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Nuts

Australian pecan industry set to take flight as interest swells

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.

Fruit Fly

Research Impact: Management solutions for pest fruit flies in Australia and south-east Asia

Pest fruit flies cause fruit and vegetable production losses, food shortages in developing countries, and severe trade restrictions preventing export of horticultural products.

Almonds

Door open for Aussie almonds to Chile

Australian almonds growers can now export to Chile.

Avocado

Avocado oil sales to be upheld by surging investments

Global demand for avocado oil is estimated to witness growth at a Y-O-Y of over four per cent in 2019, according to the Avocado Oil Market report put out by Future Market Insights. This growth can be ascribed to a cohort of factors, ranging from changing lifestyles to rising gravitation toward health and well-being. The ever-evolving dietary preferences aligned with the health and wellness trend is foreseen to boost growth of avocado oil.

Pome fruit

Robotic apple harvest under close scrutiny as world-first commercial harvest underway in New Zealand

Australia apple growers are watching closely as a world first commercial harvesting of apples using robotic machinery gets underway at an orchard in New Zealand.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Chalkbrood fungal disease on the rise in Australian beehives — and poor nutrition could be to blame

Beehives around Australia are succumbing to the deadly chalkbrood disease at a faster rate than their overseas counterparts, despite having better hygiene practices.

Marketing & export

Launch of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance

The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) brings together Australia’s key fresh produce growers and suppliers, with the common purpose of being the first choice fruit and vegetable industry group for government and retailers to engage with.

Cherries

Airfreight provides fresh Australian cherries

Chinese traders cite freshness due to airfreight as key reason for purchasing Australian cherries this season

Business solutions & labour - Establishment & maintenance - Technology in agriculture

Using high-tech cartography to count fruit trees 6,000 times faster than we can

A new tech start-up is helping farmers take the guess work out of predicting the flowering and fruiting of their crops.

Fruit Fly

Common fruit flies are beginning to build a resistance to common insecticides

Fruit flies in temperate parts of the country are becoming resistant to common insecticides, new research has found.

Specialty tree crops

Opportunities for Australian pomegranates

Australia’s pomegranate industry could rival Peru by 2020.

Pome fruit

Branded varieties burst into stores

With harvest season well under way, newer varieties are starting to make an appearance in stores. While some start earlier, March is the prime picking month for most varieties, meaning now is the best time to taste an apple you may not have tried before.

Mangoes - Disease & weed control

Mango industry discovers highly infectious bacteria as cause of ugly veins of resin canal discolouration

Scientists have worked out what causes ugly veins to appear in mangoes — a breakthrough that could save the industry millions of dollars each year.

Pome fruit - Stone Fruit - Packaging & labelling

New high-tech factory unlocking global opportunities

Shepparton’s Geoffrey Thompson Fruit Packing will juice, sort and export more fresh fruit from the Goulburn Valley thanks to a high-tech new fruit processor.