A premium ingredient grown in its natural home

The launch of the Australian Macadamias Technical Resources last year marked a milestone for Australia’s macadamia industry. The Technical Guide and Application Solutions Guides were developed to help food manufacturers incorporate macadamias into new products more easily and shorten the path from ideation to market.

The 2026 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 59,080 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture, or 63,350 tonnes at 10% moisture, according to a climate-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries*.

Few categories rival ice cream for universal appeal. Even as expectations evolve, it remains a category for which many consumers hold a genuine soft spot. Across global markets, shoppers are paying closer attention to ingredients, texture, nutrition and provenance, reshaping what “premium” looks like in frozen desserts. Against this backdrop, macadamias are gaining traction as a strategic ingredient, offering a compelling, underutilised opportunity for product developers.