Boysenberry exports cut
PA Auckland Bad weather before and during harvest has cut boysenberry exports 60 per cent, according to the berryfruit sub-committee of the Horticultural Exporters’ Council.
Picking has not finished in all growing areas, but exports of frozen boysenberries are expected to be only 1400 tonnes, instead of 3000 tonnes as predicted. The chairman of the berryfruit sub-committee, Mr W. D. Ashton, of Auckland, said that export prices were higher than in the last two
seasons, mainly because of a smaller American crop last season. If the season had been normal for- New Zealand, boysenberry growers would have enjoyed “economic returns” for the first time in three years. Exporters normally contracted sales with overseas buyers before the season began, said Mr Ashton. It was the first time export orders had been under-sup-plied to the extent of 60 per cent. Some buyers who had not ordered early would have to go without supplies, he said.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840131.2.134
Bibliographic details
Press, 31 January 1984, Page 27
Word Count
156Boysenberry exports cut Press, 31 January 1984, Page 27
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.