The statutory onion levy is money gathered from growers across Australia to fund research and development (R&D) projects with the objective to improve growers’ productivity and profitability and ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry.
The $4.00 levy (total) is payable on all commercially grown onions and is calculated on a per tonne basis.
The onion levy has an R&D component of $2.90, with $0.10 for a Plant Health Australia levy, and $1.00 for marketing. There is also an Emergency Pest Plant Response levy set at $0.00.
During 2015/16 your levy helped fund an investment of almost $1 million in onion industry R&D and marketing projects.