After nine years of negotiations, good news came to Vietnam’s agriculture sector in September when dragon fruit hit shelves in Australia, making the country the first to be licensed to export fresh dragon fruit to the stringent market. It represented a milestone in local dragon fruit conquering the world.Continue Reading
A Manjimup avocado export company representative has spoken out against reports predicting a drop in avocado prices, saying the price would likely stay stable throughout summer. Advanced Packing and Marketing Services managing director Jennie Franceschi said she was surprised by comments from former Avocados Australia CEO Antony Allen. Mrs FranceschiContinue Reading
Geelong researchers are calling on people with schizophrenia to take part in an innovative trial investigating whether a tropical fruit extract can improve symptoms. The trial uses the rind of the mangosteen, consumed in a capsule form, to compliment existing conventional medications in the hope of achieving full, functionalContinue Reading
A field trial in Australia has shown that genetically modified banana trees can resist the deadly fungus that causes Panama disease, which has devastated banana crops in Asia, Africa, and Australia and is a major threat for banana growers in the Americas. The transgenic plants might reach some farmers inContinue Reading
Contagious mango fever is heavy in the air as Broome residents and visitors enjoy an extra-large juicy yellow slice of the Broome Mango Festival later this month. The November 23-26 fruit-worshipping fiesta is organised by the Lions Club of Broome, with attendees relishing the chance to attend musicContinue Reading
A multibillion-dollar banana industry at risk of a deadly disease could be saved by genetic modification that created a line of bananas resistant to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4, also known as Panama disease. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology genetically modified Cavendish bananas using a gene found in aContinue Reading
An early finish to the Kimberley and Northern Territory mango seasons could see a shortage of mangoes on shelves in Western Australia (WA) this Christmas. The mango harvest in WA’s Ord Irrigation Scheme wrapped up almost three weeks early, coinciding with an early finish for Katherine growers and someContinue Reading
Australia’s favourite breakfast smash could soon become cheaper to come by with a record harvest tipped for the industry. And local growers look set to avoid the brunt of any price changes as global consumption continues to drive significant improvements in grower returns. The nation’s peak avocadoContinue Reading
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