Fresh Plaza: Central Australian table grape producers are supplying directly to major supermarkets in Alice Springs and Darwin for the first time. Bevan Ball, from Rocky Hill Table Grapes, on Undoolya Station to the east of Alice Springs, says they got the contract due to the high quality of this year's yield. He says it represents a more sustainable distribution model for the Northern Territory. "It would surprise a 
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lot of consumers the amount of miles that a lot of fruit does unnecessarily," he said. "Most the fruit comes from Alice Springs goes to Adelaide then to Melbourne then back to Darwin, and by the time it's delivered in Darwin it's ten days old and looks tired, but this year we're actually supplying direct to Darwin, so it's been really good." Source: abc.net.au, Source: Fresh Plaza, Central Australian grapes go direct