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Sunday, June 15, 2025

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Dried Fruit

To Boldly go... Sunraysia industry monitoring closely promising new vine

Dried Fruits Australia chief executive Thomas Cheung says new varieties are in trials for a few years before the industry can get an accurate assessment of how they will truly perform in a range of soil and climatic settings.

A Sunraysia industry may well be on the verge of a bold new era, and Dried Fruits Australia chief executive Thomas Cheung says the clock is ticking to see just how well it goes.

The January unveiling of the commercial licensing of the CSIRO-bred Murray Bold was an industry showcase when about 60 dried grape growers attended a DFA field walk in Merbein South to see first hand the results of the va...