date:Jan 25, 2019
season threw up several challenges, she said. A hailstorm swept across the Adelaide Hills region on November 21, with a number of growers reporting quite a bit of damage, while others missed out. Cool and damp conditions in late November and into December pushed the season a little bit late, and impacted on varieties ready for harvest just prior to Christmas. Growers reported poor packouts in the lead up to Christmas. However, the biggest challenge to growers was unprecedented pressures from bi