SOURCE: Gerhard Uys, Stuff Chaos in the shipping industry has contributed to avocado exports plunging in the past year – although the tough times for growers mean a silver lining for local avocado lovers. Export revenue for the avocado industry was down 61% year-on-year according to the latest Ministry forContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lindi Botha, Farmers Weekly Any crop can be seen as ‘easy’ or ‘difficult’ to cultivate, depending on how you manage it and your yield expectations. This is especially true of mangoes,” says Johann du Preez, general manager of Bavaria Fruit Estates in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. “You can leave mangoes toContinue Reading
SOURCE: John Elicott, Mandurah Mail It seems Kiwi shoppers are a lot more food smart going into a lockdown than their Tasman Sea cousins. As New Zealand went into lockdown on Tuesday after a COVID positive case was detected, it wasn’t toilet paper that shoppers were rushing for in theContinue Reading
An avocado orchard in the Far North has been vandalized – alongside the words “water thieves” – in an apparent protest against water usage in the parched region. Windbreaks have been slashed and graffitied, water pipes have been cut and about 20 trees have been killed over the ChristmasContinue Reading
Avocado lovers can rejoice, with prices for the fruit dropping to their lowest in almost three years. According to Stats NZ information released today, avocado prices are at their lowest average price since February 2017. In October, they cost NZD 7.54 (USD 4.82) per kg. Avocado prices have beenContinue Reading
Dot Walton loves avocado but it’s more than she can stomach paying $5 (USD 3.29) for each one at this time of year. The New Plymouth woman usually starts each day with ground nuts, Vegemite and avocado on toast and is used to the price of her breakfast fix fluctuating.Continue Reading
The little green fruit that’s native to Brazil, feijoa, is one of the most vitamin C-rich foods you can eat. But just for the record, New Zealand discovered them before us. “We’re going to smash feijoas,” exclaims a male New Zealander with a thick accent and irrefutable grin. Continue Reading
An avocado tree-loving beetle, regarded as a serious pest overseas, has been discovered in Auckland. The wood-boring granulate ambrosia beetle has been detected in four Auckland areas since late February, according to Biosecurity New Zealand. The beetle is known to feed on a wide range of broadleafContinue Reading
New Zealand biosecurity authorities are on high alert after a second type of fruit fly was found in Auckland within the space of a week. The Bactrocera facialis (facialis fruit fly) specimen was found in a surveillance trap in the suburb of Otara. The solitary male fly was formallyContinue Reading
A delayed shipment of bananas from Mexico and Ecuador has left some Countdown supermarkets low on the country’s favorite fruit. A Countdown spokesperson told 1 NEWS that a shipping route change is to blame, putting pressure on how many bananas the supermarket chain has in stock. “We’re currentlyContinue Reading
Gisborne is home to the Tairāwhiti’s first commercial banana plantation, a joint venture between Tai Pukenga Ltd and AgResearch, with the aim to expand banana farms right across the East Coast. New Zealanders eat more bananas per person than almost anywhere else in the world and now Gisborne hasContinue Reading
Avocado growers have seen “record returns” this season, with an estimated NZD 150 (USD 101.5) million in sales for 2017-2018. The New Zealand Avocado Growers Association said the industry’s draft result for the season of NZD 150m (USD 101.5m) in sales was comprised of NZD 105m (USD 71)Continue Reading