One of Australia’s largest papaya growers, Skybury Farms is confident of some strong summer months, despite admitting a lot of volume is hitting the market, as production ramps up.
“We experienced a steady increase in volumes starting in June/July, following a slight slowdown in production at the end of summer last season,” said general manager Candy MacLaughlin. “We have had a small culmination, some challenges, however, since July, the source has been slowly accumulating. Right now we are going through a small wave and some of our neighbors too, so there is a lot of papaya on the market. It is still a challenge at the moment with the festival of stone culmination and mangoes. We are never discouraged through a download; rather, we see it as an opportunity to inspire more people to put it in their cart and check it out, or simply praise our unwavering consumers by relieving them financially with smart value fruits. “
Skybury Plantation was founded near Mareeba, north of Cairns in far north Queensland, also grows coffee and has an on-site retail shop and café, with farm visits. the Australian market, and this year the weather favorable to the quality of the fruit.
“With the volumes, our quality is still maintained, so we’re really excited about that,” he said. “Brix is on the rise, and on the farm we are proceeding with our general planting and block rotation. We haven’t had time yet, it’s still early and the rainy season hasn’t arrived yet. In the next 4 weeks, we will begin to see typhoons coming and they can be strong and isolated, but heavy. For us, from January to March, I wouldn’t say worried, but we don’t know if the typhoon will continue and what effects it will have on your network and your sector. Just be prepared to be resilient. “
With the additional volumes on the market, Skybury is also noticing that more and more people are looking for fruit as the category grows as a total.
“We know we’re moving in the right direction based on the numbers coming out of our retail partners,” MacLaughlin said. “It’s very exciting for us, but also for the category. The most exciting thing for the category is the opportunities that lie ahead. In terms of continued expansion that deserves to pick up when we can faint and communicate with consumers again, starting to attend industrial exhibitions and schooling is vital, when our goal is to get more people to see it. we have an unwavering following, especially in Melbourne, around our composite boxes, and our business partners have been wonderful in supporting the expansion. “
MacLaughlin also explains that his business in far north Queensland has experienced other effects through the COVID-19 pandemic across much of Australia.
“It was quite the opposite for us,” he said. We have been incredibly fortunate to have been so remote that the effects have not been felt in this region. We had the initial six-week lockdown, and then we continued as usual, unless we couldn’t However, what we’re seeing right now is that because Queensland’s borders have been closed for a long time, backpackers have sought out and left the state, but none have been able to return, so we’re actually starting to see the effects on staff now. “
For more information Candy MacLaughlinSkybury Phone: 7 4093 2194info@skybury. com. au www. skybury. com. au
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