Merchants Agri-Business

Agri-Business has been one of the most challenging and rewarding industries for Merchants over the past 20 years. Agri-Business has allowed Merchants to combine Simon Merchant's 20 years of business broking and property advisory with father, Geoff Merchant's 40 years of the selling Australia's produce to more than 23 countries, agri-business development in Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland, and representation of his client's industry's interests nationally and intenationally (refer Staff Profiles).

 Simon and Geoff have worked together for more than 20 years:

- exporting Australian fruit and vegetables to Asian and European markets.

- being the first and largest Australian apple exporter to achieve IS09002.

- developing stonefruit (sub acid cherry and peach varieties) orchards in Tasmania Queensland, and export    

  desk, on behalf of Taiwanese clients for Asian markets.

- marketing of Tasmania wine to interstate markets. 

- acquisition and sale of rural property and agribusinesses.

- export market feasibility studies and market development advisory.

- marketing and selling selected clones to Australia's forestry and new and emerging crop industries; as agent for

   one of Australia's most succesful commercial plant  nurseries, located in Queensland.

Merchants Agri-Business has developed a broad network of professionals and associates across Australia and Asia. Whether is be business, property or market development, Simon and Geoff look forward to learning more about your goals, and value adding to the realisation of them.