This summer, the Australian stone fruit industry is painting a positive portrait of its fortunes both at home and overseas. Drought conditions have led to more smaller size fruit than previous years but according to Summerfruit Australia chair and stone fruit grower, Andrew Findlay, the crop

 will be sweeter than ever. “All major growing regions are in the middle of a severe drought. Water is extremely hard to come by and is very expensive. While this does mean that there is more smaller fruit than usual early in the season, it's made for amazing eating as the sugars are more intense.” 

The industry predicted a crop of more than 100,000 tonnes, which will be similar to last year. Read more of this Fresh Plaza article