade is worth $33.6 billion and is continuing to grow.
“Today’s session in the Tweed follows previous market update sessions in Western Sydney and Wollongong with more locations to come.”
About 50 people were expected to attend today’s session at Husk Farm Distillery, North Tumbulgum, including local businesses and industry groups.
Husk Farm Distillery has made hand-crafted rum in the region since 2012 and is an experienced exporter to Southeast Asia, having benefitted from NSW Government support, particularly in the Indonesian market.
The ASEAN Market Updates series is supported by other initiatives led by Investment NSW to help small and medium businesses pursue international growth objectives in Southeast Asia and other important export markets around the globe.
In 2024/25, these included supporting cleantech companies to export to Malaysia and Singapore, and wine to be exported to Vietnam.
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