SOURCE: Japan Times Australia is seeking to increase mango exports to Japan following the recent removal of restrictions on the varieties of the fruit that can be shipped to a market it sees as having growth potential. Australia wants to take advantage of its mango season, which is different fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fruitnet Queensland-grown bananas and melons have been shipped to Japan, in an Australia-first trial aimed at breaking into the potentially lucrative Japanese market. The red-wax-tipped Ecoganic bananas, grown in north Queensland by Pacific Coast Produce, have been sent to a banana tasting and promotion event in high-end Tokyo retailContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matt Brann, ABC News Mangoes from the Northern Territory touched down in Los Angeles this week and are selling for $US8.99 each, which in Australian dollars is nearly $14 a mango. Manbulloo Mangoes’ supply chain advisor, Scott Ledger, travelled to California to oversee the arrival of the company’s R2E2Continue Reading
SOURCE: Lucy Cooper, ABC Rural A warmer-than-average Queensland winter will see fewer Australian mangoes on supermarket shelves this Christmas. Mangoes need a few chilly weeks to bring on the conditions needed to flower. This year, the weather has been too balmy for fruit set, which growers say will result inContinue Reading
SOURCE: Emily Wind, The Guardian Retailers selling fruit for as little as 80 cents each amid high supply, but prices likely to rise when Hass variety hits market. Avocado prices have plunged in recent weeks, but industry experts say the cost of the fruit will soon rise as the popular,Continue Reading
The national peak avocado body has welcomed a “game changer” deal giving Australian Hass growers access to the Indian market. The Australian and Indian governments issued a joint statement welcoming the finalisation of market access for Hass avocados. It’s a significant boost to an industry that is experiencing a massiveContinue Reading
SOURCE: Shannon Stone, Griffith News Griffith University has been helping farmers and co-operatives in Binh Thuan Province train for export expansion to Australia. The province has historically concentrated on the export and distribution of dragon fruit across South-East Asia, but key stakeholders are now looking to expand to wholesalers andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lucy Cooper and Tanya Murphy, ABC Farmers say mango prices have plummeted in the past week because of an overlap of supply from key growing regions. While it’s terrible news for growers, consumers can now expect to see a price drop for mangoes at the supermarket. “Prices have comeContinue Reading
Australia’s mango season is heating up with about 500,000 trays being picked and packed this week. The current crop forecast has Australia on track to produce more than 9 million trays this season, which is up on last year, but growers are facing plenty of challenges to get fruit toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Alicia Perera, ABC.net Since first being detected in May, banana freckle has spread to more than 40 properties across the Northern Territory’s Top End region. One of those is Julie-Ann Murphy and Alan Petersen’s farm, Rum Jungle Organics. The only commercial farm caught up in the outbreak, they’re nowContinue Reading
SOURCE: Queensland Government Ground-breaking research is bearing fruit in the quest to develop tasty bananas resistant to Panama TR4 disease, helping to protect good jobs in Queensland’s nation-leading banana industry. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said consumer research had identified fourContinue Reading
SOURCE: Monash University, Phys.org Australian jackfruit is a tropical treasure: a fruit rich in vitamins, minerals and many phytochemicals that are known to have positive health benefits, and it is incredibly versatile in its culinary uses. When ripe, its sweet fruit segments are akin to the tropical tastes of banana,Continue Reading