Month: August 2019

Under the Microscope profiles the industry’s emerging and exotic diseases. Sometimes you just need the facts, fast. What is Banana skipper butterfly? Also known as the banana leaf roller, the banana skipper butterfly originates in South East Asia. Adult butterflies are brown with three yellow-white areas…

Since featuring in the December issue of Australian Bananas, the Foodbank team has continued to work proactively with the banana supply chain to gain a better understanding of the on farm, distribution and ripening processes. You might have spotted the team at this year’s Banana…

View the full list of past and present Awards of Honour recipients here.  Five recipients took to the stage at the Banana Ball, recognised for their outstanding dedication and service to the banana industry. The Awards of Honour were initiated by the Australian Banana Growers’…

Sub-Tropic NextGen tour the North    As part of BA16007, the subtropical development and extension project, a group of six subtropical Next Gen growers from New South Wales took part in a four-day study tour of North Queensland last month. Co-ordinated by Banana Industry Development…

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council was recently awarded a Hort Innovation contract to manage the new three-year National Banana Bunchy Top Project. By Amy Spear Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) is the most devastating viral disease affecting bananas globally. Earlier this year, ABGC tendered for the…

By Andrew Wang, FMCG Insight Analyst Bananas are still Australia’s go-to fruit for a natural, healthy and quick way to ‘make your body sing’, according to latest Nielsen data. On average, Australian households continue to ‘Peel good. Feel good’, spending an average of $63 a…