Trade Showcase set to place Hort Industry in the Spotlight

Avocados Australia

Key Facts:

This week Avocados Australia’s “North Queensland Avocado Industry & Hort SHOW DAYS” will provide all NQ growers, their families and staff, with the chance to meet, network and fact find on a whole range of products and services that can add value to their businesses. This is an event for all of horticulture. It’s more than a trade showcase though as there will be food vans, live entertainment and many prize giveaways over the two days. Locals are invited to join in from Thursday 9 October (12.00pm to 9.00pm) to Friday 10 October (8.00am to 5.00pm) at The Pack Centre (37-39 Albrecht Street, Tolga).

See the full event details HERE including the 90 exhibitors at the event and the event program.

Over the 2 days members of the horticulture industry will see a huge range of trade and machinery displays, hear from industry suppliers and find out more about Avocados Australia’s export program.

Avocados Australia’s NQ Avocado Export Regional Forum has four sessions integrated into the event program where the crowd can hear from expert speakers about exporting, emerging global trends and how this can impact on stronger farm gate returns. The latest update on market access developments is also top of mind for the industry. The Export Forum’s program is HERE.

Equipment exhibitors will include NQ Agricultural Services, Quinto Ag Machinery, Honeycombe, Casali's, DTE Equipment, Brown & Hurley, Croplands, Russo & Vella Machinery and AgDrone.Au.

There will be many lucky door prizes contributed to by 80 exhibitors, PLUS three $500-$1000 major prizes including vouchers from Mareeba Transport and TGT Agriculture, as well as a chainsaw courtesy of Hydralada.

Live music will feature throughout both days with seven food vans. Look out for the Crater Mountain Coffee van with their signature coffee ice cream! Our thanks also go to the Barron Valley Hotel for hosting the bars for this event.

The gold coin entry fee for this event will be donated to Remote Animal Assistance who will have some furry friends up for adoption helping on the gate.

NQ avocado grower and Avocados Australia’s Chair, Matt Kleyn, is looking forward to seeing everyone over the two days.

“This event offers a fun and enjoyable way to catch-up with others in the industry and the program offers something for everyone,” said Matt Kleyn.

John Tyas, Avocados Australia’s CEO, will be presenting an Avocado Industry Update as part of the NQ Avocado Export Regional Forum sessions. In 2024/25 Australia exported 14,235 tonnes of avocados and the aim is to increase exports year-on-year.* Find out how by dropping by The Pack Centre’s Cool Rooms on Day 1 at 3.00pm.

Supporting partners for this event include Opal, Propak Industries, J-tech Systems and Sinclair, WFI Insurance, Agrichem, Tomra and Freshcare. Over 80 exhibitors will be taking part!

Growers: FIND OUT MORE HERE

-ENDS-

Contact

Anna Petrou, Avocados Australia Limited | 0488 384 222 | [email protected]

Acknowledgements

Our thanks go to the following Exhibitors who will be taking part (current list):
Advanced Droning — AgDrone‣Au — Agrichem — Agspec Australia Pty Ltd — ANZ — Atherton Tableland Air Service — AUS-QUAL — Australian Lychee Growers Assoc — Australian Mango Industry Association — Aztec Dynamics PL — Bayer Crop Science — Blenners Transport — Bono’s Excavations — Brown and Hurley Agriculture — Casali’s — CBA — Citrus Australia — Corteva Agriscience — Costa Group (North Fresh) — Countryco Ag Services — Croplands — CropX — De Sangosse Australia — Delroy Orchards & Rocky Creek Orchards — Drive Solutions NQ — DTE Equipment — Elders Rural — Exodas P/L — Fertec Pty Ltd — FNQ Filters & Parts — FNQ Growers — FNQ Solar Solutions — FNQ Water Pty Ltd — Freshcare — Green Skin Avocados — GT Ag Services — Honeycombes Sales and Service — Hort Innovation — Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd — Intralox — Jobs Australia — J-Tech Systems Pty Ltd — Kanga Pac — Label Press — Lindsay Australia — Mareeba Tyrepower — Metagen — Miriwinni Lime & Gypsum — NAB — Netafim Australia — NQ Agricultural Services — Nufarm Australia — Nutrien Ag Solutions — Omnia Specialities Australia — Opal Packaging — Propak Industries — PVW Partners — Q.I.T.E. — Queensland Department of Primary Industries — Fair Farms (QFVG) — Quinto Ag Supplies — Seaway Logistics — Sentek Technologies — Syngenta Australia — Tableland Fertilizer — Tanuki — Teleo Immigration Lawyers — Terrain NRM — The Avocado Collective — The Farm Process — Think Water Mareeba — TNQ Drought Hub — Tomra — Tornado Pumps & Sprayers Pty Ltd — Toyota Material Handling Australia — TriCal Australia — Turkinje Nursery — UPL — WFI Insurance

The NQ Avocado Export Regional Forum is an initiative of the Avocado Market Access and Trade Development Project (2024–2029) (AV23003) that 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.

About us:

About Avocados Australia – www.avocado.org.au -

Avocados Australia (AAL) is the representative industry body for the Australian avocado industry. We provide a range of services to our members and the broader industry to foster growth and development. Avocados Australia is a not-for-profit member-based organisation and our members include avocado growers, associated businesses and industry people. Avocados Australia seeks to work with all parts of the chain, from production through to the consumer. By working together, we seek to continually improve the ability of growers to provide a healthy, profitable and safe product for all consumers.

Contact details:

Contact

Anna Petrou, Avocados Australia Limited | 0488 384 222 | [email protected]