Maturity monitoring program finishes for the year
Maturity monitoring program finishes for the year
The AV22011 wholesale maturity monitoring program continued through October, focusing exclusively on Western Australian Hass. A total of 19 samples were collected during this period, with 3 samples failing to meet the industry minimum standard of 23% dry matter at the beginning of the month. (Figure 2). Maturity monitoring of Western Australian fruit has now ended for the season. The next fruit that will be the focus of maturity monitoring will be North Queensland Shepard in 2026.
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Figure 2. October 2025 Hass dry matter levels
Well done to growers 231 (Tropicana), 245 (Tropicana), Appa Farms, Bellardon Produce, Brooksview Hill Farm, Diamond Tree Avocados, Jasper Orchard, John Starkie, Justin & Jodie Omodei Family Trust, North Pemberton Avocados, Southern Forest Avocados, Tantemaggie , Wadnama Farms, West Pemberton Avocados and Yeagarup Farm whose fruit was sampled and exceeded the minimum maturity standard since the last Guacamole update.
Contact
For further information contact Anne Larard (idm@avocado.org.au) from Avocados Australia.
Acknowledgement
The project Monitoring Avocado Supply Chain Quality (AV22011) has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the avocado research and development levy and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.
This article appears as part of the 21 November 2025 issue of Guacamole, our enewsletter.
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Date Published: 19/11/2025