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Demand for pistachios is going nuts giving growers good reason to smile

Nuts April 12, 2019



A cold winter and hot summer has given pistachio growers good reason to celebrate, with many farmers harvesting great volumes despite being in the "off-year" crop cycle — and demand for the green nut is rising rapidly.

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Australian pecan industry set to take flight as interest swells

Nuts April 6, 2019



THE trees have no major insect pests or diseases, they can live up to 400 years and their produce is currently bringing the same money per kilogram as macadamias. They sound almost too good to be true. Welcome to the burgeoning world of pecan nuts.

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Deciphering the walnut genome

Almonds Nuts March 28, 2019



This approach to genome sequencing of trees could open the door to a better understanding of the genetic blueprints of almonds, pecans, pistachios and grapes.

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Amateur naturalist finds new population of endangered wild macadamias

Macadamias Nuts Feb. 21, 2019



Thirty-seven new trees of the endangered macadamia jansenii species have been found in Bulburin National Park, south of Rockhampton.

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TriCal Australia acquires A-Gas Rural

Nuts Establishment & maintenance Feb. 7, 2019



the TriCal Group has acquired A-Gas Rural and we will now be known as TriCal Australia Pty. Limited.

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Market access for Aussie walnuts to India

Nuts Marketing & export Feb. 6, 2019



Australia’s walnut growers now have access to India and its 1.4 billion people.

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Pecan nut industry expects phenomenal growth in years ahead

Nuts Dec. 28, 2018



Consumer demand for all nuts continues to grow, in part due to Asia's appetite for them, but the pecan variety in particular is set to experience strong growth in coming years. The pecan industry's peak body, the Australian Pecan Growers' Association (APGA), estimates the number of trees in the ground to increase by 500 per cent over the next five years.

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Silvan Radak sprayer ideal for walnut grove

Nuts Spraying equipment & application Dec. 3, 2018



There is a major revitalisation program occurring in the Australian nut industry, with plantings of almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts and other nut crops expanding, particularly in the southern states.

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One million hazelnut trees planted on farm in southern NSW to be used in Nutella and Ferrero Rocher

Nuts Nov. 22, 2018



One million hazelnut trees have been planted on a farm in southern New South Wales.

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Global almond production up, walnut production down

Almonds Nuts Nov. 15, 2018



Overall global and U.S. almond production forecasts increase with global walnut production forecasts expected to decline.

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Chinese tastebuds go nuts for Toowoomba produce

Nuts Sept. 27, 2018



Darling Downs pecan and macadamia processor Stahmann Farms has cracked the Asian market, with their specially branded products set to hit shelves in more than 1800 stores across China thanks to the support of the Palaszczuk Government.

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Fungal fingerprint uncovered in chestnut study

Nuts Sept. 20, 2018



Scientists have discovered a fungal fingerprint for a disease that cost Australia’s chestnut industry more than $5m in 2016.

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