CENTRAL OTAGO FRUIT
’ Supplies Affected J By Cold Weather (N.Z. Press Association) ■ ’ DUNEDIN, Nov. 26. : Fruit supplies from Central Otago wiU be well below - those available last year. Earlier, a heavy crop had ■ been predicted, but the bliz- ' zard conditions of the last r week and a frost afterwards 1 have taken much of the crop 1 in many areas, a spokesman ■ for the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation said. Last year's fruit crop from Central Otago—which supplies Otago and Southland and also air freights fruit to the North Islapd—was a record one, but with the unexpected weather change s much of this year's crop has been spoiled. > Pip fruit has been affected. I and Moorpark apricots, the , principal canning variety, s badly hit. r Late peaches, nectarines. > and apples were also spoilt.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 21
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