Heavy rainfall and disease are being blamed for a poor harvest of stone fruit in NSW, with experts saying this will lead to an increase in Queensland crops in supermarkets.
abc.net.au/news/stone-fruit-prices-could-rise-in-nsw-after-poor-harvest/101851790Consumers in New South Wales can expect to see a rise in the cost of stone fruits following a poor harvest brought on by record rainfall in late 2022.The majority of this year's crop will come from QueenslandThe flood-affected Central West and Riverina are two of the largest regions in the state for growing summer fruits such as peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots.
"The ones that did set, a lot of them just fell off because of the rain so we have a very light apricot crop this year."Ms Charnock said the conditions contributed to the spread of diseases in apples and stone fruits. "Black spot is one that is particularly difficult to manage in wet years so we have had to do a really good spray program on the fruit to keep them clean," she said.While growers across the south-east states of NSW and Victoria have seen reduced yields, producers in Queensland are looking at a bumper stone fruit crop.
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