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What next for Australia's macadamia industry as farmgate prices crack under global glut?

Macadamia grower Lindsay Bryen says the time that trees are able to produce nuts has halved. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)

If you have never tasted a crisp creamy macadamia kernel, or it has been a while, Australian growers say now is a critical time to buy the native nut and help them weather a global glut and savage price cuts. 

The industry has been hard hit by a pandemic-driven dent in sales, rising inflation, and production outstripping demand after increased plantings here and overseas. 

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