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Growers’ e-bulletin – 10 November, 2026

Image: No imports media coverage In this edition: – Back Australia gets behind banana growers– Show your support for No Imports– Senate Estimates raises fresh questions– Sharing bits and suckers? Not worth the risk– Latest banana retail and purchasing results – New content on Better Bananas  –…

Pulse Check Reveals Rising Cost Pressures on Banana Growers

Recent feedback gathered through the ABGC Fuel, Fertiliser and Plastics (FFP) Pulse Check has provided valuable real-time insights into the challenges banana growers are currently facing. The survey has captured on-the-ground impacts of escalating fuel, fertiliser, and plastic costs, helping to inform ABGC’s discussions with…

Overwhelming support for Aussie growers

The case against banana imports was front and centre for millions of recently, featuring in NewsCorp’s Back Australia campaign. An initial story, featuring Australian banana and pineapple growers raising biosecurity concerns, was republished across multiple News Corp mastheads, including the Courier-Mail, Townsville Bulletin, AdelaideNow, NT News…

Banana retail and purchasing results

The latest retail and purchasing results for bananas are now live on Hort IQ, covering data up to September 6, 2026.Key Findings: Bananas remain one of the most frequently purchased fruits in Aussie households, with strong household reach and average annual purchases of around 21.5kg per…

Sharing bits and suckers? It’s not worth the risk.

Moving bits and suckers between farms is an easy way to spread banana pests and diseases, putting your farm and the wider industry at risk.Not all pests and diseases are easy to spot, so even planting material that looks healthy could pose a serious biosecurity…

thank you to BIFF supporters

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Thank you to BIFF supporters

Backing our banana industry’s future The Banana Imports Committee has published a list of contributors to the Banana Imports Fighting Fund (BIFF), recognising the growers and supply chain businesses who are investing in efforts to protect Australia’s banana industry. The decision to publish the list follows calls…