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Red Sienna Pride pears to hit Aussie supermarket shelves

Pome fruit July 3, 2020



A new red velvet-coloured pear is about to hit the market.

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Computer modeling drives precision bloom thinning in apple orchards

Pome fruit Flowering, thinning & PGRs June 5, 2020



Computer modeling helps to more precisely manage orchard thinning practices.

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'Envy' 2020 season launched

Pome fruit Marketing & export May 27, 2020



Montague launches 2020 Envy apple season.

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Apeel raises US$250M amid rapid global growth

Avocado Citrus Pome fruit Stone Fruit Post harvest May 26, 2020



New fruit coating can triple shelf life.

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Australian Kanzi apples set to continue growth

Pome fruit Marketing & export April 30, 2020



Australian Kanzi apple growers are confident of consistent supply this season, despite some challenging weather conditions during the growing period.

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Growers push on with harvest as food supply chain stands strong

Pome fruit General Post harvest March 28, 2020



Australia’s fresh food supply chain is standing strong as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.

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Batlow auctions off first apples of the season

Pome fruit March 7, 2020



Growers in Batlow last week harvested the first apples of the season, a remarkable effort following the recent bushfires in the region.

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Apple and pear quality up in South Australia despite bushfires

Pome fruit March 5, 2020



Apple and pear harvest is in full swing in South Australia with growers reporting some of the highest quality crops in at least three years despite recent bushfires.

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Montague to launch yello in Autumn

Pome fruit March 4, 2020



Fresh produce group Montague will add a splash of colour to the apple range this Autumn as it officially launches its newest branded apple – yello® – nationally.

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Greens sell Lenswood orchard for $1.2 million

Pome fruit General Feb. 20, 2020



South Australia’s Green family has sold one of its Adelaide orchards for $1.2 million, after 50 years of apple growing at the site to a Singaporean businessman.

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Montague brings Yello to Australia

Pome fruit Feb. 14, 2020



Leading grower-packer-marketer signs agreement with Vog and VI.P to begin commercial production.

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Australian exports on the back foot

Pome fruit Marketing & export Jan. 22, 2020



Members of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA), an advocacy body for leading Australian produce companies, are calling on the federal government to negotiate new market access to key export markets.

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Kiwifruit, apples and pears drive increasing export revenue

Pome fruit General Jan. 3, 2020



New Zealand's horticulture boom is rolling on, with the sector poised to overtake forestry and become the third most valuable primary industry.

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What triggers biennial bearing in apples?

Pome fruit General Jan. 1, 2020



Biennial bearing in apple induces variable yearly yields. Growers usually manage this by removing excess flowers and fruitlets from ‘on’ trees with heavy fruit loads to increase fruit size in the current season and the amount of bloom in the subsequent season.

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Working on a sweet deal for apples from Western Australia

Pome fruit Dec. 18, 2019



The Western Australian government is progressing plans to take a Manjimup-bred apple out into the world.

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