Macadamia costs and returns for northern NSW

Summary

There has been considerable interest in growing macadamias due to strong international demand.

This Agnote looks at the potential costs and returns from a macadamia enterprise. An ‘average’ farm based in the Northern Rivers region is used and the following details are provided:

  • gross margin analysis for three tree ages: 3 years, 7 years, and 15 years old
  • sensitivity analysis for a range of prices and yields



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Agfact DPI-491 First Edition

Published: Oct 2004