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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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Citrus Australia quietly confident of another strong season

Citrus March 6, 2020



The Citrus Australia Market Outlook Forum has wrapped up in Melbourne, with the industry looking forward to the season ahead.

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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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Machine vision to help optimise mango yield

Mangoes March 3, 2020



A Central Queensland researcher using machine vision to optimise mango harvesting is among a new crop of researchers who have received an innovation grant from the Queensland Government.

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More biosecurity funding needed

Citrus March 2, 2020



Citrus Australia has urged the Federal Government to increase its investment in border biosecurity following the interception of fresh limes and dried citrus infected with citrus canker.

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BOM's autumn outlook forecast

General Feb. 28, 2020



The BOM's autumn outlook forecasts a generally drier north and wetter south.

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Aust Cherries See Another Year of Contrasts

Cherries Feb. 26, 2020



Cherry Growers Australia says that the recently finished 2019-20 campaign has "been another season of contrasts".

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Citrus margins being squeezed

Citrus Feb. 26, 2020



Major retailers must lift prices to juice growers, who are facing a decline in production due to seasonal conditions according to one of the nation's key industry players.

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NZ startup changing the fruit picking game

Harvesting Feb. 25, 2020



A New Zealand startup is exploring ways to include robots in fruit picking to end seasonal labour shortages.

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Armyworm found on mainland

General Feb. 24, 2020



Biosecurity Queensland have confirmed that a single armyworm moth had been detected at Bamaga at the tip of Cape York. The armyworm is known to damage more than 350 different plant species, including fruit crops.

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Citrus canker intercepted at border

Citrus Feb. 21, 2020



Biosecurity officers stop citrus carrying infectious disease at Australian border, as Citrus Australia call for greater investment.

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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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Online sales key to early season fruit

General Feb. 19, 2020



In what could be a pre-curser here in Australia, New Zealand’s apple and pear industry has turned its attention to online sales in China in light of the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Processor launches under new brand

Macadamias Feb. 18, 2020



Australia’s largest macadamia processors and marketers have relaunched under the new brand Marquis Macadamias.

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