The National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries) reports that exports of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries were down 2.22 per cent in 2024 due to labour shortages, increasing input costs and exchange market volatility.
Apple breeder Kate Evans has announced that numbered variety WA 64 is now officially Sunflare. It’s the third release of an apple in the breeding program, after Sunrise Magic in 2011and Cosmic Crisp in 2019.