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AU: How(e) a family farming business upgraded banana and avocado capacity
When you are the second biggest grower of bananas and avocados in the country, and the harvest for both comes crashing in on you at much the same time, you need a good packing shed. A big one. That was the critical challenge facing Howe Farming Enterprises at a time when it had seriously outgrown its existing facilities.
Like many farming enterprises in Far North Queensland, Howe Farming Enterprises started small, experimenting with tobacco and vegetables in the early 1950s.
As time went on, the family diversified into avocados (1979), peanuts (1990s), bananas (1996), coffee (2000) and more recently, blueberries.