Australia's enthusiasm for medicinal emu oil takes flight, as producers push to keep up with demand10/3/2019 Australia's emu farmers are ramping up production of oil, with demand increasing as more people become aware of the product's medicinal qualities.
Veteran emu farmer Wayne Piltz said the market has grown significantly in recent years, but production has not risen with it. Mr Piltz, now the only emu farmer in South Australia, currently has about 1,000 chicks at his Moorook farm in the state's Riverland region. "It's just got to the stage where there's a lot of it being exported, a lot of it's going into local products, into cosmetics and therapeutic goods," Mr Piltz said. "We're basically short of oil throughout Australia. "I know the other suppliers over in Victoria, they're struggling to have enough oil, so it's in pretty good demand … which keeps the price very attractive for us." A close up shot of an adult emu in a paddock. How do you produce emu oil? Although Mr Piltz breeds the birds, he does not process the oil himself, instead sending his stock to a facility in north-west Victoria. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-10-04/australias-enthusiasm-for-medicinal-oil-takes-flight-as-producer/11566532
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