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New Zealand’s kiwi season draws to a close, with Zespri announcing increased exports from last season. The ciountry’s record harvest, which also commenced earlier than usual, allowed 600,000 tons of […]
Tue 24/11/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s cherry industry has demonstrated strong long-term growth, driven by the country’s ideal climate and proximity to Asia. Now Deep Creek Fruits NZ is investing in two cherry orchard […]
Mon 21/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s horticulture sector has come together with the government to devise a strategy for the country post-Covid. Published on 15 July, the roadmap contains the detailed steps required to […]
Tue 21/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Demand among New Zealand producers to produce SunGold kiwifruit continues to surge. Farmers Weekly reports that once again, the annual offering of 700ha of new licences for producing SunGold was […]
Tue 14/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Since the brand was founded 22 years ago, Zespri™ has remained true to its original image, but in 2020, the New Zealand kiwi brand decided to make a change to […]
Thu 11/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s 2019/20 apple crop is projected to increase by 2.8% to 593,000 tons (source: FAS/Wellington), due to an expanded harvested area and a good growing season, despite the impact […]
Thu 28/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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T&G Global has chartered a ship to take about 31 million apples to Antwerp, as a way around potential container shortages and port closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Mon 04/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The annual problem faced by New Zealand’s horticulture industry regarding the lack of seasonal labour has actually been eased in recent weeks. The rising unemployment prompted by the coronavirus pandemic […]
Tue 14/04/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s 2020 apple harvest is in full swing and T&G Global, one of New Zealand’s largest growers and exporters of apples, is in the midst of picking around 6.5 […]
Wed 01/04/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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As New Zealand’s kiwi harvest gets underway amidst forecasts of a bumper crop, the country’s sector is now concerned about how markets will be found for the fruit given the […]
Tue 17/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Apple producers from Girona (Spain) were in New Zealand from February 23 to 29 as part of a joint project for the production of fruits in hot climates. The producers […]
Tue 10/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s parliament introduced a national standard for organic production on March 3, which lays out requirements organic certification. Agriculture and Food Safety Minister, Damien O’Connor, presented the Organic Products […]
Mon 09/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
