"If we got hit with a bigger demand all of a sudden, the industry wouldn't be able to handle it, currently,"he said.
"It'd probably be three years before they get a decent crop,"she said.
"We see a lot of potential for Australian coffee to cushion the market to some degree, so we're not so dependent on the importing of coffee from other regions,"she said.
"More than other coffees of the world, ours is known as generally a sweeter coffee than most."
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