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Food & Wine

Apple and pear quality up in South Australia despite bushfires

Apple and pear harvest is in full swing in South Australia with growers reporting some of the highest quality crops in at least three years despite recent bushfires.

Primary Industries

Coopers stout is dark horse in beer race

It may be at its best in winter but Coopers Stout has come out of hibernation to buck the declining sales trend for traditional beer styles.

Primary Industries

Record export figures ahead of a challenging year for Australian wine

Exports of premium Australian wine have reached a record value of $1.1 billion but the high could be short-lived as concerns emerge over the impact of coronavirus on China and declining North American sales.

Primary Industries

Sparkling start to hot and dusty grape harvest

South Australia’s wine grape harvest has begun with early chardonnay grapes picked for sparkling wine in the state’s Riverland.

Manufacturing

Compostable cucumber wrap adapts to new industries

A fully compostable shrink-wrap developed in South Australia for cucumbers is being adopted by other food sectors and a global airline.