Saramat "Tou" Ruchkaew had a successful marketing career in Thailand before she moved to Australia and became one of the NT's biggest mango growers.
South Australian fruit growers fight to save their pest-free advantage
Growers in South Australia's pest-free area are under enormous financial and mental stress as they battle Queensland fruit-fly outbreaks.
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Photo shows A brown and yellow fly.Fast food chains help savvy farmers give supermarket price uncertainty the slip
The Story family know where every lettuce plant they grow is going and what they'll be paid for it, but it hasn't always been this way.
Photo shows Lettuce beingOrange juice price-hike hard on shoppers' pockets but good news for Aussie farmers
There's a good reason the price of orange juice has risen and supermarkets are not to blame.
Photo shows Glass of orange juice with orangesUnique church service brings Pacific Island pickers together on outback NT farm
Mitchael Curtis, a former pastor turned mango farmer, believes holding a church service every Sunday night creates a community "connection" for workers.
Photo shows A dome-shaped hanger structure is lit up in the night.Fruit retailing at $100 per kilo has huge demand but farmers are struggling to grow them
Quandongs fetch high prices but overcoming inconsistent supply remains a challenge to growing a market.
Photo shows A close up of a shiny red quandong fruit growing on a treeGrowers defy avocado glut to plant more trees for lucrative foreign markets
While cheap avocado prices might be good news for consumers at the check-out, farmers are battling oversupply but have their sights set on new markets.
Photo shows A man in a orange shirt standing behind an avo tree.Love early summer grapes? Flush with water, this outback town could be where they were grown
Water, rich soil and early market access are the key ingredients to the success of Menindee's horticultural industry in Far West New South Wales.
Photo shows A man in a blue hoodie looks a a grape vine.From $20 to $2.50 a punnet. Why blueberry prices have dropped across Australia
If you're a blueberry fan, now is the time to stock up. Prices have dropped in supermarkets across Australia as seasonal supply levels peak to astronomical heights.
Photo shows Close up of blueberries in hands.Food price hikes expected after government authority doubles rent at Melbourne wholesale market
A rent hike at Melbourne's biggest wholesale market could leave farmers who do not want to deal with Australia's big two supermarkets with nowhere to sell their produce.
Photo shows A man, holding a tray of tomatoes, stands in a fruit and vegetable market.The virus threatening Australia’s tomato industry
As households grapple with cost-of-living pressure, growers are warning tomato prices could rise after the discovery of a new tomato virus.
Has Video Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds.'Devastated': Tens of millions of dollars in losses smash Australian tomato farmers
Tomato growers placed into quarantine after the discovery of the tomato brown rugose virus say authorities should have been better prepared for the arrival of the virus.
Photo shows A man wearing a green jacket and hat holding tomatoes.South Australian wine growers plead for help as frost 'disaster' hits 80 per cent of grapes
Farmers in Australia's largest wine grape growing region are still counting losses from severe frost last month and there is no help on the horizon.
Photo shows A man wearing a hat and glasses looks at a grapevine.'People shop differently now': Stall operators fear the future of markets
Business owners say changing consumer habits, rising costs, and an increase in theft are driving many family-run stalls to the brink.
Photo shows Two women wearing red aprons stand near shelves of corn and red tomatoes.Canned fruit giant SPC agrees to merger to solidify Australian manufacturing
Iconic Australian fruit canning company SPC has agreed to merge with the Original Juice Company in a move to shore up their future in a difficult time for manufacturers.
Photo shows tinned peaches on a supermarket shelfCherry lovers could have access to more festive fruits with new varieties' better climate tolerance
Growing cherries is "high risk, high reward" but farmers now have access to new varieties better suited to difficult climate conditions.
Photo shows A close up of deep red cheery cupid cherries on a lush green tree.As the fallout from the tomato virus outbreak continues, how could it affect prices at the checkout?
The outbreak has already led some states to impose bans on SA tomatoes and fanned growers' fears the restrictions could cause more harm than the virus itself.
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Photo shows Unripe tomato plants growing together.Eyewatering supermarket grape prices expected to drop dramatically as local season approaches
If you have baulked at the price of table grapes at the supermarket lately the good news is they could drop by up to $10/kg when the Australian season brings locally-grown produce to the shelves.
Photo shows Green and red table grapes from the United States, $19.99 and $21.99 per kilo.Grape growers are reeling from crop losses from frost — but how will the wine be impacted?
Wine grape growers in some of Australia's largest and most renowned regions say freezing overnight lows have wiped out whole crops — but the lower yields could lead to "more balanced and elegant flavour".
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Photo shows A man with a bushy beard stands among vinesGrape growers in iconic wine region hit hard by unseasonal frost
Producers in some of Australia's largest and most iconic wine regions say they have suffered crop losses due to frost, which is expected to continue in the coming week.
Photo shows A man inspects damage to a green vine with grapes on itMango lovers get ready, Darwin is forecast to produce 2.4 million trays this season
Mango season in the Northern Territory is starting to heat up, with 24,000 trays sent to markets last week and future yields looking good.
Photo shows A mango cut open ready to eat.