Hinkler Park Plantation has highlighted Emerald, Queensland as a future expansion opportunity for Macadamia utilising the Nogoa-Mackenzie Supply Scheme and large plantable area.
Hinkler Park Plantation’s Emerald macadamia nursery is the most northern of the company’s Australian orchards. Established in 2016, it is the home of a production line that has produced more than 350,000 new seedlings and grafted trees housed under shade.
Expansion plans in Emerald will increase Hinkler Park Plantation’s Australian production to a total of 5000ha (approximately 4 million trees), with production reaching 20,000T or equivalent 6,700T kernel (one third of the national crop).