Cheap macadamias unlikely to hit market, despite farmers getting near record low prices

Rowan Liebmann harvesting macadamias on his Rous orchard near Lismore. (ABC Rural: Kim Honan)

Harvesting is underway on macadamia orchards across Australia but after record high prices in recent years, farmers are now facing a financial disaster. 

Over the past few years, the global oversupply has forced farmgate prices to plummet from record highs of more than $6 a kilogram nut-in-shell to below $2 this year.