As of 1 May, Plant & Food Research has a new chief executive in Mark Piper.
Total exports of apples from the port of Napier in March 2023 were valued at $61 million, 2% up from March last year, according to data released by Stats NZ.
Rabobank's latest Rural Confidence survey has found that while farmers' sentiments are still in deeply negative territory, they have crept up from historic lows in late 2022.
Listed produce grower and exporter Seeka says a substantial drop in kiwifruit volumes this year may push the company towards an operating loss.
New Zealanders are being urged to eat more avocados and support local growers.
Scales Corp says it is still appraising the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the horticultural side of its business.
Quality issues impacting the 2022 apple crop, rising costs and Covid-19 pushed fresh produce exported T&G Global into a financial loss last year.
Kiwifruit growers have been told they will be getting a lot less money for their fruit this season.
NZ Apples and Pears (NZAPI) appointed two new directors to its board in late December.
T&G Global and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund further extended their partnership in late December with the sale of T&G's Riwaka orchard in Nelson, to the fund's rural investment manager FarmRight.
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