@@nutkinfarm I'm still eating the ones I bought in Australia, I'm enjoying them a little at a time so as not to finish them. I wait for you in Italy!!!!! bring me some of your macdamia 🤩
We actually prefer it a bit dryer, just so we can get other tasks done other than slashing. The crop doesn’t really get affected as long as a good watering schedule is maintained. But since the rain we've had in December, currently slashing your favourite grass which is 6 foot high with one of those Schultz slashers, i use 1¹/² fuel tanks to cover 45 acres a day. My best guess on the price which i have heard would be around $3.10 mark, we also don't want the price to spike and cause another crash, slow small increases are needed are this rise to help avoid a volatile farming structure. Keep up the videos. i do watch them all Thanks Trent
Hi William. So glad you like it. I used to worship the Australian Macadamia Channel - my work is little better than a shadow of that and I’m still sad it’s gone, so feedback like yours keeps me going. As for out of season flowering - there’s absolutely zero so far this year. The complete opposite of last year. I’ve visited a few farms in the last week and it’s the same in Fernleigh and the Alstonville plateau too. But I will check “stupid” out tomorrow just in case!
@@nutkinfarm Thanks for the message. Stupid is definitely one of my favorites. I'm based in East London, South Africa and I have late flowering in my 5 year old A4s and A16s, in mid January. 🙄
@@williampaxton6752 makes sense. A4 is fairly well known for it apparently. Less sure about A16 but those two are genetic full siblings so it’s not surprising. Did something (eg rain) muck up your original flowering?
Yes. We had some unusually late winds and strong rains during the first flowering. I didn't consider that, I just thought the number of nuts on the trees were normal considering the age... Makes sense
@@williampaxton6752 looks like your trees are making a second attempt at it then. The contrast here this season was that our flowering was pretty much unhindered, so not a single rogue summer flower in all my trees. Great for starving our lace bug populations. Bees might sad though.
My guess is that growers will be offered the minimum that processors can get away with , with a view of lifting prices later if nut supplies are low. Same as last year. Hope i am wrong and you get a fare price .
That's one of the likely scenarios for sure, Golden. The other, which I think may be more likely, is that they'll offer initial high notional prices to secure their supply and then cut the prices once they have enough to cover their on-selling commitments.
@@paulniksch7595 Hi Paul. I’ve touched on this over a few videos. The Chinese program is a poverty alleviation measure in rural areas. It’s (so far) very inefficient. The bottom line is that you can plant macadamia trees in nearly any frost free climate, but it takes the right conditions for them to perform. China remains a huge importer of macadamias and I don’t see that changing, especially as consumers there ask for progressively better quality.
Hi Lar. Growing macadamias from seedlings CAN be OK but the tree will take many years to fruit and it could be a poor performer. I would recommend trying to find a supplier of proper grafted trees - maybe from Vietnam?
My heart is seeing a huge orchard of macadamia trees, after watching your videos.
Do you live near any macadamia orchards?
It's wonderful to see your macdamia plantations, I left my heart there, I hope to return there again. happy 2024 to all of you
You’re welcome any time Raffaella. In the meantime keep eating macadamias, if you can find them in Italy!
@@nutkinfarm I'm still eating the ones I bought in Australia, I'm enjoying them a little at a time so as not to finish them. I wait for you in Italy!!!!! bring me some of your macdamia 🤩
Interesting.
I am a farmer from Vietnam and have been growing macadamia nuts in Australia for 15 years. I really want to share and learn from you. Thank you.
That's great Lao, thank you for watching. You've been growing macadamias for longer than me, so you can probably teach us all some things too!
We actually prefer it a bit dryer, just so we can get other tasks done other than slashing. The crop doesn’t really get affected as long as a good watering schedule is maintained. But since the rain we've had in December, currently slashing your favourite grass which is 6 foot high with one of those Schultz slashers, i use 1¹/² fuel tanks to cover 45 acres a day.
My best guess on the price which i have heard would be around $3.10 mark, we also don't want the price to spike and cause another crash, slow small increases are needed are this rise to help avoid a volatile farming structure.
Keep up the videos. i do watch them all
Thanks Trent
Trent, every contribution you make is pure gold. I’m coming to do a show with you one day!!
@nutkinfarm funny you say that I'm floating around Sydney between the 18th-21st of Feb
Very interesting documentary on macadamia nuts
Glad you enjoyed it Chris.
I want more video
Hi. Have you got alot of very late flowering at the moment? Such as A16s and A4s? (PS, i love this channel)
Hi William. So glad you like it. I used to worship the Australian Macadamia Channel - my work is little better than a shadow of that and I’m still sad it’s gone, so feedback like yours keeps me going.
As for out of season flowering - there’s absolutely zero so far this year. The complete opposite of last year. I’ve visited a few farms in the last week and it’s the same in Fernleigh and the Alstonville plateau too. But I will check “stupid” out tomorrow just in case!
@@nutkinfarm Thanks for the message. Stupid is definitely one of my favorites. I'm based in East London, South Africa and I have late flowering in my 5 year old A4s and A16s, in mid January. 🙄
@@williampaxton6752 makes sense. A4 is fairly well known for it apparently. Less sure about A16 but those two are genetic full siblings so it’s not surprising. Did something (eg rain) muck up your original flowering?
Yes. We had some unusually late winds and strong rains during the first flowering. I didn't consider that, I just thought the number of nuts on the trees were normal considering the age... Makes sense
@@williampaxton6752 looks like your trees are making a second attempt at it then. The contrast here this season was that our flowering was pretty much unhindered, so not a single rogue summer flower in all my trees. Great for starving our lace bug populations. Bees might sad though.
My guess is that growers will be offered the minimum that processors can get away with , with a view of lifting prices later if nut supplies are low. Same as last year. Hope i am wrong and you get a fare price .
That's one of the likely scenarios for sure, Golden. The other, which I think may be more likely, is that they'll offer initial high notional prices to secure their supply and then cut the prices once they have enough to cover their on-selling commitments.
@@nutkinfarm they offer a price, the seller accepts it and then later on they change the price for that seller?
@@Karl_Degraa yes - I’ve done videos about this previously. It doesn’t become less outrageous to me over time, either.
What concerns do you have ( if any) about China's push into the Mac growing business?
@@paulniksch7595 Hi Paul. I’ve touched on this over a few videos. The Chinese program is a poverty alleviation measure in rural areas. It’s (so far) very inefficient. The bottom line is that you can plant macadamia trees in nearly any frost free climate, but it takes the right conditions for them to perform. China remains a huge importer of macadamias and I don’t see that changing, especially as consumers there ask for progressively better quality.
I grew macadamias from my own seedlings, but didn't graft the tops. Is that good? I live in Laos and don't have any good varieties.
Hi Lar. Growing macadamias from seedlings CAN be OK but the tree will take many years to fruit and it could be a poor performer. I would recommend trying to find a supplier of proper grafted trees - maybe from Vietnam?
@@nutkinfarm Thanks for the advice