Mackay is partly famous for being the biggest port in the world that exports sugar cane, raw sugar and other sugar products right from the sugar cane fields of Queensland Australia. Sugar is an important commodity for the survival of the primary industry I Australia and the sugar from the Mackay region is second to none. It is shipped all around the world to the far reaches of the globe where billions of people and thousands of products are supplied with sugar every day. If you have heard of the Queensland fruit bowl you would know that this is an area of Queensland where the majority of fresh fruit and vegetables come from that supply the people of Australia. Called the fruit bowl because of the surrounding mountain ranges this area is massive in comparison to many of the crops that reside outside the area.

If you like the idea of finding out how the fruit bowl was developed into this giant industry then hire a car from car hire Mackay airport agents and travel the vastness of Queensland on your own steam. It will not disappoint you to see so many natural things around the state that grow and thrive in these hot and harsh conditions. Keep in mind on your travels that tropical fruit is some of the tastiest fruit of them all and Queensland tropical fruits including the Bowen Mango, Green Pears and Strawberries are world renowned to be the juiciest and most delicious fruit available on the market. So don’t be shy to gorge yourself on the bounty of Queensland’s because it is there for the taking. Be warned of the Fire Ant danger that exists in this part of the country. Fire Ants are a devastating breed of ants that crush and eat anything in their path and threaten the fruit bowl area and all of the stocks.