Tree Crop News

Citrus

Citrus Australia quietly confident of another strong season

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

Pome fruit

Apple and pear quality up in South Australia despite bushfires

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.

Pome fruit

Montague to launch yello in Autumn

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.

Mangoes

Machine vision to help optimise mango yield

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.

Citrus

More biosecurity funding needed

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.

General

BOM's autumn outlook forecast

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

Citrus

Citrus margins being squeezed

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.

Cherries

Aust Cherries See Another Year of Contrasts

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

Harvesting

NZ startup changing the fruit picking game

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

General

Armyworm found on mainland

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.

Citrus

Citrus canker intercepted at border

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

Pome fruit - General

Greens sell Lenswood orchard for $1.2 million

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.

General

Online sales key to early season fruit

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.

Macadamias

Processor launches under new brand

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

Marketing & export

Tasmanian food exports slowed by Coronavirus

FGT and the Tasmanian Government are seeking input from fruit growers and supply chain businesses affected by the ongoing global Coronavirus situation.