Month: April 2018

Australia is very close to declaring itself rid of Banana Freckle. Amy Spear reports Locally grown Cavendish bananas are starting to arrive back on Northern Territory supermarket shelves. The Top End industry was brought to a standstill in 2013 following the detection of Banana Freckle, a disease caused by the…

Consumer demand for convenient, healthy and easy to prepare foods continues to propel the frozen fruit and vegetable market across the world.  For one of the country’s leading agricultural producers—which has spent almost a decade researching and developing their own frozen fruit line—hard work and persistence is paying off.  By Sonia Campbell …

The latest Nielsen research shows Aussies are still bananas for their favourite fruit.  Associate director of Analytics at Nielsen, Chanel Day reports. Bananas are nature’s non-stop energy snack, and despite higher prices shoppers are still enjoying their sweetness. Since January last year, prices across many fruits have increased,…

Two Australian banana farms have been recognised on a national stage for outstanding biosecurity practices, proving size is no barrier to best practice. Mackay Farming Group (QLD), Australia’s largest banana producer, and Rum Jungle Organics (NT), who farm 2.5 hectares of the fruit, have each received a Farm Biosecurity Producer of the…