date:Jan 24, 2019
For Far North growers, an excellent avocado season seems underway, as they gear up for another record-breaking harvest. Growers in Mareeba, Dimbulah and Atherton Tablelands are preparing to harvest their crop within the next fortnight, with record yields expected as the region takes over central Queensland as the prime growing area.
Atherton grower and Avocados Australia chairman Jim Kochi said he expected over 4 million trays would be picked in the north alone. Last year, the region produced a