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Discover cherry levy investments into Cherry Fund R&D initiatives

The cherry levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Cherry Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Completed project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)

Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.

9 July 2021

Completed project

Cherry export strategy (CY19003)

This investment was tasked with updating the export strategy for cherries in collaboration with key stakeholders in industry and government.

18 June 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Cherry market access and trade development (CY18002)

This project supported the export readiness of the Australian cherry industry through helping cherry growers take advantage of existing, new and emerging export opportunities.

27 September 2022

Completed project

Export market maintenance and development for Tasmanian fruit (MT11013) (mt11013)

This investment supported export market development and maintenance for Tasmania's fruit growers over the period 2012-2015

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)

This project supported collaboration between Australian stakeholders to develop a quantitative systems approach for horticultural enterprises so that they realised market opportunities

21 September 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Implementing brown sugar flotation (BSF) for assuring freedom of fruit from Qfly (CY16011)

This project has further developed methods of brown sugar flotation testing for Queensland fruit fly eggs and larvae in cherries

8 March 2019

Completed project

Methyl bromide disinfestation of cherries for Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) (CY16009)

This project was tasked with providing a data package on the use of methyl bromide as a post-harvest disinfestation fumigant for Queensland fruit fly on cherries.

31 March 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Export readiness and market access (CY16004)

Cherry export training, registration, audit and strategy activities were supported by this project, along with market access activities including trade missions.

8 November 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Developing US market access based on irradiation and methyl bromide (CY16012)

This project looked at opening market access for Australian cherries into the US, based on using irradiation as an alternative end-point treatment

2 October 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Export development for Australian cherries (CY12007)

Market access and export development for the cherry industry was continued through this project, which updated the industry export manual and other resources.

30 June 2016