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One of the country’s largest apple packer and exporter, T&G Global is assessing damage to its facilities in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne.
The New Zealand apple industry is expecting fruit of good quality and size as it heads into the 2023 export harvest season.
Ideal pre-season conditions and growing markets are buoying JR's Orchards (JR's) pear and apple exports, against challenges of the global pandemic and geo-political tensions in Europe.
Gaining momentum from the global roll-out of its new brand in July, NZ fruit company Rockit has recently launched its biggest sales and marketing campaign.
The apple and pear sector is sitting on a knife edge waiting to see how the latest Covid outbreak will play out in the coming months.
Apple and pear growers around the country have slammed the Government's handling of the overseas workers who pick a substantial amount of NZ's apple crop each year.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings has taken a 6% stake in Rockit Global Limited the branded miniature apple company.
Hawke's Bay's multi-million dollar apple industry is facing a crisis like never before – all because there are not enough people available to pick the apple crop.
NZ-bred Envy apples, developed and produced by T&G Global, had a record season last year with a 23% increase in international sales.
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