foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network voluntary public distribution date 6 20 2000 as0021 australia food processing ingredients sector approved by randolph h zeitner us embassy prepared hassall & associates pty ltd highlights there is substantial potential for growth in the 31 billion australian and beverage industry new to market producers face competition from malaysian zealand ingredient as well already established approximately 90 of domestic consumption raw materials processed foods produced opportunities lie flavors baking inclusions functional depreciation dollar makes products significantly more expensive includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled canberra as1 page 1 21 unclassified usda table contents disclaimer section i summary 2 ii road map entry 5 a strategy b structure c company profiles 7 d trends 12 iii 14 iv best product prospects 16 present