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The world’s largest chia seed company expands into NT

The Chia Company, the world’s largest producer of chia seeds has now expanded its growing operations into the Northern Territory.

For just under ten years, The Chia Company has been growing the popular ‘superfood’ in Western Australia’s Ord Irrigation Scheme, and has now just harvested its first crop in the Northern Territory, ABC Rural reports.

John Foss, chief executive of The Chia Company says that the first NT crop has performed well and that yields are ‘very positive’.

"We'll be sending seeds off for analysis and ensuring that we've got the quality and omega 3 that we require, so it's early days,” says Foss.

"But so far it looks positive and we can see there's opportunity to expand further across the Territory and then into Queensland."

Foss says that the company has received interest from a number of growers who are keen to grow chia in the NT, and adds that the seed would fit well into particular crop rotations.

“There's probably some opportunities with some horticulture rotations, but the economics have to stick and we have to be sure that we can get that premium-quality product out of the NT before we progress our plans too aggressively, but it certainly looks like an opportunity for us," he said.

 

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