Avocados Australia

27/08/2026

Avocados Australia joins delegates at NFF Leaders Summit 🎉🥑

Last week, our CEO Milton Bazley and Market Development Manager Hayleigh Dawson attended the National Farmers' Federation 2026 Leaders' Summit – The National Table.

Farmers, industry leaders and policymakers explored agriculture's growing role in shaping national priorities. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Hon Julie Collins MP, Hon Andrew Leigh MP, and other key delegates were in attendance.

The summit explored these key conversations:

🌱 Growing through uncertainty – productivity and the next phase of growth

🌍 An uncertain world – trade disruption and global instability

🏞️ Shared ground – competing land use across energy, housing and
🤝 Trust, expectations and the industry's place – building relevance in national conversations

24/08/2026

An update 📢 from Avocados Australia partner BeeHero on their valued services...

Not all hives are equal, and during bloom, that difference shows up in your fruit set. 🐝

BeeHero gives avocado growers real-time data on colony strength throughout the flowering window, so you're not relying on hive numbers alone.

Ready to see what’s actually happening in your hives during bloom? Book a consultation with the BeeHero team: bit.ly/4ayEc91

20/08/2026

Why work with young chefs? Because the recipes they create today shape the ingredients they reach for throughout their careers 👩‍🍳🥑

That's the thinking behind the Australian Fruits Recipe Competition – an initiative that’s training next generation hospitality talent across Southeast Asia to work with Australian fruits.

The challenge? Culinary students in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are competing to create original dishes that put Australian avocados, table grapes and summerfruit centre stage.

The winning Malaysian students showcased their dishes at the recent UOW Malaysia International Food Festival. They pushed beyond the obvious and into genuinely creative territory, from an avocado duck pho to a nasi kerabu with avocado.

Congratulations to our Malaysia winners:

🌟 Heng Ee Lian - summerfruit rice paper cup & avocado duck pho
🌟 Ryan Goo Rhuey Yang - avocado tartare & miso salmon
🌟 Richelle Venkatesh - nasi kerabu with avocado & avocado mousse

The competition continues next in Singapore, and Thailand's leg kicks off in late August.

The initiative is part of our partnership with the School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (SHTCA) at University of Wollongong Malaysia, and is made possible by an ASEAN-Australia Centre Grant.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 AAC208 - 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕-𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕-𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦

18/08/2026

17/08/2026

The lunch & learn webinar series tailored for Avocado growers continues!🥑

Discover how exotic pests could enter Australia, their potential impact and what we can do to prevent them 💪

Register for parts 2 & 3 of the series here:

💲What's the cost? Financial impacts of pest incursions and response funding - 25 August. bit.ly/4aSQWav

📅 Preparing for the next incursion: lessons, support and planning - 15 September. bit.ly/4gy1UG9

Catch up on webinar 1 here:

🪲Know your threats: high priority pests for the avocado industry: bit.ly/4x7oevb

We’re delivering these webinars in partnership with Plant Health Australia as part of Queensland Agriculture's ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions. See you online!


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𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 (𝘈𝘝23010), 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 (𝘈𝘝21002), 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

13/08/2026

We’re excited for Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong this September, where Australian Avocados will exhibit alongside growers, marketers, packers, shippers, and technology providers from all corners of Asia ✨

We’re hosting a networking breakfast at the event, serving delicious signature recipes by our International Culinary Ambassador, Audra Morrice 🥑

Guests can also preview our newly developed culinary program and learn the latest updates from the Australian avocado industry and outlook for 2027.

Want to join us for breakfast in Hong Kong? Contact Flora Zhang at [email protected]

09/08/2026

💡 An article from Avocados Australia industry partner Agrichem to mark their 40th anniversary - Four decades supporting Australian growers 🥑✨

As featured in the Winter edition of Talking Avocados, click through to read all about:

☑️ The role of local manufacturing, technical expertise and trusted partnerships
☑️ How crop nutrition has shifted towards precise, data-driven programs
☑️ How Agri-fos® 600 has evolved to support phytophthora root rot management
☑️ Q&A with Agrichem’s Chief Technical Officer, Erin Conza

Read the full article here: bit.ly/452dceU

30/07/2026

🥑 Happy National Avocado Day! 🥑

Today we're celebrating the incredible Australian industry and supply chain who work year-round to bring nutritious, delicious avocados from the orchard to the plate.

Growers, packers, marketers, wholesalers and retail staff – thank you for your dedication, passion and commitment to delivering our nation’s beloved, premium avocados.

Wherever you are around the country, we hope you ‘avo good National Avocado Day!

30/07/2026

How can avocado growers strengthen profitability and improve fruit quality? 🥑

That’s what we explored today at the North Queensland Avocado Regional Forum in Atherton, where growers, presenters, and industry stakeholders came together to share practical insights and industry updates.

We heard about…

📊 Benchmarking and profitability, with a focus on yield, sizing, grade and fertiliser/chemical use – and why the most profitable growers are the ones who know their numbers and manage to their margin.

🌱 Improving nutrient efficiency, matching timing and placement to variety, soil and stage, with practical tips on scheduling irrigation and fertigation around the feeder zone.

🥑 Fruit robustness, and how calcium and nitrogen balance, along with healthy root systems, influence fruit quality and resilience during critical fruit development windows.

📈 National industry update, covering production forecasts to 2030, the NQ seasonal supply window, and tools to manage fruit-to-fruit maturity variation in market.

Great discussion throughout the day created valuable opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and sharing practical insights from across the region.

A big thank you to Costa Avocados for hosting the orchard walk, our speakers and organisers:

Lauren Jones (RMCG), Liz Singh (AgriHort Solutions), Hayleigh Dawson and Lawrence Massaso (Avocados Australia), Dr Geoff Dickinson, David Bin and Isabella Ellmers (Queensland Agriculture).

And to everyone who came along and joined the discussion!

The forum was organised and delivered by the Avocado Industry Development and Extension Project team (AV23010), funded by Hort Innovation using the avocado research and development levy and contributions from the Australian Government.

29/07/2026

Tomorrow is National Avocado Day! 🥑

We’re recognising all the hard work that goes into putting quality Australian avocados into shopping trollies and onto plates around the world.

And of course, an important part of that work is protecting locally-grown fruit from pests and diseases. 🪲

We’re proud to work with project partners to support biosecurity preparedness across the avocado industry.

This includes initiatives like the new webinar series that’s helping growers learn more about exotic pest threats, potential industry impacts and practical steps to prepare for future biosecurity risks.

Presented by Plant Health Australia and Queensland Agriculture, webinar 1 is now available to watch with more sessions coming up in August and September.

Watch webinar 1 here 👉 bit.ly/4x7oevb

See upcoming webinar dates and times 👉 bit.ly/4fGfK70