What v t variety ety should I I plant By Steve S Spark a and nd Jon onathan Br Brook ookes, A AgF gFirst • Refer to March 2017 Future Orchards™ (Craig and Ross, AgFirst), • June Article: - What variety do I plant (Steve, AgFirst).
Current Status Pink Lady, Granny Smith & Gala Strains 70% of Australia’s production & 73% planted area. (APFIP) Newer varieties trebled last 3 years to 7% planted area.
Some growers perceived good at picking winner varieties –Not always the case –If do make mistake, change quickly.
Important to get orchard fundamentals right A. Rootstock, tree density, support structure, netting, irrigation, spacing, location etc. B. Allows possible grafting if wrong variety chosen.
Main influences on Block Profitability A. Production B. Price C. Packout D. Cost of Production • Aim to optimise all 4 if possible.
Other factors to consider A. Location, variety requirements winter chill, develop matrix (see further)
Current varietal situation in Australia A. 33 Apple varieties on APFIP variety register available for commercial production. B. A further 13 apple and 4 pear varieties near commercial production. C. Approximately 50% of these are Club varieties. D. Compared to 40 Club varieties in Europe currently.
Club variety Controlled. Not for general release A. Usually pay tree royalty ($3- 4.00) B. Usually pay production royalty ($/kg)
Not all clubs are equal and not all varieties make it! No guarantee of success
Desirable traits of a successfully managed Club 1. Well ll-funded ( (big i investment e early o ly on) •Market e establi lishm hment & & branding. •Grower m r manual? l? •Storag age o optim imisat isation •Maxim imisin ising v varie iety p performan ance • R&D
Desirable traits of a successfully managed Club 2. V . Var ariet iety has as uniq unique at ue attrib ibutes es to m mak ake e it it stand and out t fro from the the c cro rowd. (Tas (T aste, c e, colour, t , tex exture, e, c crun unch, siz ize, e, productio ion, n, har arves est t tim iming, ing, storag age l lif ife et e etc) 3. D Discipli plined c d club/growers with s sound d Quality Assu ssurance p prog ogram 4. 4. St Strong ma marketing/le leadership s skills lls- Actively ly s striving f for P Price pr premium and d market foothold.
Supermarket Trends - Seeking unique varieties products that only they stock and can command a premium
Variety Matrix Variety attributes to cope with the following: - 1.Location/climatic Does it suit your location Heat requirements Winter Chill Water requirements 2. Attributes Improved Eating quality Improved Storage potential or Unique Colour Shape Size Taste Texture Appearance Firmness Crunch Juice 3. Production High Yielding Improved Packout Regular cropper/lack biennial Low Cost of Production tendencies Russet susceptibility Pollination requirements Nutritional requirements 4. Pest & Disease Blackspot/apple scab Suitable of Organic susceptibility production Mildew Insects Phytophthora 5. Harvest Timing Early Mid Late season Does timing benefit from your orchard location. Does it fit your harvesting plan
Variety Matrix continued Variety attributes to cope with the following : - 6. Storability Short Medium Long Special requirements Improve eating with Smartfresh suitability storage Ca Potential Other storage 7. Market Potential Domestic only Export Novel/new category Uniqueness (Rocket) 8. Accessibility (Club or Due diligence 3-5year Reputation/track record Open variety) outlook Tree Royalty ($/tree) Production Royalty ($/kg) Market clout/influence Discipline- growers and club Financial Robust Timeframe from ordering nursery trees to delivery R&D Access to information Market Plan Availability
New Varieties registered in Australia Vari riety Marketing Rights Timin ing Ta Taste ¹ Alvina, Smitten Montague Fresh Early Tangy Buckeye , Brookfield , zz Jazz Montague Fresh Mid Tangy Eve Ev Montague Fresh Late Tangy Galaval, vy Envy En Montague Fresh Late Sweet Galaxy, Ambrosia Cherry Gala Montague Fresh Mid Tangy IF IFO-Re Red Montague Fresh Under evaluation Red flesh ² Rosy Glow, kit Rockit Lenswood Mid Sweet miniature Lady in Red, MiApple Lenswood Very early Sweet Pink Belle Re Red Love ve Lenswood Mid? Red flesh Red strain Re ins Gala la ¹ Open Early Sweet ³ Aztec, Red strain Re ins Pinks ks ² Open Late Tangy Kiku , Red strain Re ins Fuji ji ³ Mixed Late Sweet Morning ypes ⁴ Granny Type Mixed Late Tangy Mist , nzi Kanzi Open Mid Sub acid Fierro, Tiger, moon Honey eymo Plunkett Mid Sweet Auvil, Candy lei Kale Open? Mid Sweet (Lolly) Sweet eetang ngo TBA Very early Tangy ⁴ Challenger, Honeycrisp ? Mid Tangy Greenstar odi Mod Freshmax Mid Sweet Ruebe ben’s Graham’s Factree Early Sweet avo Brav ? ? Sweet eetie Sweet Open Early Sweet ie Julie Bill Shields Mid Sweet
New Pear Varieties registered in Australia Va Variety Marke ket rights ts Ti Timing Taste Deliza APAL Early Sweet Lany nya APAL Early Sweet Pappl pple Rullo/Kalafatis Mid Sweet/crunchy Pi Piqa qa Bo Boo Freshmax Early Sweet/crunchy Swe weet sensation Montague fresh Velvetine Ve Prevar Mid/Late Sweet Queens Fo Forelle Lenswood Mid QTee Des Muir Early
Jazz
Envy Alvina
Piqa Boo
Do your due diligence Aim for 5-15% orchard renewal Don’t leave it too late? Thank you
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