February 2012 - No 3 - Cherry Growers Australia

February 2012 - No 3

Cover - Pictures taken from Jessica Watson’s arrival in 

Hobart after completing the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 

In this issue.......... 

CGA President 

CGA Chief Executive Officer 

Cherries and Climate Risk Workshop 

Cherry Orchard Biosecurity Workshop 

Industry Notice regarding Cherry Levy 

Research & Development 

� Cherry Exports and imports for the 12 

months to September 2011 

� CGA Projects Update 

� TIA—Managing nutrients and water in 

cherry production systems 

Horticulture Australia Ltd 

Export Culture - Thailand 

Point of View 

State Reports 

CGA Office 

262 Argyle Street 

Hobart Tas 7000 

Tel 03 62 311 229 

Fax 03 62 311 929 

Email office@cherrygrowers.org 

Simon Boughey 

Chief Executive Officer 

Email CEO@cherrygrowers.org 

Mob 0419 871 824 

Contact CGA office 

for advertising & any other matters 

relating to 

CGA welcomes 

2011-12 

Associate Members 

CGA Associate Membership offers industry stakeholders 

and other associated groups the opportunity to participate 

more closely with industry and CGA activities. 

We are very pleased to acknowledge the support from the 

following organisations who have now taken up Associate 

membership with CGA - 

Melpat International Pty Ltd 

Agvantage Pty Ltd 

Peakfresh Products Pty Ltd 

NZ Institute for Plant & Food Research 

FAVCO Qld Pty Ltd 

Perennial Horticulture Centre, TIA 

OakSun Consulting 

National Harvest Labour Service

Andrew Smith—President CGA 

W ith the cherry season coming to an end, we 

have seen yet another rollercoaster ride for 

many growers. The effects of rain and price pressure on 

products in the market place have left some growers 

questioning the benefits of cherry growing. Cherries re- 

main a labour of love, but it’s the dream of growing that 

“perfect” cherry that continually drives growers to per- 

sist with their quest to farm these ruby red gems. Over 

the course of the season we have seen the highs and the 

lows of cherry production. These effects have been 

more regional based rather than last year’s climatic 

events which were Australia wide and continued from 

the start to the finish of cherry production. 

Over the season we have seen the promotions program 

roll out with our cherry ambassador Jessica Watson on 

board. The CHERISH THE MOMENT slogan and the new 

creative artwork for in-store displays along with the con- 

sumer website appear to have been well received, with 

plenty of positive promotion to encourage consumers to 

buy cherries. I’m sure all these activities will form the 

building block for promotions in future campaigns. Well 

done to the CGA Marketing Committee for developing 

and implementing these initiatives. 

During this past season we have had a number of key 

R&D projects under way, these projects are extremely 

important to the industry, as the outcomes will shape 

the direction of industry into the future. We all are ea- 

gerly awaiting the findings on the current R&D topics 

when their full reports become available. 

Market access still looms as one of the hardest nuts to 

crack. This subject is a highly volatile creature with many 

intricacies. We continue to work hard to open new mar- 

kets with commercial protocols for all cherry growers to 

service. The CGA`s Market Access workshop that will be 

run on the 27th of February will form a major part of 

our export road map to further our export options, pro- 

tocols and R&D needs in this area. We are hoping this 

type of workshop will help to give a heads up on things 

we require to address so that we can be in the forefront 

of future developments. It will be good to be pro-active 

instead of re-active in this area. We look forward to 

working with key stakeholders on this matter. This com- 

ing year will see many key issues that the CGA Board will 

have to deal with over market access. There are many 

items on the table for discussion as we speak, and the 

board is very determined to resolve these matters for 

the best possible outcome for all the Australian Indus- 

try. 

I must extend the Board’s thanks to Simon on his first 

year in the role of CEO of the CGA. Simon has stepped 

in and taken over all the day to day operations of CGA, 

as well as attending to projects, meetings and telecon- 

ferences on our behalf. Only twelve months in and he 

has already left his mark. I know when I say this I speak 

for all concerned ”well done Simon”. 

I must also thank FGT after their first year of CGA`s ad- 

ministration. Over the past twelve months, Sally 

Tennant has done a great job in setting up all our admin 

and our own newsletter. Thank you Sally! On Sally’s re- 

tirement, Nick Featherstone has taken over the role and 

we look forward to working with Nick. 

In closing, we look forward to the Industry meetings in 

the coming weeks. It will be a busy time for those com- 

mittee reps involved and I thank them for giving up their 

valuable time to the industry. It is the grower reps that 

form the strength and direction of our industry, and for 

that they must be encouraged and commended. 

Last of all, don`t forget the two Grower Conferences 

that are on the calendar in the coming months. The Vic- 

torian VCA conference in early March and the Tasma- 

nian FGT May conference both have great programs, so 

don`t miss out on the opportunity to catch up with the 

latest trends and techniques. Contact the relevant 

grower groups for more information on these events. 

Andrew Smith 

President—Cherry Growers Australia


Welcome to the Third Edition of 

Australian Cherries Newsletter. 

The CGA Board and I hope the first two edi- 

tions of the newsletter have been well received 

by the industry. 

We want to ensure this newsletter caters for 

the wide spectrum of cherry growers we have 

around Australia, from the large commercial 

producers through to the smaller growers. 

We also want this newsletter to be an oppor- 

tunity for you, the growers to have your say 

on a range of issues and to let others in the 

industry know what is happening around the 

country, so please send in your views, ideas, 

photos and stories. 

Since the last edition, the CGA Board and 

Committees have been busy with a range of 

issues, including: 

� The new marketing campaign with Jessica 

Watson as the cherry ambassador for 

2011/12. The new theme built is built around 

the slogan “CHERISH THE MOMENT” and has 

been accepted well both in the industry and 

generally in the community. We hope it leads 

to bigger domestic sales in the 2011/12 sea- 

son and we will get those figures in soon. 

� We are already planning for the 2012/13 and 

2013/14 seasons for promotion and market- 

ing after a wash-up of last season at a meet- 

ing to be held in Sydney in late February. 

� We have been running a Category Manage- 

ment Project looking at the quality and pres- 

entation of cherries in 150 stores around 

Australia. The results of this will be available 

in April 2012. 

� We will be running a second Consumer Re- 

search project in March that will also be used 

in planning the next two seasons. 

� The call for 2012/13 Industry projects closed 

on 28 November 2011 for Research and De- 

velopment funding. The key priority for this 

round is to : “Improve fruit quality and fruit 

integrity through reducing crop damage 

from rain prior to harvest, through crop nu- 

trition and alternative techniques. Achiev- 

ing this will provide a key starting point to 

increase domestic and export sales of Aus- 

tralian Cherries”. Projects will be assessed in 

late February 2012 and put in place for 

2012/13 financial year. We will publish a full 

list of continuing and new projects in the 

April edition of the newsletter for your infor- 

mation. 

The CGA Board and the Export Protocol Work- 

ing Group are working hard on Biosecurity, 

Quarantine and Market Access issues into new 

markets such as China, with their visit taking 

place in early December. The Chinese AQSIQ 

will be out in Australia to finalise the PRA for 

the 2012/13 season and this will be a great 

leap forward for the Australian Cherry Indus- 

try. 

The whole area of Market Access and Market 

Maintenance and Biosecurity needs to be 

looked at by the industry and it is a long hard 

road. We need to stay positive and be proac- 

tive with all the organisations we deal with in 

this area, both in Australia and overseas. Re- 

cently we have been involved with:


� Taiwan sending out an officer to look to ap- 

prove onshore cold treatment facilities in 

Young and Wandin for future export. 

� Thailand halting exports of Australian Cher- 

ries into their country from 1 January 2012. 

Discussions are ongoing about trying to re- 

commence trade with Thailand for 2012/13 

season. 

� Commencing the development of a protocol 

for 2013/14 with Korea from areas apart 

from those currently being exported from 

PFA’s. 

I can only reiterate that the CGA Board wants to 

achieve the best access for Australian Cherries 

to all possible export markets. 

The industry is making great strides with pro- 

jects looking at Fruit Fly, taking the case to State 

ministers, lobbying at Federal level and support- 

ing projects that look at fruit quality and chain 

supply management, all in the name of securing 

better access for our products. 

If we want to raise exports from 20% to 50%, 

then we will need to be in there for the long 

haul and be able to adapt to changing require- 

ments of the countries we are exporting to. 

I hope you enjoy the third edition of the news- 

letter. Please give us your feedback and if you 

want to discuss anything, please give me a call. 

There has been such a rapid change in so many 

areas in the last 12 months, but this all points to 

a stronger and more robust Cherry Industry in 

the next 5 to 10 years in all States around Aus- 

tralia. 

I have been in the role of CEO for 12 months 

now and am thoroughly enjoying the job. There 

are many challenges the industry has to face 

and working to ensure the industry continues to 

grow and be seen to be a leader is an excellent 

driver for myself, the CGA Board and other com- 

mittees. 

CHERRY WORKSHOPS 

Simon Boughey 

CEO—Cherry Growers Australia 

The next 2 pages contain information regarding upcoming workshops. 

There is an opportunity to have one or both of these workshops held in 

your region for cherry growers. 

Please call either the contacts listed over the page, or Simon at CGA for 

further information.

Cherries and Climate Risk Workshop 

Production of quality cherries in your area, involves managing the risk of rain at harvest, 

frost, heat waves, poor weather at pollination, getting the right amount of winter chill and 

summer warmth, avoiding hail and wind damage and getting enough rain during winter and 

autumn to fill soil profiles and dams. 

This interactive workshop is designed to help you and involves a number of steps: 

1. Agree on a crop calendar for the region that shows the timing of leaf fall, bud swell, 

bud burst, flowering, shuck fall, shooting and harvest. This is based on the IPM calendar. 

2. We then use the calendar to identify the timing of the main weather events that can 

cause a problem (eg frost at flowering or rainy weather at harvest) and the main 

seasonal climate conditions (eg winter drought or insufficient chill over winter). 

3. As a group we use an interactive spreadsheet to score these risks based on the 

damage they cause and the frequency of the damage. 

4. We compare the scores with other regions that have conducted the exercise. 

5. We discuss what can be done to manage the different risks. 

6. Local weather data from the Bureau of Meteorology is used to assess the likelihood 

of the risks – in some cases this is run through additional models to calculate chilling 

units. 

7. We use the historical data to see if there are any trends in the likelihood of these 

risks and climate change projections to discuss future changes. 

The crop calendar is a powerful tool to link climate and weather science to the cherry orchard. 

SARDI climate applications will bring local climate data and climate analysis to the 

workshop. 

Following the workshop growers will receive a report with local climate analysis and the latest 

projections for future climate. Participants will work with other cherry growers to rank the 

weather and climate risks. This information will be collated for Cherry Growers Australia, 

DAFF and the Bureau of Meteorology. Cherry growers will have information on the frequency 

of some of the main weather and climate risks and most importantly discussion on how to 

manage these risks. 

This project is run by Cherry Growers Australia and conducted by the climate applications 

unit of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). This project is 

supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries 

and Forestry under Australia’s Farming Future. To set up a workshop for your region or area 

please contact: 

Contacts: Peter Hayman (SARDI) 

peter.hayman@sa.gov.au 

(08) 8303 9729 

Dane Thomas (SARDI) 

dane.thomas@sa.gov.au 

(08) 8303 9429

Cherry orchard biosecurity workshop 

Every grower knows that the production and sale of 

quality cherries to domestic and international markets can 

be affected by the impacts of plant pests and diseases. In 

addition to the current pest and disease pressures 

however, growers may not realise that there are many 

serious pests and diseases from overseas that have the 

potential to affect the local cherry industry if they became 

established in Australia. 

Biosecurity measures implemented at the orchard level by 

growers play a key role in protecting the cherry industry 

from these new exotic pests and diseases, as well as 

reducing the impact of established pests and diseases. 

Cherry Growers Australia and Plant Health Australia have 

been working together to improve cherry industry 

biosecurity and have produced the Orchard Biosecurity 

Manual for the Cherry Industry. This manual provides 

basic biosecurity principles and best practice advice, as 

well as information on the highest exotic pest and disease 

threats to the cherry industry. 

The cherry orchard biosecurity workshops will investigate 

and discuss topics from the manual including: 

� Key risk areas for the introduction of new pests 

and diseases onto the property 

� What easy steps can be taken to reduce the risk 

and impact of new pests and diseases 

� Major threats to the industry that are on Australia’s 

doorstep 

� What measures are in place to protect growers in 

the event of a new pest incursion 

For further information contact Stephen Dibley (Program 

Manager, Training and Biosecurity Preparedness) at 

sdibley@phau.com.au or on 02 6215 7709.

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IMPORTANT INDUSTRY NOTICE 

CHANGE TO THE CHERRY LEVY 

AND EXPORT CHARGE LEVY YEAR 

ABN 24 113 085 695 

Cherry Growers of Australia (CGA) has successfully made representations to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 

and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig, for an administrative change to the levy year for the cherry levy and 

export charge to improve alignment with the cherry production season. Currently a levy year is defined as a period of 

12 months from 1 February to 31 January in the following year. The new cherry levy year will be from 1 April to 31 

March in the following year. The new arrangements would apply from the 2011-12 levy year 

To accommodate this change in the cherry levy year, there will be transitional arrangements put in place for 2011- 

2012. Cherry levy payers will be able to submit their annual returns spanning the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 

March 2012 (a period of 14 months). Returns with payment will be due on or before the 28 th of April 2012. Subsequent 

cherry levy years will be from 1 April to 31 March in the following year. 

A new Return Form for the Cherry Levy and Export Charge has been created and will need to be used by levy payers. 

A copy of the Return Form has been provided. Please do not use the Annual Horticulture (Calendar) Return Form any 

more. 

There is no change to the Cherry levy and export charge rate and remains as detailed below: 

Commodity Cherry 

Method of levy/charge 

calculation 

Rate of levy/charge 

Per kilogram of cherries sold or exported (levy and export charge) 

7 cents per kilogram 

Note: Levy is GST exclusive. 

Recipient organisations Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) 

Distribution of levy/charge 

TO ALL CHERRY LEVY PAYERS 

4 cents to HAL for research and development 

3 cents to HAL for marketing 

Levy is payable on fresh cherries produced and sold in Australia. 

Export charge is payable on fresh cherries produced in and exported from Australia. 

No export charge is payable if domestic levy has already been paid on the cherries to be exported. 

The producer (the person who owns the cherries immediately after they are harvested) is liable to pay the levy. 

Where a producer sells their produce via an intermediary, such as a first purchaser, buying agent, selling agent or 

merchant; the intermediary is liable to pay levy on behalf of the producer. The intermediary must forward the levy to 

Levies Revenue Service along with return forms which are available from all LRS offices or by accessing the LRS 

website at www.daff.gov.au/levies. The intermediary can recover the amount of levy paid from the producer, by offset 

or otherwise. 

D E P A R T M E N T O F A G R I C U L T U R E , F I S H E R I E S A N D F O R E S T R Y

A producer who sells cherries by retail sale must submit levy and returns directly to the LRS. Retail sale means a sale 

of cherries by the producer other than a sale to a first purchaser or through an agent i.e. sales by the producer direct 

to the consumer such as at roadside stalls, shed sales, farm gate etc. 

In the case of the Export Charge, the producer, defined as the person who exports the product from Australia (the 

owner of the product at the time of export), is liable to pay the charge. This person must forward export charge to the 

LRS along with return forms. If the product is exported through an exporting agent, the agent is liable to pay the 

charge on behalf of the producer and submit it along with return forms to LRS. The exporting agent can recover the 

amount of charge paid from the producer (the owner of the product at the time of export). 

Levy is not imposed on cherries sold or used in a levy year* by a producer for processing. 

The cherry return is due together with payment on or before 28 April in the next levy year*. 

*The 2011-2012 levy year for cherries is a period of 14 months beginning on 1 February 2011. For example, the 

return and payment for the levy year commencing 1 February 2011 must be lodged by 28 April 2012 and should 

include details and payment in respect of cherries dealt with from 1 February 2011 to 31 March 2012. 

Lodging your return: 

Our preferred method of lodgement is through our new Levies Online System. 

� Lodge Online by going to www.leviesonline.daff.gov.au/LRSONLINE or 

� Scan and email a copy of your completed and signed return form to levies.management@daff.gov.au or 

� Fax a copy of your completed and signed return form to Free Fax 1800 609 150 or 

� Mail your completed and signed return form to: 

Levies Revenue Service 

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

Locked Bag 4488 

KINGSTON ACT 2604 

How to make payment: 

If you would like to receive information 

and reminder notices electronically in 

the future please ensure that you have 

included your business email address 

on your return form. 

Our preferred method of payment is Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Payments by EFT are secure and assist to 

reduce processing time and minimise errors. 

EFT Electronic Funds Transfer (preferred method of payment) 

Transfer your payment to the following bank account: 

Bank Reserve Bank of Australia 

BSB 092009 

Account Number 111700 

Account Name AFFA Official Administered Receipts 

Reference Please enter the prefix LRS followed by your LRS Account Number and 

your business name in the reference/description. (e.g. LRS12345 AZ 

Wholesale) 

� 

Alternatively, you can pay your levies by mailing a cheque or money order (made payable to 

Levies Revenue Service) along with your return form to the address above. 


Who to contact: 

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ABN 24 113 085 695 

For more information please contact the DAFF-Levies office in your State or Territory. If you are in the 

Northern Territory or Tasmania, please contact the Adelaide office. If you are in the ACT, please contact the 

Sydney office. 

Levies Online Helpdesk (for technical 

assistance only): 

� Telephone 1800 022 384 

Adelaide (SA, NT & TAS) 

� Telephone 1800 814 961 

� Fax 08 8201 6099 

Brisbane 

� Telephone 1800 647 801 

� Fax 07 3716 9177 

DAFF-LEVIES – CONTACT INFORMATION 

Melbourne 

� Telephone 1800 683 839 

� Fax 03 9322 5500 

Perth 

� Telephone 1800 895 506 

� Fax 08 9334 1677 

Sydney (NSW & ACT) 

� Telephone 1800 625 103 

� Fax 02 8334 7135 

� E-mail us at: levies.management@daff.gov.au �Visit our Website: www.daff.gov.au/levies 

Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is an organisation whose aim is to develop Australian horticulture by 

providing comprehensive and professional research and development (R&D) and marketing services to over 

30 different organisations from the fruit, vegetable and nursery industries. HAL is an industry owned 

company that the Australian Government has contracted to deliver marketing and R&D services for the 

cherry industry. 

For more information on HAL visit www.horticulture.com.au or telephone (02) 8295 2300. 

Notice Issued: January 2012 


2011-12 Export Report



CGA-HAL Projects for 2011-2012 

CY11011 — Cherry Industry Five Year Strategic Investment Plan 

Development of the Cherry Industry Strategic Investment Plan for the next 5 years. Once completed the Plan 

will be able to be used by the IAC Committees as a guide for the investment of industry levies into the future. 

Communications & extension strategy completed in September 2011. Marketing strategy to be completed by end 

of March 2012. R&D strategy to be completed by May 2012. Export roadmap to be completed by May 2012 

with full plan to be approved by CGA Board and HAL by 30 June 2012. 

CY11014 — Biosecurity Preparedness for the Australian Cherry Industry 

This project gives Cherry Growers Australia Inc and State Industry bodies the required resources and capacity 

to build on and expand activities in the area of biosecurity preparedness. This work will ensure the Cherry industry 

is well equipped for biosecurity issues that may arise in the pursuit and maintenance of export market 

access. 

Organised visit from Taiwan to look at onshore treatment. Also organised visit from AQSIQ & CIQA from China 

4-12 December 2011. Thailand trip cancelled. 

CY11017 — Developing & Maintaining Market Access for Australian Cherries 

This project will allow Cherry Growers Australia to participate in relevant meetings and negotiations in relation 

to achieving market access for new markets and maintenance of current market destinations. Appropriate industry 

visits to overseas market destinations and industry representations at international Trade Fairs will be 

possible through this project. 

Still to finalise protocol for access into China in next few months, plus work on Thailand access. 

CY11018 — Developing Communications, Engagement & Capacity across the Australian Cherry Industry 

Cherry Growers Australia needs to provide ongoing communications and engagement with all Australian 

Cherry growers to details the issues, projects and programmes and to ensure that growers are at the “leading 

edge” of technology and information. 

2nd edition of Newsletter developed and sent out in December. New consumer website launched 

www.australiancherries.com.au Reviewing industry website www.cherrygrowers.org.au for new look and operation 

by end of March 2012. 

Quality Guide Posters 

$10 each plus postage 

Purchase 

6 for $50 ! 

Email your order to CGA Office 

office@cherrygrowers.org

LATEST CHERRY 

RESEARCH 

Managing nutrients and water in cherry production systems 

Dr Denise Nielsen of Pacific Agrifood Research Centre in British Colombia, Canada, visited Tasmania in November 

2011 to discuss the exciting research TIA is doing and to meet with our innovative cherry growers. While 

Denise was here she gave a very in-depth presentation to local growers on nutrient management using fertigation. 

Much of her research is done in the Okanagan region of British Colombia solving the problems associated 

with irrigating fruit trees in coarse mineral soils with low organic matter (and low water-holding capacity) with 

limited rainfall (season deficit of 400 to 800mm). Some of her information is presented here, with emphasis on 

her experience of commercial cherry nutrition in the British Colombian environment. 

Nutrient and water management are linked. 

Retention of nutrients in the root zone for as long as possible will improve nutrient use by the tree and reduce 

wastage, leading to better fertiliser efficiency, environmental sustainability and reduced fertilizer costs. The 2 

practices that keep nutrients in the root zone for longer are: 

� nutrient applications that are timed and sufficient to meet tree demand 

� water applications that are scheduled to meet evaporative demand 

Did you know?... 

Fruit trees have very small root systems for their total plant size, compared to grasses, bushes and trees generally. 

Grasses can have 10 to 100m of roots for every square cm of soil surface they cover. In comparison tree 

fruits have 1 to 10cm of root per square cm of soil surface. Precise targeting of water and nutrients is important 

to avoid wastage of inputs. 

Because root distribution in fruit trees is influenced by water and nutrient placement, targeting nutrients to roots 

is easier with micro-irrigation. For example under drip irrigation, feeder roots predominantly spread within 

15cm out from the dripper, and mostly less than 45cm deep. Root distribution is more widespread under microjet 

irrigation, where substantial volume of feeder roots can be measured down to 90cm depth, and also out to 

75cm in sandy soil of British Columbia. 

Water and nutrient management 

Water scheduling is essential. A range of devices such as G-dots and tensiometers are used in British Colombia. 

Crop coefficient curves are used as well as a model based on canopy development with input from 

weather records and evapotranspiration measurements to determine ‘climate days’. Scheduling irrigation 

events to meet the trees’ needs require conservative well-engineered irrigation systems that can meet maximum 

demand, and are well structured into zones that allows everything to be watered on time . Reducing surface 

evaporation also has an impact. Covering the ground with shredded paper is one example of cooling the soil 

surface in orchards to reduce water loss from evaporation. 

Why use fertigation? 

When there is little water from soil stores (coarse sandy loam) or from climate (semi-arid) water management 

controls nutrient management. Compact root systems and micro-irrigation offer good opportunities for con-

trolled application of nutrients. Precision nutrition can reduce inputs and improve fruit quality. 

Nitrogen 

Nitrogen is very mobile. It dissolves and goes wherever the water goes. It is difficult to control as it moves 

readily through the soil. Broadcast nitrogen can be all gone after 10 days when applied in nitrate form. Figure 

1 shows an increase in the availability of broadcast nitrogen that lasted only 10 days from the time it was 

applied. 

Figure 1: Nitrogen applied as a broadcast (nitrate) fertiliser recorded a short increase in available N. 

Figure 2: Available N from fertigation will not necessarily remain in the soil longer with a single irrigation event, but frequent fertigation of 

N means that it can be kept available to the tree roots over a longer period. 

In comparison, fertigation aims to keep nitrogen in the root zone. Figure 2 shows extended N availability from 

frequent applications through the irrigation system. The same amount of N applied as a single broadcast or as 

several fertigation events results in different rates of wastage. 

When does the plant use nitrogen? 

Nitrogen supply is from: 

� Internal cycling in the plant 

� Nitrogen taken up by the roots 

In autumn nitrogen is pulled from leaves and stored in the wood. In spring up to full bloom, it is remobilised 

from storage. After full bloom the tree sources N from the roots until leaf fall. There is minimal sap flow or 

water uptake until after first ‘white’ flower, or full bloom (as there are no leaves to drive it). Nitrogen inflow

into fruit is mainly after cell division. 

In cherries, Denise stripped leaves from the tree 6 weeks prior to natural leaf fall. This stopped nitrogen withdrawal 

from the leaves into storage. The effect of leaf strip was evident for 2 years as decreased fruit number 

and decreased yield. Fruit bud development and fruit set appears to be highly dependent on the tree’s 

winter stores of N. Shoot growth was unaffected in the leaf-stripping experiment, as it uses current season N 

supplied from the roots. 

So when should N be applied in spring? 

Figure 3: N content of various tree parts over the first 7 months of the year. 

Figure 3 shows the movement of N into fruit, spurs and shoots at different stages of tree growth. Before petal fall leaf growth (spur leaves) is supported 

by remobilised winter reserves of N. 

Root uptake of N occurs mainly after bloom to support shoot and fruit growth, and 

N inflow into fruit occurs mainly after cell division. 

Apply fertilizer after bloom, when roots are taking up N and tree-stored N is no longer sufficient to meet growth and fruit requirements. 

How much is enough N to fertigate? 

In a fertigation experiment that irrigated daily for 8 weeks after full bloom, applying N at low, medium and 

high rates, (about 63, 126 and 254kg/ha) on Lapins trees/Gisela 5 rootstocks, the highest rate of fertigation 

decreased tree growth, and also reduced yield in 2 out of 6 years. Additionally, fruit size was significantly 

smaller under the high rate of N (256kg/ha) compared to the low rate (63kg/ha) in 4 out of 6 years. 

Adapted from Dr Neilsen’s presentation material by Penny Domeney and Michele Buntain, Industry Development 

and Extension, Perennial Horticulture Centre, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture. 

See more of Denise’s research at www.agr.gc.ca. 

Get the P&K of Denise’s presentation in the April Edition of Australian Cherries…!

HORTICULTURE AUSTRALIA 

The 2011/12 Australian Cherry season is performing well comparing to the season prior. The industry has access to a 

number of evaluation tools to track consumer cherry purchase behaviour and other consumer insights such as the number 

of Australian households that have bought cherries, how often they buy and how much they spend each time when they 

buy. 

Typically, around 20% of the Australian cherries consumed during the summer are sold in a single week inclusive of the 

Christmas Day. Based on the homescan data that the industry subscribes to; there were an additional of 771,000 Australian 

households that bought cherries in just that week comparing to Christmas 2010. Furthermore, there were more consumers 

buying cherries and they were also buying the fruit more often. In fact, the frequency with which the average 

household that bought cherries from the beginning of the season to Christmas represented a 20% rise. 

The 2011/12 season also started earlier than the previous season. More cherries were available from the beginning of the 

season and the supply situation as well as the quality of the fruit was more consistent as well. 

The industry ran a national cherry category management program for the second season in a row. This program mirrored 

the pilot program that started over the 2010/11 season. The findings from the pilot program were presented to the retailers 

and proved that when cherries are properly category managed, the category profitability increases substantially. This 

is largely because cherries are an impulse buy, in fact based on the consumer research conducted post the 2010/11 season, 

we know that around 70% of the consumers buy this fruit on impulse. Therefore, when cherries are presented properly 

and when the quality of the fruit is good, consumers are enticed to buy cherries. Additionally, category management 

also helps reduce wastage and improve the quality the fruit, as our category team reinforces the best practice principles to 

the retailers. 

The 2011/12 cherry category had an even greater coverage of the retail chains as well as the independent green grocers. 

Woolworths, Coles, IGA and the independent green grocers all participated in this season’s cherry category management 

program. 

The industry is also achieving a number of wins with its newly launched brand positioning “Cherish the Moment”. The new 

brand positioning coupled with the industry’s new ambassador, the young Australian sailing sensation Jessica Watson; the 

industry’s PR program outperformed previous season. Jessica has proven to be a great spokesperson for the Australian 

cherry industry, the media were extremely receptive to her as she has a broad appeal across different age groups and 

demographics. Jessica encompasses a number of great qualities that people aspire to and a number of parallels can be 

drawn between her and the industry. 

The PR program has focused on fresh consumption of Australian cherries and also the health benefits associated with 

cherries without losing the special appeal (fun, holiday, summer) of this wonderful fruit. In order to attract the food media’s 

attention, the industry has also developed a range of usage ideas that have been featured across all different media formats 

covering print, online and TV. This year, with Jessica being the ambassador, the breadth of media of has also increased. 

A long term consumer research framework has also being put in place to continue to track consumer cherry purchase behaviour 

over time. The industry’s marketing program is also being evaluated at different phases to ensure that it is hitting 

the industry’s strategic objectives. 

A final season’s report will be available in April given the data update lag. 

Elisa Tseng 

HAL Marketing Manager for Cherries 

Elisa.Tseng@horticulture.com.au

Continuous Improvement for Horticultural Industries 

The HAL continuous improvement program continues to progress well. 

The continuous improvement program emerged from the V8 process and is under the guidance of the Continuous Improvement 

Implementation Working Group. Jolyon Burnett, Robert Prince and Simon Boughey are the Member representatives on the Working 

Group and I would like to thank them for the guidance and input they have provided during this process. 

Key issues that were discussed at the last meeting of the Working Group held 12 January were: 

� Industry strategic investment plans; 

� Role and functions of IAC (Industry Advisory Committee) Chairs and IACs including preparing an IAC induction kit; 

� Objective proposal assessment guidelines; and 

IAC performance review template. 

These documents are still under discussion and review and will be made available to Members for comments before they are introduced 

into practice. 

HAL understands that many of its smaller Members have limited capacity. So while the processes and benchmarks being developed 

for IACs are aimed at creating a more standard and reproducible approach to managing IAC investments, they are generally 

not intended to be highly prescriptive and designed to be adaptable for smaller industries. 

To assist with this, the Working Group is looking at an ‘IAC Lite’ approach for smaller Members that will reduce their compliance 

costs and red tape. 

For any advice on Cherry Industry Matters, please contact me. 

Owen Connelly 

Cherry Industry Services Manager 

Owen.Connelly@horticulture.com.au 

HORTICULTURE AUSTRALIA 

Horticulture Australia - Cherry R & D 

Cherry R & D Committee Cherry IAC Committee 

Kym Green—Chair 

kjgreen@adam.com.au 

Darren Broadby 

dbroadby@perfecta.com.au 

Steve Chapman 

steve@chappies.com.au 

Dugald Close 

dugald.close@utas.edu.au 

Simon Boughey—CGA CEO 

ceo@cherrygrowers.org 

Geoff Hall 

g_jhall@hotmail.com 

Ian Sparnon 

fifthcreekorchards@gmail.com 

Terry Rossi 

tsrossi@bigpond.com 

Bob Granger—Chair 

rgranger11@optusnet.com.au 

Andrew Smith 

andrew@smithsfruit.com.au 

Scott Coupland 

efcunich@bigpond.com.au 

Tim Reid 

timreid@reidfruits.com.au 

Simon Boughey—CGA CEO 

ceo@cherrygrowers.org 

Gary Fergusson 

garyferguson@bigpond.com 

Lucy Gregg 

bdm@fruitgrowerstas.com.au 

Ian Sparnon 

fifthcreekorchards@gmail.com 

Kym Green 

kjgreen@adam.com.au 

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Elisa Tseng—elisa.tseng@horticulture.com.au

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EXPORT 

Culture 

Thailand 

Country Facts - (From Austrade website: www.austrade.gov.au) 

Capital city: Bangkok 

Surface area: 513,000 sq km 

Population: 63.9 million 

Official language(s): Thai 

Head of State & Head of Government: H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 

Australian exports to Thailand: A6,960 million 

Australian imports from Thailand: A$9,117 million 

Principal export destinations: China, Japan, USA 

Principal import sources: Japan, China, USA 

Economic climate 

Thailand concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Australia at the end of 2004 and the 

Agreement came into force on 1 January 2005. 

The Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement is a major market opening agreement. With its implementation 

on 1 January 2005 many went straight to zero per cent while others fell below that payable by 

competing nations. It will also substantially improve the environment for bilateral services, trade and investment. 

Australian business is urged to take a close look at the opportunities created by the Thailand-Australia 

Free Trade Agreement. The reduction of Thailand's high tariff barriers (for some tariffs up to 200 per 

cent) means that exports may now become viable for a range of products. 

For the latest key economic indicators and statistics, please see the Department of Foreign Affairs and 

Trade country economic fact sheet.

Export focus on Thailand 

By Wayne Prowse 

T 

hailand should be one of the top three 

destinations for Australian cherries. A recent 

decision by the Thailand authorities to close the 

market to Australian cherries and stone fruits 

highlight how sensitive market access can be. Market 

access cannot be taken for granted even when 

Australia has been the largest southern hemisphere 

supplier to the market and the Thailand-Australia Free 

Trade Agreement has brought tariffs to zero. 

With a population of 66 million 

Thailand has a well-developed 

infrastructure, a free-enterprise 

economy, generally proinvestment 

policies, and strong 

export industries. According to 

CIA analysts Thailand enjoyed 

solid economic growth from 

2000 to 2007 averaging more 

than 4 per cent per year as it 

recovered from the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. 

Thai exports of mostly machinery and electronic 

components, agricultural commodities, and jewellery 

continue to drive their economy. The global financial 

crisis of 2008-09 severely cut Thailand's exports, with 

most sectors experiencing double-digit drops. In 2010, 

Thailand's economy expanded 7.6 per cent, its fastest 

pace since 1995, as exports rebounded from their 

depressed 2009 level. 1 

Recalling the antigovernment protests during March- 

May and the country's polarized political situation this 

only had according to analysts a temporary impact on 

business and consumer confidence. Although tourism 

was hit hard during the protests, its quick recovery 

helped boost consumer confidence to new highs 

which has been good news for fresh produce imports 

as well.. 

____________________________ 

1 CIA World Fact book – Thailand Economy 

Fresh Food is still mostly purchased at wet markets 

although the retail supermarket revolution is 

expanding rapidly and eroding the market share of 

wet markets. The more sophisticated infrastructure is 

vital for high value perishable produce such as 

cherries. 

The major supermarket chains in Thailand that sell 

fresh fruit are Tops, Tesco Lotus and Big C. Tops is the 

largest supermarket chain in Thailand by turnover, 

and operates 120 stores nationwide while Tesco Lotus 

have a range of 56 Supercenters, 14 Lotus Markets, 15 

Value stores and 704 express stores as of 2011. Big C 

bought 42 Carrefour branches in 2010 and with this 

acquisition Big C’s parent will own 111 hypermarkets. 

Together these retailers have potential to move large 

volumes of fruit and it cannot be underestimated that 

with their European backgrounds they are introducing 

sophisticated marketing programs which reward 

committed suppliers. Austrade and DPI Victoria have 

helped Australian exporters of cherries tap into these 

programs with good results. 

Fresh Produce section of a Tesco Lotus supermarket 

Wayne Prowse was Export Development Manager at Horticulture Australia 2003 – 2011 and now provides 

trade and market intelligence services to horticultural industry stakeholders. 

For more information contact wayne.prowse@bigpond.com or Phone 0408 164 966

According to Thailand Customs and Trade Statistics 

cherry imports have expanded in the last five years 

from just 263 metric tonnes to 1,216 metric tonnes in 

2010 2 . Relative to the population this suggests that 

there much more growth potential for fresh cherries 

off a small base. There is a good balance of year round 

supply with 56 per cent imported from the United 

States and Canada and 44 per cent from southern 

hemisphere (Australia, Chile and New Zealand) 

Until 2010 Australia was the largest southern supplier 

of cherries exporting 280 metric tonnes in 2009 3 

which was 51 per cent of the southern hemisphere 

supply though dipped to 29 per cent in the last 

2010/11. NSW is the major Australian supplier 

accounting for 57 per cent of Australian cherry 

exports each year virtually all of which is sent by air. 

Strong market growth and increased demand for fresh 

produce, zero tariffs and developing trade 

relationships with the retailers positioned Thailand as 

one of the leading growth markets – until 2012 ! 

Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture have to ensure their 

biosecurity and protection of agriculture just as we do 

in Australia. Aware of growth of the fresh produce 

trade and with it the phytosanitary risks they recently 

moved to review their import conditions. The import 

conditions that Thailand wanted for fruit fly host 

products exported from Australia were looking to be 

unworkable for short notice airfreight – the bulk of 

cherry and stone fruit exports – and placed 

considerable trade at risk. 

________________________ 

2 Thailand Customs and Trade Statistics 

3 Australian Bureau of Statistics export data 

By delaying an audit that Thailand required prior to 

the 2011/12 season, Thailand has prohibited the 

import of cherries from all locations in Australia as of 

1 st January 2012 until the revised import protocols are 

mutually agreed. Ongoing cooperation between CGA 

and cherry exporters with DAFF Biosecurity working 

with Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture is essential to 

productively reach agreements. This may take one or 

two seasons as more qualified research will need to 

be presented to support our recommendations and at 

least one or more audits may be required. 

However Thailand clearly represents an important 

market for Australian cherries and is vital that we all 

cooperate to develop a workable protocol, meet the 

requirements and renew our quality position in the 

market. Chile with its vast quantity of cherries and 

New Zealand with its smaller developing industry both 

highly export focused will continue to take our share 

until we do. 

Fresh Intelligence Consulting is providing market and trade 

information to the fresh produce industry including analysis 

of import at export trade statistics, market share and 

strategic market intelligence. For more information contact: 

wayne.prowse@bigpond.com 

Southern Hemisphere Cherry exports to Thailand by year 

December to November - metric tonnes 

Origin 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 

NSW 63 98 159 146 105 

Victoria 40 39 50 42 36 

Tasmania 30 33 29 64 25 

all other states 11 18 41 1 17 

Total Australia 145 188 280 253 183 

Total Chile 87 137 106 102 267 

Total New Zealand 66 166 162 163 183 

Total SH to Thailand 298 491 548 519 633 

Source : World Trade Atlas, Fresh Intelligence analysis This data is funded by HAL project MT10022

Point of View 

This page is available for contributions by all members for news items from their 

region, comments on issues of concern, new ideas etc. If you have anything 

you would like to contribute, please email to office@cherrygrowers.org 

Victorian Cherry Conference 

“Review the Season and Plan for the Future” 

March 1 st & 2 nd 2012 

Wangaratta Region 

All Australian Cherry Growers invited 

For more information go to website 

www.cherries.org.au 

or contact the VCA office on ph: 03 58253700 or 

email: info@cherries.org.au 

Fruit Growers Tasmania farewelled 2 staff members in December. 

Sally Tennant retired and she and husband Chris have moved to 

Queensland to be close to family and avoid the Tasmanian winters. 

Kelsie Linell left to pursue a new career in the dental industry. 

We would like to thank Sally and Kelsie very much for their hard work 

and service to the industry and wish them both all of the best for the 

future.

STATE REPORTS 

The NSW season has been another disaster for 

growers with some growers reporting the season to 

be worse than the previous year. Another wet season 

and damage ranging from 65 - 95% from growers 

in both Young and Orange leads to support for an 

EC application for the NSW industry. 

At present confidence in the industry is at an all-time 

low due to two of the worst seasons on record, little 

available markets and poor domestic performance. 

Some growers have already left the industry, removed 

their trees and some growers are looking to 

exit the industry if things don’t improve in the near 

future. 

The Young district hosted the Chinese delegation on 

their audit of cherry growing regions throughout Australia. 

The meeting went very well and the Chinese 

were impressed with what they saw from our growers. 

It is a must that we have access to the Chinese 

market, they have the market that will take all we 

can produce subject to quality, especially as we have 

the market to ourselves before Chile and New Zealand. 

Growers are waiting to see what the draft protocol 

is and they want a favourable protocol so more 

product can be sent offshore. 

Growers in NSW are very disappointed with the 

draft protocol that Thailand has asked industry to 

accept. The growers feel this will be another market 

lost even if we do accept the protocol. Under the current 

protocol no cherries will be exported from NSW 

and it will be a long time before changes will be 

made. Thailand was our third largest market and 

always paid a premium for fresh cherries from NSW. 

On a personal note I would like to thank Wendy 

Batinich for all her help with all the delegations that 

came to our district. It was the busiest time of the 

year for her with their operation especially as the 

district was faced with so many challenges. She made 

sure that everyone was well fed and catered for and 

it was much appreciated by all. 

Reports from the markets are that things are bad 

and it could get even worse. There is oversupply of 

all products and some of the independent stores may 

close their doors. Price wars, high rents and a lack of 

confidence in the economy all lead to pressure on the 

retail sector resulting in the shops being very cautious 

on what they buy. Something needs to be done and 

fast or we will not have a horticulture industry in the 

very near future. 

Fruit fly numbers across the traditional growing areas 

in NSW have been maintained low. However, growers 

need to act now to control them. As chemicals are 

being withdrawn and there are more abandoned / 

neglected orchards about. Bait sprays, MAT will help 

but it is a community effort that is required if we are 

to succeed. Andrew Jessup has done some work on 

cherries being a non-preferred host and some of the 

early results look promising. We are not out there to 

prove cherries are a non-host but just a nonpreferred 

host and to reduce the risk of Q-Fly within 

cherries and make it easier for market access. 

Once again there is plenty of cherry slug around but 

as for tree health all trees in NSW are in very good 

condition. It’s now a matter of everyone remaining 

positive. 

Scott Coupland 

President NSW CGA 

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STATE REPORTS 

It was a very mixed bag in Victoria . Rain caused damage early but mainly in the south, then cleared for the 

latter part of the season. 

As in most areas, our season was about 10 days early which saw a shorter supply of cherries Christmas week. 

Thankfully later areas did not see the awful glut experienced last year post Christmas. 

Prices were under immense pressure with extreme competition within the retail sector. This caused a follow on 

effect within the wholesale markets with unrealistic prices offered. I am not sure what education program can be 

put in place, but it is not feasible to just accept growing returns. 

We have our Conference planned for March 1 and 2 to be held in Wangaratta. It promises to be very informative 

with John Warmerdam from the USA as the main guest presenter. Growers from all states are invited to 

attend. For further information contact FVG on 03 5825 3700 

Work is continuing on QFF and market access, both very slow and frustrating. 

Stuart Pickworth 

President VCA 

The season just gone has had 

mixed results for growers 

across our growing regions, 

whilst a lot of growers picked 

reasonable tonnages, the 

level of damage and lack 

lustre prices during peak production 

times disappointed 

many growers. Later production 

areas reported better 

results but for a number of 

growers this has been the third year in a row of disappointment. 

Again there were unacceptable levels of Brown Rot late 

in the growing season on some properties even though 

growers were more aware of the problem after last 

year. 

CGSA decided to work more closely with independents 

and retailers this year in the promotion of South Australian 

Cherries. The national promotion material along 

with SA promotional posters and cherry information 

were distributed from the Produce Markets and were 

generally very well received. The push this year to focus 

on good news stories with the media definitely helped. 

The Chinese biosecurity delegation visit in December 

went well, thanks to those members that helped on the 

day and made their properties and time available during 

your busiest period. Let’s hope we achieve good 

workable protocols. The draft protocols for Thailand 

are unfortunately not considered commercially workable 

for SA at this stage. 

POST HARVEST MEETING 

ASHTON COOPERATIVE BOARD ROOM MONDAY 19 th March 7.30 

As CGSA members are aware at our last AGM we did 

not fill the secretary position. This position is still not 

filled, if anyone within SA membership is keen or knows 

anyone interested, please contact a member of the- 

Executive. 

Happy Pruning. 

Grant Wotton 

President CGSA

STATE REPORTS 

The Tasmanian cherry season has yet to finish at the 

time of writing this report, however it has been a 

season of contrasts with varying reports throughout 

the state. Whilst early rain and some isolated rain 

events did cause damage in some areas other areas 

remained relatively free of cracking or rain damage 

and picked a clean crop. 

In several regions, the crops were lighter than expected 

however this did reflect in some excellent 

quality fruit and high packouts. Fruit size was on average 

larger than previous years with the bulk of 

the crop in the 28+mm-30+mm size range, however 

more importantly the fruit was much firmer and 

sweeter than last season. 

Timing of the crop certainly influenced returns with 

periods of slow and strong demand throughout the 

season. Certainly export demand was influenced by 

the strong $A, loss of the Thailand market and the 

strong influence of Chile particularly in the Taiwan 

and Hong Kong markets. 

No doubt a full analysis cannot be undertaken until 

the season has finished and growers have assessed 

their crop returns, however there is certainly some 

food for thought for next season. With a larger crop 

expected in the 2012-2013 season, there is increasingly 

need to develop both national and interna- 

Western Australia 

tional markets as based on some of the experiences 

this season it remains a real risk. 

FGT have undertaken several promotions over the 

cherry season including a promotion on the Hobart 

waterfront on New Years Day with Jessica Watson 

and a stall at the Regatta on Australia Day. Both 

activities were very well received by the public and 

it would be great to have the ability to hold more of 

these events across the season. 

The FGT May Conference will be held on 18th & 

19th May in Launceston and the program will be 

released in February. 

Lucy Gregg 

Business Development Manager 

Fruit Growers Tasmania 

Production volumes were well down on last year, with most growers reporting at least a 50% fall. Rain during the 

early weeks did affect fruit, but once the fine weather came, so did the flavour and quality. Many growers opted 

to supply retailers ‘direct’ in order to obtain a reasonable return. Growers from South Australia were again well 

represented in the market place, and quality was very mixed, with some providing excellent quality whilst a large 

number continued to supply inferior product. Supermarkets reported a near disastrous season until the advent of 

Tasmanian fruit in the second week of January. Once Tasmanian fruit hit the market, price resistance crumbled fairly 

quickly in the face of generally good quality product. The Annual Charity Auction was put back to the second week 

of December coinciding with the annual Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival, and an outstanding result was 

achieved. Sweet Cherry Valley supplied a beautifully crafted ‘jarrah’ wooden box that would have done the finest 

jewellery proud and bidding was almost frenetic. It will once again be interesting to see what effect the Supermarket 

crisis will have on local and interstate producers. The mood is ‘for change’, but we will have to wait and see. 

Our thoughts are with those in the East who were again decimated by adverse weather conditions. With Chile continuing 

to exercise major influence over the Asian markets it seems likely that Australian producers will be increasingly 

focussed on domestic markets. The challenge will be to manage both the supply and quality. 

Gary Fergusson

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Disclaimer: Any recommendations contained within this publication do not necessarily represent current Cherry Growers of Australia policy. No person should act on the basis of the contents 

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