Australian farmers turn to cumquats after stone fruit prices drop
The Renmark producers tend to over 500 trees currently bearing the Asian-native fruit, having initially dabbled with growing more traditional crops like wine grapes and apricots.
"We had apricots planted but when the prices started to drop, we looked around for something that was a bit different," she said.
"Cumquats are sort of a fruit that people have forgotten over the years, and we just thought it was something unusual — something that is not very well known here or across Australia."
The farmers are currently producing around two tonnes of produce but only a fraction of the total yield is sold as fresh fruit. As part of their business, the cumquats they grow mainly end up in the form of syrups, jams or dehydrated and candied varieties.
source: abc.net.au
