Published: May 31, 2016

In the lead up to its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November, Horticulture Innovation Australia has five Director roles opening up on its Board, and it is calling for applications from growers, and others with an interest in the future of the na

Published: May 27, 2016

While online grocery shopping is just growing in Australia, it is the focus of a new global war between two of America’s global biggest retailers. Both Amazon and Wal-Mart have recently made news regarding the expansion of online shopping services.

Published: May 27, 2016

The Australia-Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership workshop in Arusha, Tanzania, aims to provide information for African banana growers on the management of Panama disease, as well as help Australian experts hone their skills to better protect their own

Published: May 27, 2016

Yesterday, May 25, supermarket giant Coles announced that it has dropped the price of bananas across its New South Wales stores to just $1/kg, for one week only. The market is experiencing an oversupply of the fruit, hence the decision to make it availab

Published: May 26, 2016

The citrus harvest in Victoria, Australia is looking to be inline with last year according to Richard Byllaardt from Seven Fields.

Published: May 26, 2016

A couple of weeks ago while visiting growers in Mildura, Victoria, I was lucky enough to be invited by citrus growers from all over the world who had gathered in Mildura to swap knowledge and experiences.

Published: May 26, 2016

On a recent trip to Mildura, Victoria, FreshPlaza was invited to Colignan Park, owned by Tania and Adrian Chapman. On the farm they have 121 hectares which are mostly citrus. Previously there were also avocados, grapes and figs on the farm but the drough

Published: May 26, 2016

Deputy Prime Minster Barnaby Joyce has this week announced a $550 million support package for Australian dairy farmers in hopes of saving their farms after a sudden crash in milk returns to farmers in the past month.

Published: May 25, 2016

The citrus harvest in Victoria, Australia is looking to be inline with last year according to Richard Byllaardt from Seven Fields. "The Navels will be early due to an extremely hot summer, but the dry weather has now broken. We had 40mm of rain a coup

Published: May 24, 2016

Melbourne is set to host the World Union of Wholesale Markets(WUWM) Congress in September 2017 putting the new wholesale Melbourne Market at Epping, its world class infrastructure and the $250 million renewal of the iconic Queen Victoria Market, on the gl

Published: May 24, 2016

Young Australians prize convenience when shopping for vegetables but are less likely to choose a quick and easy frozen option than the average Australian consumer, according to new research into the vegetable buying habits of Millennials.

Published: May 24, 2016

The Australian stonefruit industry welcomes the joint signing of protocols for Australian nectarines to be exported to China and the import of Chinese grown nectarines into Australia. This has taken thirteen years for industry to achieve and appeared to b

Published: May 24, 2016

The PMA AU/NZ Fresh Connections took place in Brisbane last week, the event opened with the Woman's Fresh Perspective dinner on Tuesday night, the conference day followed on Wednesday with the Tours and Special Interest groups to round things off on Thurs

Published: May 24, 2016

Impressed Juices is expanding its product range to include new flavours and larger product sizes. The expansion comes one year after Impressed Juices first launched in Australia.

Published: May 24, 2016

The growing of quinoa crops continues to expand in the most northern area of Western Australia, with a record number of farmers growing the crop as part of Western Australia’s Ord Irrigation Scheme.

Published: May 24, 2016

While online grocery shopping is just growing in Australia, it is the focus of a new global war between two of America’s global biggest retailers. Both Amazon and Wal-Mart have recently made news regarding the expansion of online shopping services. Acc

Published: May 24, 2016

Chinese food remains Australia’s favourite cuisine four years running says a new report from Roy Morgan Research. According to Roy Morgan, 2015 marked the fourth year in a row the Asian cuisine came out on top with 70.4 per cent of Aussies 14 + saying

Published: May 24, 2016

Peters Ice Cream Australia is now selling ice cream tubs inspired by Nestle confectionery brands. The range, which is available from Coles and Woolworths, consists of: Milo: Milo flavoured ice cream with choc pieces throughout

Published: May 23, 2016

Although Oakville Produce, Australia's biggest supplier of potatoes and onions, went into receivership last week, Woolworths says there will be no potato shortage in its 960 supermarkets.

Published: May 19, 2016

A tinned tomato product produced by SPC Ardmona is being recalled over concerns it may explode when opened. The recall relates to one batch of Ardmona Whole Peeled Vine Ripened Tomatoes which may have “increased pressure in the can” due to a packaging