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Record almond crop good for exports
A record Australian almond harvest is being matched by strong demand from China in the wake of sanctions on US imports.
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Great prices for the start of Australian pomegranate season
Exceptional start to Australia's pomegranate season for growers, with large fruit providing some bumper prices given the warmer spring and summer.
Avocado
Avocado that does not brown for 10 days
Naturo All Natural Technologies have officially launched their full range of sliced, diced and smashed avocado products for the food service industry.
Pome fruit
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Post harvest
Shepparton family preserves fruit at its best
A Shepparton family’s business is set to slash water use in its apple and pear storage facility by up to 80 per cent and stop two tonnes of plastic going to landfill each year as a result of ground-breaking technology.
Marketing & export
Woolworths back supply chain revolution
Woolworths is launching a bold plan to stop food waste and reshape the supply chain with the use of technology.
Pome fruit
Red Moon® red-fleshed apples to roll out in Australia
It was on a trip to Italy where the Goulburn Valley-based Barolli family first discovered the French-bred, eye-catching, red-fleshed, Red Moon® Surprise Inside® brand apples.
Pome fruit
Procurement for beginners
Drowning in a sea of supplier contracts, rising costs and process inefficiencies? Dr Hugo Britt outlines seven reasons why it might be time to hire a procurement professional.
Stone Fruit
Science backs plum's blood pressure benefits
Researchers have found that daily consumption of nectar from the Queensland-bred Queen Garnet plum decreases blood pressure and the risk factors of metabolic syndrome.
Pome fruit
Coles Nurture Fund lets pear growers invest in new cool room technology
A VICTORIAN pear-growing business will regulate fruit humidity and limit water use by introducing new cool room technology. The Damianopoulos family of Masalki Pty Ltd have received a $400,000 Coles Nurture Fund grant which will allow the Shepparton-based operation to reduce its water use by up to 80 per cent. The family is among 16 farmers and food producers across Australia who will share in $5 million from the Coles Nurture Fund to help combat drought.
Pome fruit
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Marketing & export
Australian pears land in Indonesia
New season shipment of Australian pears complemented by promotional ‘Love Australian Pears’ campaign.
Nuts
Walnut genome sequencing opens door to new protections
Researchers seek breeding that could provide better resistance to pathogens.
Pome fruit
Bravo apple harvest commences
WA’s 2019 Bravo apple harvest has kicked off, with the premium apples now available in retail outlets.
Stone Fruit
Mulch-in cherries
Researchers are studying how mulch affects yield and fruit quality in a mature sweet cherry orchard, including packout, cherry size and flesh firmness. The study also is examining how mulch affects soil quality — physical, chemical and biological factors.
Olives
Olive growers face challenging season with limited water supply, extreme heat
Multiple hot spells with day temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, and little to no seasonal rainfall, are just some of the challenges olive producers have had to battle this season.
Avocado
Scientists invent a sniffing method to detect rotten avocados
UK scientists are working to invent a type of portable sniffing device that can detect whether avocados are rotten without breaking the skin and damaging the fruit.
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