Potato Marketing Corporation of WA

Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia
Statutory body
of the WA Government
Industry Potato
Founded 1946
Headquarters Perth, Western Australia
Area served
 Western Australia
Key people
 Peter Evans - CEO
Services marketing, research, licensing
Parent Government of Western Australia
Website www.pmc.wa.gov.au

Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia (PMC) is a statutory corporation created by the government of Western Australia's Marketing of Potatoes Act 1946.[1] It is charged with managing the supply of fresh table potatoes in Western Australia.[2] The statutory corporation operates to ensure licensed growers supply potatoes all year round to the WA consumer market.[3] The corporation is self-funded by revenue from licence fees and does not receive financial support from the state government.[3] The agency dictates the varieties and volume in the WA potato market.[4]

History

The statutory marketing body was created in 1946.[3] The PMC has 78 licensed growers in its books as of 2014.[3] They output 50 000 tonnes of potatoes to the market.[3] In 2004, there were 151 growers.[3] Further consolidation of growers is expected as the market changes due to technology and market pressures.[3] Over the years the PMC has been involved with dispute with some growers such as Spud Shed owner Tony Galati who are calling for the regulatory agency to be scrapped and allow free competition.[5][6] The WA state government has confirmed it will abolish the agency within two years.[7]

The President of the Potato Growers Association of WA, Dean Ryan has been opposed to scrapping the agency[8] as it will put growers out of business. This comes from the Harper Competition Policy Review and also the Economic Regulation Authority of WA which points to this as a case study of regulation restricting competition.[9] Potato Growers Association of WA will offer new website to dispel propaganda from those in favour of scrapping the board.[4]

In other states and around the world, potato marketing boards were abolished.[10][11] WA remains the only state in the country that has a potato marketing board.

Former Marketing boards and the date of disestablishment.

Name of statutory body State Established Defunct Ref
Potato Marketing Board NSW 02/04/1947 20/07/1956 [11]
Potato Marketing Board of Tasmania TAS 01/01/1927 31/12/1977 [10]
Queensland Potato Marketing Board QLD 1947 1954 [12]
ACT Potato Marketing Board ACT 1949 1951 [13]
SA Potato Board SA 1948 1986 [14]
Potato Marketing Board VIC 1935 1958 [15]

Varieties

The PMC has approved the following varieties of potatoes that growers can grow.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MARKETING OF POTATOES ACT 1946". www5.austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia". www.pmc.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ACIL ALLEN CONSULTING. "POTATO MARKETING CORPORATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MARCH 2014 REGULATION AND THE POTATO INDUSTRY IN WA" (PDF). erawa.com.au. ACIL ALLEN CONSULTING. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. 1 2 "Potato association launches website to combat criticism". ABC Rural. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Potato king digs in for spud war". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Galati and PMC sign peace treaty". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ↑ "WA's Potato Marketing Corporation to be abolished in two years". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Relevance of WA's potato board questioned". ABC Rural. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. ↑ "Farmers, food producers welcome recommendations of competition policy review". ABC Rural. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. 1 2 "Tasmanian Archives Online". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  11. 1 2 "Potato Marketing Board - State Records NSW". search.records.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  12. ↑ Conroy, Denise K; Queensland. Dept. of Primary Industries; Queensland. Potato Marketing Board; Queensland. Onion Marketing Board (1981), Beyond the farm gate : an anatomy of failure of the Queensland Potato Marketing Board 1947-1954 and the Queensland Onion Marketing Board 1949-1952 and 1959-1962, retrieved 19 May 2015
  13. ↑ Services, ACT Government; PositionTitle=Director; SectionName=ACT Library and Information Services; Corporate=Territory and Municipal (2013-11-30). "HMSS 0364 ACT Potato Marketing Board Records". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  14. ↑ Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA). "South Australia's Potato Industry" (PDF). South Australia's Potato Industry - pirsa. Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA).
  15. ↑ "http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/moppa1958330.pdf" (PDF). www.austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19. External link in |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia". www.pmc.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
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