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Summerfruit industry levy fund Annual Report 2015/16

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Copyright © Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited 2016.

The projects in this report have been funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited using sources including the summerfruit levy, Australian Government contributions and, in some instances, co-contributions from a variety of sources.

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Executive summary

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Hort Innovation invested more than $906,000 during 2015/16 in R&D projects to support improved grower returns. This included research to improve growers’ understanding of harvesting, storing and ripening fruit techniques, as well as trials evaluating orchard management and how rootstock and irrigation variations impact on fruit quality and profitability. Hort Innovation also instigated projects to establish market protocols for disinfestation, and pest control and management, to allow for Australian summerfruit industry expansion into markets with strict biosecurity measures.

Research into plant breeding and the development and commercialisation of new varieties also continued to be a focus of Hort Innovation’s investment activities for the industry. These and other vital R&D updates and outcomes were shared with growers and the wider industry through a series of communication platforms through the 2015/16 financial year.

Executive summaryDuring 2015/16, Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) was focused on investing the summerfruit levy and Australian Government contributions into R&D and marketing projects to improve growers’ productivity and profitability and ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry.

Executive summary 1 Strategic Investment Advisory Panel 2 Marketing report 3

R&D project list 2015/16 4 R&D report 6 Financial summary 12 Minor use permits 13

On the marketing front, Hort Innovation invested more than $148,000 on campaigns focused on raising the profile of Australian stone fruit at both a domestic and international level. The initiatives had the end goal of raising farm-gate prices for growers and securing new markets for long-term sustainability.

The international strategy saw industry representatives attend trade shows and the co-ordination of trade missions. The summerfruit industry was also involved in the ‘Now In Season’ campaign, which drove an increase in stone fruit sales across Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia during the promotion.


Strategic Investment Advisory Panel

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Strategic Investment Advisory Panel

About industry SIAPsThe key function of Hort Innovation’s levy-industry SIAPs is to provide transparent and robust advice on potential investment opportunities, helping to guide the way industry levies and Australian Government contributions are put to use. Each SIAP has clearly defined objectives associated with the provision of this strategic investment advice, and is guided by the priorities set out in the Strategic Investment Plan for each levy industry.

During the 2015/16 financial period, 18 SIAPs were formed, with others appointed in the 2016/17 period.

Each industry SIAP is made up of panellists from that industry – most of whom are levy-paying growers – with appointments made based on skills criteria and considering geographic and sectoral diversity.

Each SIAP also has a chair, as listed on the industry grower pages of Hort Innovation’s website. The chair appointments selected by the Hort Innovation Board reflect a broad range of horticulture and agriculture experience, as well as solid foundations in former chairing roles.

SIAP meetingsSummary notes from each SIAP meeting will continue to be available on the summerfruit grower page on Hort Innovation’s website, at www.horticulture.com.au/grower-focus/summerfruit. Below is a brief overview of the industry’s inaugural SIAP meeting.

August 5, 2016

Held in the 2016/17 period in Melbourne, Victoria, this meeting started with an induction outlining the objectives, governance and scope of operation of the panel, and the Hort Innovation funding model, innovation process and procurement framework.

There was a discussion of requirements for the development of the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan.

New R&D concepts were reviewed, with priorities including rootstock testing and commercialisation, trade data and biosecurity.

A trade and marketing discussion covered the Australia Fresh market development program (including events such as Asia Fruit Logistica, China Fruit and Vegetable Fair and the World of Perishables in Dubai), the multi-industry Now In Season program, the launch of nectarines into China and point of sale activities and materials.

Name Organisation Location

Andrew Finlay Pikes Creek Orchard QLD

Ian McAlister Sunfruit Orchards VIC

Kelvin Free Duralgai Horticultural VIC

Michael Batinich E.B Batinich & Co NSW

Michael Trautwein Zest Fruit SA

John Moore Summerfruit Australia Limited (SAL)

NSW

Mark Wilkinson Sunpick Orchards WA

Summerfruit SIAP panellists

Hort Innovation has established Strategic Investment Advisory Panels (SIAPs) to provide advice to help ensure R&D and marketing investment decisions are balanced and prioritised by the current needs of each horticulture levy industry.

Marketing report

InternationalRaising awareness at a global level was an integral part of the summerfruit marketing campaign and this was achieved through a series of trade shows and co-ordinated trade missions, alongside campaigns developed in conjunction with Austrade.

Summerfruit was also involved in the innovative ‘Now in Season’ campaign designed to promote Australian fresh produce to overseas consumers. Sales growth of Australian stone fruits across Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia increased during the promotion, which featured sampling in store, the provision of recipe brochures and tips on fruit selection, storage and handling. This export focus was designed to ultimately raise farm-gate produce prices for growers and expand market options.

DomesticOn the domestic front, the summerfruit marketing campaign engaged with food influencers and media to promote the benefits of stone fruit in season. Using a mix of innovative new recipes, information on nutritional benefits and fruit appeal, the campaign garnered significant traditional media and social media attention.

Media kits with fact sheets, recipes, imagery and summerfruit varieties were distributed to key influencers. The result was a highly successful campaign with articles in national magazines including Australian Women’s Weekly, Delicious, Good Health, Taste, New Idea and Woman’s Day, as well as The Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Telegraph and Canberra Times. The coverage helped keep stone fruit on the food agenda and remind and inspire people to add summerfruit to their shopping baskets.

Meanwhile, chef Lyndey Milan’s Summer Baking Secrets six-week series on Channel 7 provided a prime position to leverage the benefits of summerfruit. The industry’s key messages reached an audience of more than 57,000 across the celebrity foodie’s Facebook, Twitter and website platforms.

As part of domestic activities, new point of sale materials were also developed and featured at independent grocers across Australia.

Marketing reportHort Innovation’s 2015/16 marketing program for the summerfruit industry focused on raising the profile of Australian stone fruit at an international level so as to build global demand while secondary campaign aimed to inspire domestic consumers to buy more stone fruit.

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For more information visit www.summerfruit.com.au

The Summer Stonefruit season has arrived and to make it the

best ever, we’ve prepared this simple retail guide.

Here are a few tips on what to look out for this season when

selecting the best stonefruit for your customers and the best

way to store them.

SelectionStep 1: Look The sweetest nectarines have small white spots (speckle)

on the top half.

Plums and nectarines come in a range of colours and generally

become dull just before they are ready to eat.

Apricots vary from yellow to orange with a red ‘blush’. Wait until

they lose any green background before consuming.

Stonefruit with a bright green background colour is immature

and will NOT ripen to customer satisfaction.

Remember, stonefruit should have eye appeal and be free

of bruises.

Step 2: Smell Fruit should have a delicate sweet fragrance.

Step 3: Taste Test the fruit daily to check its eating quality. If it’s very firm

and acidic to taste, the fruit is immature. If it’s dry or mealy, it has

been stored at the incorrect temperature.

Storage Temperatures

DANGER! Too hot.

Ripening fruit is best kept at room temperature.

Fruit ripens slowly.

DANGER! Never store fruit between 2˚ – 8˚C – this causes the fruit to become dry and mealy.

Keep fruit between 0 – 2˚C for longer storage to maintain quality

DANGER! Never store below 0˚C

15 – 22˚C

8 – 15˚C

2 – 8˚C

2˚C

0˚C

22 – 27˚C

Tips on keeping summer stonefruit

Step 4: Touch Stonefruit is best just as it starts to soften and should ‘give’

slightly when squeezed.

Only keep enough fruit for 2-3 days sales to avoid the quality deteriorating.

Handle Fruit Carefully• Stonefruit bruises easily – minimise handling by displaying in the

original trays. Avoid stacking fruit more than 2 deep when loose.

• Fruit which has been bruised by squeezing or dropping should be discarded.

• Brown Rot is a fungal disease usually found around the stem. Discard fruit with brown rot as it can transfer to other fruit.

ProblemsReport any quality problems to your supplier or distribution centre, especially if:

• The fruit looks immature.

• The fruit is sour and lacks aroma.

• The tray has more than a few pieces of bruised fruit.

• The tray has more than two pieces of fruit showing fungal decay.

• The fruit has no juice and is browning in the flesh.

AussieSummerStonefruit

LOVE ‘EM NOWAUSTRALIAN STONEFRUIT

PEACHES NECTARINES APRICOTS PLUMS

AussieSummerStonefruit

NECTARINE SLIDERS

3 Nectarines 500 gms pork mince1 egg1 tsp of dried or fresh herbsSlider bunsSalad as preferred

1. Mix pork mince with egg and season with salt, pepper. Divide into 8 meatballs and flatten slightly and cook.

2. Cut large slices off the nectarineand grill, or cook on griddle.

3. Toast the buns and put hamburgetogether with our favourite salad.

APRICOT TRIFFLE

8 apricots16 Amaretti biscuits500 ml pouring custard dollop cream

1. Cup apricots in half, put 4 aside thecut the rest into small pieces and share between 4 cups

2. Crumble 4 biscuits into each cup3. Pour custard into each cup until

apricots and biscuits are covered 4. Serve with the cream and the saved

apricot half.

PEACH POPSICLES

2 yellow peaches1.5 cups of plain yogurt

1. Peel 1 peach and cut into chunks, puree the pieces with the yogurt

2. Wash and cut the second peach into thin slices.

3. Put peach slices into icypole molds and cover with yogurt mixture.

4. Place into icy pole molds and freezeuntil set. Recipe makes 4-6 depending on the size of your molds.

LOVE ‘EM NOWAUSTRALIAN STONEFRUIT

AussieSummerStonefruit PEACHES NECTARINES APRICOTS PLUMS

AUSTRALIANPEACHES LOVE ‘EM NOW


R&D project list 2015/16 R&D project list 2015/16

R&D project list 2015/16R&D project list 2015/16

PROJECTS CONTRACTED

SF15001 Comparing stonefruit ripening, quality and volatile composition

SF15003 Australian Stonefruit Grower Magazine 2016

MT15032 Monitoring and evaluation framework for the industry Strategic Investment Plan

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

SF12003 Increased stonefruit profitability by consistently meeting market expectations

SF13001 Rootstock and training system to optimise early stone fruit bearing and growth. Linkage to SF12003

MT12001 SPLAT Cue-Lure based management of Queensland fruit fly

MT12011 National honey bee pest surveillance program

MT13059 SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal strain of Qfly, B. tryoni

MT14006 Export - Import Market Intelligence Project 2014 – 2016

FINAL REPORTS ISSUED

SF12001 Summerfruit market development program

SF12009 Stonefruit communications project (SF09017 continuation)

SF12013 Fruit fly IPM for summerfruit, with a focus on developing an effective female lure-and-kill device

SF12016 Low dose methyl bromide against fruit flies to improve market access for summerfruit

SF14000 Improving market access to China for Australian summerfruit

MT12004 Improving efficacy of MAT to enhance area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly

MT12005 Development of molecular diagnostic tools to detect endemic and exotic pathogens of Prunus species for Australia

MT12052 Co-management of the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area for market access

MT15025 Linking market development projects to the Hort Innovation horticulture trade development strategy

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AUSTRALIANNECTARINES LOVE ‘EM NOW


During the 2015/16 financial year, all Australian levy paying horticulture industries also contributed to across-industry projects addressing issues that affect

horticulture as a whole.

* As well as being funded by multiple levy programs, this project involved funding from Hort Innovation’s across-industry contribution stream.

VC PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FROM HORTICULTURE AUSTRALIA LIMITED

SF13004 Tropical stone fruit breeding and evaluation

MT11013 Export market maintenance and development for Tasmanian fruit

MT12012 Sustainable management of Medfly without cover sprays

MT12015 Selecting and releasing to industry high quality fresh and dried Australian apricots for export and domestic markets

MT12025 Continued facilitation of the development of the Tasmanian apple, pear, cherry and stone fruit industries

MT12028 OHMA operational support 2012 to 2015*

MT12049 A model for industry planning and preparedness for an incursion of Varroa mite

MT13040 Area-wide integrated pest management using the sterile insect technique to control the Queensland fruit fly – SITplus

MT13061 Understanding the purchase behaviour of fresh produce consumers

MT14013 Australia Fresh - core export market development program 2014 – 2017

MT14027 Horticultural Market Access Manager 2014 – 2015

MT14055 Driving collaboration in Australian horticultural research

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LOVE ‘EM NOWAUSTRALIANAPRICOTS


Low dose methyl bromide against fruit flies to improve market access for summerfruit (SF12016)A new market access protocol was negotiated with China based on the research conducted in this project. Australian nectarines now have access to China using low-dose methyl bromide fumigation, which will allow trade using both air-freight and sea-freight.

This was the first international protocol developed using lower concentrations of fumigant applied for longer treatment times to ensure insect control without compromising fruit quality.

Australian nectarines and peaches are hosts of Queensland fruit fly and so must undergo a disinfestation treatment before they can be exported to countries with quarantine barriers against this pest. Prior to the development of this low-dose methyl bromide fumigation, fruit required cold treatment disinfestation generally during transit on sea-freight, a protocol that was unsuitable for some stonefruit.

This project generated data to allow the development of export protocols suitable for air-freight. Air-freight capabilities will allow Australian growers to effectively target market opportunities in Asia, especially during peak demand.

R&D report R&D report

R&D reportTake a closer look at some of Hort Innovation’s key projects for the summerfruit industry below. To keep up to date with the latest information on new and ongoing R&D for the industry, visit www.horticulture.com.au/grower-focus/summerfruit

and keep an eye out for Hort Innovation’s quarterly Hortlink publication, also available from the website.

Improving market access to China for Australian summerfruit (SF14000) This project helped successfully deliver new market access for Australian nectarines into China. This followed the agreement of new import protocols signed by both countries on May 20, 2016. Australian nectarine growers now have the opportunity to take advantage of the second largest consumer market in the world.

Market access was the focus of this project and the highest priority for the Australian summerfruit industry, with China the highest priority country. The agreed protocol provides commercially viable export conditions with a range of treatment options for the major horticultural pest, Queensland fruit fly.

As part of this project, the following strategies were undertaken to secure trade access for Australian summerfruit:

» Development and maintainance of relationships with in-market government agencies, local industries and trade

» Close work with the Australian Government to provide technical advice and a consistent message to all China contacts

» Collection of evidence-based arguments for commercially viable protocol requirements

» Provision of reciprocal benefits through training of local industry counterparts on best-practice farming

» Preparation for market entry by building awareness and demand for quality Australian fruit among key trade players.

Comparing stonefruit ripening, quality and volatile composition (SF15001)Beginning at the end of the 2015 calendar year, this project aims to develop tools and knowledge to assist producers in harvesting, storing and ripening fruit for optimum firmness, sweetness and aroma, with a particular emphasis on fruit for export.

Key activities of the project include identifying and quantifying fruit aroma volatile profiles, and monitoring how selected cultivars respond to storage when fruit is harvested at various maturities, then determining subsequent ripening behaviour.

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Increased stonefruit profitability by consistently meeting market expectations (SF12003)Established in 2012, this project has been responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a world-class summerfruit field research facility: the Stonefruit Field Laboratory at DEDJTR-Tatura in Victoria. The field laboratory has the broad objective to evaluate how orchard management (crop load, radiation interception, rootstock and irrigation) affects fruit quality and its variability (including sweetness, firmness and maturity) in selected varieties of peach, nectarine, plum and apricot.

Rootstock and training system to optimise early stone fruit bearing and growth. Linkage to SF12003 (SF13001)This project is linked to the project Increased stone fruit profitability by consistently meeting market expectations (SF12003). Using the Stonefruit Field Laboratory, it will address issues related to the very early years of tree establishment and development until full production. It seeks to generate knowledge on how rootstocks, tree training systems and their interaction with crop load affect the physiology of tree and fruit development, especially fruit size, composition and performance.

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Fly colonies were established from collections of host plants as part of testing in Low dose methyl bromide against fruit flies to improve market access for summerfruit (SF12016)

A retail visit to observe local stone fruit was conducted as part of Improving market access to China for Australian summerfruit (SF14000)



Fruit fly IPM for summerfruit, with a focus on developing an effective female lure-and-kill device (SF12013)This project proved a lure-and-kill tool for female Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) was an effective control option for summerfruit growers and the potential for a commercial product was high. Qfly is the Australian horticulture industry’s worst insect pest and poses significant risk for summerfruit in the wake of the regulatory losses of dimethoate and fenthion.

The objectives of this project were two-fold and centred on improving current and future integrated pest management (IPM) of Qfly. The project identified fruit-derived chemical attractants for an affordable lure-and-kill device, which could be used in parallel with the annihilation technique to give Qfly field control.

As part of this work, the project generated a series of regular articles highlighting best practices to help educate growers about fruit flies and their control. These grower-targeted articles were published via the Summerfruit Australia newsletter and website.

The Ladd trap also developed as part of the project showed promise as a research and monitoring tool for Qfly, and was recommended for further testing under a wider range of field conditions. This work has propelled the development of a female Qfly lure. Given the commercial potential, a product could be grower-ready within three to five years.

The Ladd trap developed as part of Fruit fly IPM for summerfruit, with a focus on developing an effective female lure-and-kill device (SF12013)

SPLAT Cue-Lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)This project aimed to investigate the efficacy of a type of pheromone technology to assist in controlling Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) and to help protect domestic and international fruit markets.

Early results from this project found that the Specialised Pheromone Lure Application Technology (SPLAT) approach is as effective as current controls in managing Qfly and worth further investigation.

This form of control has appeal as it has a reduced-risk insecticide that poses an even lower risk to humans and the environment and does not require labour-intensive handling and placement.

National honey bee pest surveillance program (MT12011)This project provides Australia’s agricultural industry with a targeted national surveillance system for the early detection of key pest threats to honey bees, such as Varroa mite.

The earlier a new pest can be detected the greater the chance that it will be restricted to a limited area and eradication will be technically feasible. Australia’s freedom from many of the exotic pests that affect honey bees overseas provides the honey bee industry advantages in terms of honey production and its ability to deliver paid pollination services.

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Stonefruit communications project (SF09017 continuation) (SF12009)Following on from Low chill stonefruit, industry communications (SF09017) this project focused on expanding and improving communication to the whole Australian summerfruit industry.

Ensuring industry is kept up-to-date on R&D and marketing activities, news, events and other critical information allows growers, researchers and industry stakeholders to tackle issues and make supported decisions, and encourages the uptake of new research and technology.

Over the life of these two projects (SF09017 and SF12009) the industry’s key output publication evolved from a paper magazine servicing the low chill industry to an e-journal reaching stonefruit growers nation-wide, re-badged Australian Stonefruit Grower (available at www.summerfruit.com.au/

growers/australian-stonefruit-grower). A reader survey conducted in 2015 revealed 95 per cent of respondents found the e-journal to be useful and 75 per cent felt it had helped them with their decision making.

This project, which ran from 2013 to 2016, also developed email and web-based industry alerts, updates and notices to ensure growers, researchers and stakeholders were kept informed on all aspects of the stonefruit sector from production through to marketing.

Australian Stonefruit Grower Magazine 2016 (SF15003)This new project is responsible for the ongoing production of Australian Stonefruit Grower magazine. Available quarterly, the new-look digital magazine communicates the latest updates on R&D levy investments and other industry news to Australian growers. Issues are available at www.summerfruit.com.au/

growers/australian-stonefruit-grower.

Monitoring and evaluation framework for the industry Strategic Investment Plan (MT15032)Among other things, this project helps support the monitoring and evaluation of individual industry Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs). SIPs are the roadmaps that help ensure levy investment decisions align with individual industry priorities. They are used to guide decision-making in levy spending, and represent a balanced view of stakeholders in each industry.

Annual Report 2015/16

This project is undertaking surveillance for honey bee pests through activities including the establishment and monitoring of sentinel hives and sweep netting for foraging bees at high risk ports of entry. This program will have benefits for both the honey bee industry and horticulture industries dependent on honey bees for pollination.

SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)The aim of this project is to develop a ‘temperature-sensitive-lethal, male-selecting’ strain of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly). To put simply, it will allow for male-only, sterile fruit flies to be bred in large numbers. It is one of the key projects in the broader strategic co-investment SITplus initiative that is tackling the issue of Qfly.

The male flies are to ultimately be released in growing regions of south-eastern Australian that are affected by Qfly. They will come to outnumber the wild male population in these areas and by mating with wild females – and limiting the opportunity for wild males to do so – they are intended to lead to the collapse of wild Qfly populations.

Annual Report 2015/16Summerfruit industry levy fund

A new market- access protocol was negotiated with China based on Hort Innovation research


Development of molecular diagnostic tools to detect endemic and exotic pathogens of Prunus species for Australia (MT12005)This project developed best-practice diagnostic tools for the detection of economically significant pathogens of summerfruit and almonds.

The diagnostic tools developed within the project will be used by the Australian summerfruit and almond industries for the production and maintenance of high-health planning material and by the Department of Agriculture during post-entry quarantine.

An important output from this project was a diagnostic manual for endemic and exotic pathogens. This manual will form the basis of a national certification standard to support the production of pathogen-tested summerfruit and almond propagation material in Australia.

This project also produced best-practice protocols for day-to-day management. The protocols include information about endemic pathogens that occur in Australia; surveillance; farm hygiene including movement of people, plant material and equipment; signage; product management; staff training; and pest and pathogen awareness.

Continued facilitation of the development of the Tasmanian apple, pear, cherry & stone fruit industries (MT12025)This project aimed to maintain and improve communication with Tasmanian apple, pear, cherry and stone fruit growers and other industry stakeholders with a view to facilitating growth, particularly in exports. The project provided key industry development services to growers to facilitate export development, market access and international competitiveness.

The Fruit Growers Tasmania (FGT) project officer employed as part of this project was the first point of contact for growers and packhouses with export-related enquiries and initiated an ‘export information, compliance and training day’ for more than 70 growers and industry stakeholders in August 2015. The project officer was the industry liaison point between growers, the Department of Agriculture (now the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources) and Biosecurity Tasmania.

This project also undertook a skills needs analysis for the Tasmanian fruit industry as part of an Agrifood Skills Australia survey. This assisted industry in identifying skills gaps that could restrict the growth of the sector. As a direct result, FGT began working with tertiary providers to ensure production horticulture training programs were again available, alongside other industry-relevant upskilling and capacity building programs.

Full details of all completed research can be found in project final reports, which are available to order at www.horticulture.com.au/about/resources-publications-final-reports (final reports are free to Australian horticulture levy payers, registered Hort Innovation members and industry representative bodies).

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Export market maintenance and development for Tasmanian fruit (MT11013)This project supported export market development and maintenance for Tasmanian fruit growers from 2012 to 2015.

This work followed on from Market access development for Tasmanian fruit (MT08029) and was aligned with the project Continued facilitation of the development of the Tasmanian apple, pear, cherry and stone fruit industries (MT12025) .

The project was instrumental in connecting growers directly with export marketers/markets through trade shows, as well as managing export registration and training for small to medium growers. It also involved working with government to develop a holistic approach to export audits and assisting with the importing country inspector program.

A model for industry planning and preparedness for an incursion of Varroa mite (MT12049)This project tested the preparedness of Australia’s pollination-dependent industries for Varroa mite through a national review and simulation workshop.

Varroa mite is an external parasitic mite that, without intervention including treatment programs and ongoing management, has the ability to kill entire honey bee colonies in two to three years. Australia is the last major honey-producing country in the world to not have Varroa.

This project identified the potential and significant impact the detection of Varroa mite would have on pollination-dependent crop producers.

It also assessed and highlighted improvements to biosecurity planning and preparedness that would allow growers, industry stakeholders and governments to identify gaps and opportunities, and ensure continued growth and stability in the event of Varroa mite in Australia.


Financial summary

Financial summary

Minor use permits

Minor use permits

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Financial operating statement 2015/16

Permit ID Permit description (pesticide/crop/pest) Date issued Expiry date Permit holder

PER12590 v3* Delegate (spinetoram) / Pomefruit & Stonefruit / Fruit fly (Suppression only) 06-Oct-11 31-May-19 SAL^

PER12907 v3* Maldison / Stonefruit / Fruit Fly 06-Oct-11 31-May-21 SAL

PER13527 Samurai (clothianidin) / Apricots / Oriental Fruit Moth 28-Jun-13 30-Jun-18 Growcom

PER80790 Clothianidin (Samurai) Persimmons, Pome Fruit & and Stone Fruit/ Fruit Flies (Ceratitis and Bactrocera species)

17-Aug-15 30-Jun-18 Growcom

PER14562 Thiacloprid (Calypso) / Pome Fruit and Stone Fruit / Mediterranean Fruit Fly (WA only)

13-Dec-13 30-Nov-18 Growcom

PER14124 v2* Fosetyl (Aliette WG Systemic Fungicide) / Apricot, Peach, Nectarine and Plum / Phytophthora trunk / collar rot

18-Dec-13 31-Dec-18 SAL

PER14875 v2* Alpha-Cypermethrin / Stone Fruit (except cherries) / Fruit Fly 5-Sep-14 31-Oct-18 SAL

PER13859 Dimethoate / Orchard cleanup - fruit fly host crops following harvest / Fruit Fly

9-Feb-15 31-Jul-24 Growcom

PER14683 Trichlorfon / Stone fruit and guava / Fruit Fly 24-Feb-15 31-May-17 SAL

Pesticides are a valuable tool for the summerfruit industry. While the use of pesticides is being modified through the increasing uptake of integrated pest management, there is still a need for the strategic use of specific pesticides.

Pesticide companies submit use patterns for registration to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and the summerfruit industry is generally provided with significant registrations because of its major crop status. Minor use permits are required in the summerfruit industry where the market size is considered too small and therefore not considered large enough to generate adequate commercial returns for the research and development investment by the pesticide companies.

Below is a list of all current minor use permits for the summerfruit industry, as of November 28, 2016.

* During the 2015/16 financial year, renewals or applications for these flagged permits were prepared and submitted to the APVMA.

All efforts have been made to provide the most current, complete and accurate information on these permits, however it’s recommended

that you confirm all details on the APVMA website, portal.apvma.gov.au/permits. Details of the conditions of use associated with these permits

can also be found on the APVMA site.

^ Summerfruit Australia Limited

Minor use R&D projects active in the 2015/16 period

SF10024 Minor use permits for the summerfruit industry

ST15027 Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 – Eurofins

Annual Report 2015/16

MARKETING ($) R&D ($) TOTAL ($)

2015/16 July – June



Opening balance 629,856 260,990 890,846

Levies from growers (net of collection costs) 419,726 525,412 945,138

Commonwealth funds - 463,043 463,043

Other income 20,338 7,439 27,777

Total income 440,064 995,894 1,435,958

Project funding 144,973 807,061 952,034

Consultation with and advice from growers 3,640 12,484 16,124

Service delivery 19,320 106,541 125,861

Total matched expenditure 167,933 926,086 1,094,449

Levy contribution to across industry activity - 20,696 20,696

Closing balance 901,987 310,102 1,212,089

Levy collection costs 17,590 21,498 39,088

Additional expenditure through VC - 87,333 87,333

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