On The Land
17 April, 2026
Sweet success for mango variety
LEADING fruit producer Piñata Farms has finalised its most commercially successful Honey Gold mango season to date, reporting a 5% volume increase on last season.
Sales and marketing manager Rebecca Scurr said the business supplied mangoes nationally for 16 weeks from November 2025 to February 2026 – about two weeks longer than usual.
The harvest from growing regions in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia was the least disrupted by weather in 17 years of production, she said.
“One of the biggest challenges we often face in Queensland during summer is that the main freight route, the Bruce Highway, is impacted due to cyclone or tropical low activity,” Rebecca said.
“This season, while Mareeba and Dimbulah had a lot of rain, growers managed their harvests around this to ensure supply was unaffected.
“Ideal weather conditions also meant excellent external fruit quality could be maintained all season long.”
She said season highlights included exceptionally strong prices for the mango positioned in the premium retail space, and the biggest consumer demand on record, contributing to an above average tray return to the grower.
“There was also small crop growth from our farms in the Northern Territory, and at third-party farms at Mareeba, Bowen and Rockhampton as trees came into full production,” Rebecca said.
Some 25 third-party growers supply to Piñata Farms.
