Gold pushes Zespri share surge
29 May 2018
Analysts have lifted Zespri’s value by 7% as its share price continues to ramp up despit a labour shortage for the latest harvest.
HORTICULTURE ARCHIVES
Gold values fly high in tenders
25 May 2018
Industry faith in the returns from Zespri’s SunGold fruit is reflected in the prices paid in the latest Gold3 licence tender by the kiwifruit marketer.
Kiwifruit boosts export growth
25 May 2018
A record month for kiwifruit exports helped push the country’s overall exports in April to the second-highest level ever, according to monthly trade data.
Workshy threaten big investment
15 May 2018
Kiwifruit growers’ failure to find enough pickers this season is not because of low pay, Apata Group managing director Stu Weston says.
Kiwifruit growers short of hands
10 May 2018
Getting more workers from overseas might be part but not the entire solution for a labour-strapped kiwifruit sector as it grapples with growing crop volumes and an unprecedented lack of pickers for this year’s crop.
Hop grower cluster is expanding
7 May 2018
New Zealand’s pint-sized cluster of hop growers is expanding to cater for craft beer demand.
Early warning system welcomed
4 May 2018
A biosecurity intelligence team within government will be a good idea if it can provide earlier warning of biosecurity risks, Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says.
Four stand for Hort NZ board
1 May 2018
Four candidates will vie for two positions on the Horticulture New Zealand Board.
Kiwi tamarillo dressing wins
26 April 2018
New Zealand tamarillos have featured at a prestigious New York food awards, being judged best new product in the salad dressing category.
Legendary herb offers forest options
24 April 2018
With more than 2000 years of Chinese use as a tonic and medicine ginseng is a herb familiar to the world’s fastest-growing consumer market, one increasingly seeking traditional therapies and tonics for a growing list of modern ailments.
