Western Australian Bravo apple has good export opportunities
‘‘It has the potential for good export opportunities,’’ Mr Jacob said.
‘‘There’s a lot of interest not just for the local market but also the export, the south-east Asian market, too,’’ Mr Georgopoulos said.
‘‘From a grower’s point of view, it looks like a grower-friendly apple. It looks like high yields and high packouts,’’ he said.
‘‘Other apples in the area are sensitive to bruising, this apple is a hardier apple,’’ he said.
‘‘Brix levels at the moment before harvest are at 15. The average brix level for an apple in our area is 12. We did a trial of storing the apple for 12 months at a brix level of 15 and they came out real nice. Now we know we can store them for a long time,’’ Mr Georgopoulos said.
source: riverineherald.com.au
