Shelf-life calculator launched on BPR

New avocado shelf-life calculator out now!

The Queensland Department of Primary Industries has released a new avocado shelf-life calculator designed to help industry deliver more consistent, high-quality fruit to consumers.

Developed by Boyd Tarlinton and Neil White through the Serviced Supply Chains II project (AM21000), the Fresh Intel calculator is an online decision-support tool built on extensive shelf-life modelling. It allows growers and supply chain partners to test “what-if” scenarios and better understand how different factors influence remaining shelf life.

Users can tailor scenarios by selecting avocado varieties, production regions, fruit maturity, size, and handling conditions along the supply chain. The tool provides practical insights to support more informed decision-making, helping businesses manage supply chain risks and disruptions while improving consistency and reducing waste.

The calculator is now available to Australian producers and exporters on the BPR

Learn more

For more information or to discuss how this tool could benefit your business, please contact Andrew Macnish.

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You can find the shelf-life calculator in our Best Practice Resource

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Acknowledgements

The Serviced Supply Chains II project (AM21000) is funded by the Hort Innovation Frontiers Fund, Avocado and Strawberry research and development levy, and contributions from the Australian Government, with co-investment from the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland (DPI), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria (DEECA), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Northern Territory (DAF), Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia (DPIRD), Pinata Farms Pty Ltd and Summerfruit Australia Ltd. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

This article appears as part of the 8 May 2026 issue of Guacamole, our e-Newsletter.