New era for sugarcane growers as U-K shipment departs

The first tariff-free export of Australian raw sugar to the U-K under a new free trade agreement is being shipped today.

Sugarcane growers are heralding the deal as a “new era” five decades after the last deal ended.

Rural reporter Ella Smith spoke to Canegrowers Chief Executive Dan Galligan about what it means for the Aussie industry.