Increasing consumer consumption is the key to growth in 2023 for a North Queensland Papaya grower
A leading North Queensland papaya grower says it is important to increase consumer awareness of the fruit, and in turn consumption, to help grow the category and help meet rising production costs.
Skybury Farms, General Manager Candy MacLaughlin says input costs over the past twelve months across the whole farming industry have been "far beyond" what they could have predicted for transport, fuel, levies, packaging and labour.
"We pretty much held steady - that's probably the best way to sum up our approach to papaya in 2022," she said. "We now have to work out how to farm smarter to reduce our inputs and ensure that we are sustainable so we can carry that message
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