Fruit and nut production is on the rise after 2023’s damaging storms.
The Easter weekend has coincided with the start of nut and apple season as growers reap the rewards of a mostly kind harvest after crops went unpunished by the harsh El Nino conditions feared by farmers.
The marauding gang-gang cockatoos that usually help themselves to a swag of walnuts and “fly away laughing their heads off” hadn’t materialised this year, leaving more for eager Easter weekend guests to harvest. Families descended on Nutwood’s 220 trees this weekend armed with tongs to collect walnuts and pick spiky chestnut seed bulbs destined for the farm’s large roasting wok.Fruit and nut production broadly is on the rise as farmers recover from 2023’s dramatic storms and record-breaking floods and growers benefit from more stable weather and cheap irrigation, according to the Rural Bank.
“The end of March into April is a big harvest,” he said. “The Easter holiday is matching that season and every year April is the biggest month. For city people, it’s a holiday. For me, a big working day.”Wolter Peeters“It’s the sweetest of Fujis in Australia. My clients, after they taste this apple, want to come back because it’s sweet, and it’s crunchy, and it’s juicy,” he said.
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