BerryQuest International 2025 (MT24004)

BerryQuest is the international biannual conference of the Australian berry industry, and this project provides levy-funded support for its delivery.

15 January 2025

• Ongoing project

Joint berry export trade development (MT20004)

This project proactively managed market access and trade development for the berry industries so that an increasing volume of product could be moved offshore over time at sustainable prices.

23 October 2024

• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Completed project
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets
• Outcome 1: Demand creation

Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)

Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

10 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Nursery Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pistachio Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Turf Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Industry data and insights

Berry marketing snapshot 2023/24

Hort Innovation was responsible for investing the rubus marketing levy into a range of activities to drive awareness and consideration in 2023/24.

2 October 2024

Rubus Industry – barriers to best practice across diverse communities (RB23003)

This project is identifying key barriers preventing the adoption of best practices in the raspberry and blackberry industries and recommending next steps to overcome these barriers, ensuring that the industry continues to grow efficiently and sustainably.

2 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Industry data and insights
• Industry development and communication

Driving on-farm productivity with augmented technologies for fruit growers (AS23002)

This program is leveraging the latest augmented reality technology to drive on-farm productivity for berry and table grape growers.

2 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Advanced Production Systems Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Technology

Best practice pollinator management for the rubus industry (RB23002)

This program ensures rubus growers have access to best practice information on managing pollinators on their farms.

26 June 2024

• Ongoing project
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Pollination

Multi-industry berry trade development and market access project (2024-2029) (MT23004)

This investment is proactively managing market access and trade development for the berry industries so that an increasing volume of product can be moved offshore, over time, at sustainable prices.

10 April 2024

• Ongoing project
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets

Berry advisory mechanism (MT23003)

This project ensures that all levy payers and supply chain participants can engage with the berry industry’s consultation mechanism to inform and prioritise the investment of berry industry levies and Australian Government co-investment funds for research, development and extension.

10 April 2024

• Ongoing project
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Industry development and communication

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)

This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

21 February 2024