# NEW Australian PHT Prospects to Add

**Research Date:** 2026-02-14

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## ✅ VERIFIED NEW PROSPECTS (Not on current list)

### 1. Ayers Orchards
- **Location:** Spreyton, Tasmania
- **Website:** ayersorchards.com.au
- **Products:** Apples, Cherries
- **Facilities:** Dedicated apple packhouse
- **Evidence:** "extensive orchards produce high quality fruit for both domestic and local markets. Apple packing in dedicated Packhouse"
- **Fruit Type:** Apple
- **CA Storage:** Likely (packhouse operations)

### 2. Southern Cross Farms
- **Location:** Sunraysia, Riverina, Riverland (multi-region)
- **Website:** (Need to find)
- **Products:** Citrus
- **Scale:** Multiple orchards across 3 major citrus regions
- **Evidence:** Citrus Australia mentions "manages on behalf of investors citrus orchards in Sunraysia, Riverina and Riverland"
- **Fruit Type:** Citrus
- **CA Storage:** Likely (commercial scale)

### 3. Stevenson Orchards
- **Location:** Mountain River, Huon Valley, Tasmania
- **Website:** facebook.com/stevensonorchards
- **Products:** Apples
- **Evidence:** "Apple orchard located in the beautiful Huon Valley"
- **Fruit Type:** Apple
- **CA Storage:** Unknown (smaller operation)

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## 🔍 NEED MORE RESEARCH (Potential Prospects)

### Willie Smith's Organic Farm
- Huon Valley, Tasmania
- 115 acres, organic apples
- Primarily cider production - may not have CA storage
- **Status:** Lower priority (processing focused)

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## 📋 SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR MORE

1. **Citrus Australia member directory**
2. **Apple & Pear Australia (APAL) member list**
3. **Australian Banana Growers Council members**
4. **Regional searches:**
   - Stanthorpe apple/pear growers (QLD)
   - Orange/Bathurst apple growers (NSW)
   - Adelaide Hills apple/pear
   - Gippsland apple growers (VIC)

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## NEXT STEPS

1. Add these 3 verified prospects to the Australian sheet
2. Search for banana ripening facilities (major importers)
3. Check regional produce associations for more members