Costa Group: berries, citrus, avocados and mushrooms
Costa Group profile: Australian grower of berries, citrus, avocados, tomatoes and mushrooms, with berry farms in China, Morocco and Laos.
Costa Group is an Australian horticultural business that grows, packs and markets berries, citrus, avocados, tomatoes, mushrooms and other fresh produce.
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Costa Group is an Australian horticultural business that brings growing, packing and fresh produce marketing together in one company. Its story began in the regional Victorian town of Geelong, and for much of its history it was a family-run business. Today it farms across Australia and runs berry businesses overseas, in China, Morocco and Laos. Beside its farms and logistics businesses, it has a wholesale and distribution arm that sells fresh produce on behalf of growers.
Because its farms sit in different growing regions, Costa can spread harvests across the season and keep fruit and vegetables flowing for longer than a single region would allow. Protected cropping, such as glasshouses and covered tunnels, shelters plants from rain, wind and heat and helps keep yields and quality steady. Produce then moves through packing sheds and the cold chain to buyers. Costa also breeds its own blueberry varieties, so part of its work starts before a plant is even in the ground.
Size of the business
Costa's 2025 report lists 8,532 hectares of growing area, including 2,565 hectares of protected cropping. The Moroccan figures include third-party growers, so the total is not all land owned by Costa.
Does Costa grow only fruit?
No. Alongside berries, citrus, grapes, avocados and bananas, Costa also grows tomatoes and mushrooms.
Are all growing operations in Australia?
No. Besides its Australian farms, Costa runs berry operations in China, Morocco and Laos.
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