Lecker Farming

Lecker Farming is a Papaya & Paw Paw producer, established in 2003 and is situated outside of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. Lecker has consistently been one of the biggest papaya producers for the last 10 years, currently producing 500 thousand cartons or 5000 ton per year of fresh fruit for central markets, also producing fruit for chutneys, juice and pharmaceutical

products. Lecker is made up of 5 farms a total of 400 Ha, with 200 Ha of high-quality horticulture land and 50 Ha under papaya production at any given time. Lecker also runs approx. 200 head of beef cattle on a rotational system around the papaya production. The business is operated by a diverse team of approx. 30 people all year round of mostly Mareeba locals. A large portion of the team have been with Lecker for the last 10 years plus. Lecker’s papaya production system starts with seedlings produced in our tissue culture laboratory, utilising the best genetics available, to growing in the best soils available to a harvesting system that is modern, simple and efficient. Lecker aims to produce a sustainable, value for money product, that is consistent in flavour and available all year for the end consumer.