Tree Crop News

Marketing & export - Packaging & labelling - Post harvest

Calls for automation with local support

Dealing with local manufacturers is now more important than ever given supply chain issues.

Almonds - Post harvest

New gas fumigant for almonds and other nuts

Broad-spectrum control of stored product and quarantine pests.

Cherries - Post harvest

Tomra Cascade singulator, a game-changer in cherries

New machine is gentle on cherries and will reduce operating hours and maintenance costs.

Mangoes - Post harvest

Ongoing R&D helps stop post-harvest diseases

New post harvest solution for mango.

Almonds - Post harvest

Machine vision system for safe almond grading

A hyperspectral camera for detecting contamination such as aflatoxin B1 - a world first.

Marketing & export - Post harvest

Researchers look at new sensor and traceability technologies

Improving the quality and consistency of exported cherries.

Avocado - Post harvest

Woolworths reveals details about its avocados

"The best case scenario for avocados being delivered from farm to shelf is around seven days."

Avocado - Post harvest

COSTA launches digital traceability platform

Fruit stickers will enhance business supply chain traceability and consumer engagement.

Post harvest

Film designed to detect pesticide residue

An inexpensive stick-on film may soon be available to detect residues on fresh produce.

Post harvest

Labour automation now crucial for producers

Automation protects against unexpected market shocks which can cause major picking and packhouse staff shortages.

Pome fruit - Post harvest

A better alternative to drenching apples and pears

Over 60,000 bins of fruit have already been treated in Australia.

Pome fruit - Post harvest

APAL Post-harvest Seminar goes online

Online event is free to all attendees.

Almonds - Nuts - Post harvest

Researchers use compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate almonds and other nuts

Almonds retain their characteristic flavor and quality using this process.

Stone Fruit - Marketing & export - Post harvest

High tech sensors spot the sweetest peaches

How do you know if a peach is sweet without taking a bite?

Cherries - Marketing & export - Post harvest

Real-time temp tracking of Vic export cherries

Project aims to improve coolchain for Victorian cherries exported to SE Asia.