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Affected growers claim that the release of 20,000 apple and 400 stonefruit plants from containment vindicates the position they have taken since the start of the issue.

The Ministry of Primary Industries says it is releasing 20,000 apple plants and 400 stonefruit plants from containment.

Protecting New Zealand’s biosecurity status is paramount in the wrangle over imported American fruit stock, says Summerfruit NZ chair Tim Jones.

A top US facility that globally supplies the latest cultivars for the pipfruit and stonefruit industry has lost interest in dealing with New Zealand.

An impasse between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and apple and stonefruit growers is continuing.

Orchardists and nursery owners are starting to raise questions about the future of the apple and stonefruit industry.

The High Court deadline is at 5pm today, yet apple and stonefruit industry members are still waiting to hear from MPI regarding proposed directives.

The New Zealand apple industry – for the fourth year running – has been named the most competitive on the global stage among 33 apple producing countries.

New Zealand's Envy apple took top spot in the US Apple Association’s (USApple) fiercely competitive Apple Madness bracket tournament.

The whole apple industry is invited to launch a new apple variety tipped to have a big future.