The 2025/26 retail quality and education programs for Australian summerfruit and cherries demonstrated the value of ongoing retailer training, in-store quality monitoring and best-practice handling education.

The Cherry Industry Conference 2026 brought together growers, exporters, researchers and industry partners from across Australia to discuss issues affecting the cherry industry and share practical solutions.

This project supports a study tour to Chile for Australian cherry growers so that they can learn from Chile’s large-scale cherry production and export systems, particularly practices that support fruit quality, postharvest handling and access to international markets.