Australian macadamia production forecast increased by 12% compared to 2023 season

Published 2024년 12월 20일

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The Australian Macadamia Association's CEO, Clare Hamilton-Bate, has announced that this season's macadamia nut production has surpassed expectations, despite challenges such as hot and rainy weather. The harvest season was extended, allowing for a higher number of kernels to be available. The quality of the nuts has also seen improvement, with a higher kernel rate and larger seed size. The outlook for the 2025 season is positive, with favorable growing conditions and the anticipation of new fruit trees bearing fruit.

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Clare Hamilton-Bate, CEO of the Australian Macadamia Association, noted that despite many challenges, this season's production exceeded expectations. Although the 2024 season experienced a long period of hot and rainy weather, the harvest in some states lasted until November, so the harvest season was longer than before. Hamilton-Bate also emphasized that the kernel rate and seed size of macadamia nuts have improved, the overall quality is excellent and the opening rate has been greatly improved, further increasing the number of available kernels. With most producing areas reporting favorable growing conditions, the production outlook for the 2025 season is also very optimistic. Hamilton-Bate said that parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales experienced a combination ...

Source: Foodmate