Will Downey from Aus Trade on the Wine Trade
This show was published Friday, April 11, 2025
- Will Downey from Aus Trade on the Wine Trade
Overview
Will Downey is from Melbourne, Victoria but based in the UK for 18 years and is a senior business development manager on the trade side at Austrade (The Australian Trade and Investment Commission), a federal government agency located at Australia House. They support Australian businesses looking to export to the UK and Ireland. Will looks after Agri business (food and drink) with red meat and wine being the two largest sectors.
Aus Trade help companies with services such as business planning, offering regulatory advice, market entry, and matching producers with suitable retailers or distributors and importers.
In terms of export markets, China has recovered its position as the number 1 market for Australian wines, followed by the UK and the US.
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