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Door open for Aussie almonds to Chile
Australian almonds growers can now export to Chile.
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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
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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
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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
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Stone Fruit
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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.
Avocado
Stem cell science being used to smash avocado shortage by speeding up tree growth
In a dim pink room at the University of Queensland, thousands of small avocado trees are being grown from cuttings and lovingly tended to.
Pome fruit
Non-browning Arctic apple could be breakthrough product, overcoming anti-GMO fears
Non-browning apples could change how people think and talk about genetically modified food.
Technology in agriculture
This robot gripper can lift 100 times its own weight
This robot gripper can pick up unconventional items like fruit.
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