Every day this season, a Hawke's Bay orchardist and his staff will go to work knowing they will make a loss. read more...

Whakatu, New Zealand: T&G Pipfruit exports apples and pears from New Zealand to Asia, Europe and the United States. It has cut handling down time by upgrading its container handling systems with two Bison C-Lifts. read more...

T&G Pipfruit exported 750, 40-foot reefers from its Otago coldstore in 2019 and expects the coldstore to process between 900 and 1,000 containers next year. Each reefer weighs between 26 and 32 tonnes but with no docks at the coldstore must be positioned on the ground for loading. During peak season, the coldstore packs and dispatches 10 – 20 containers a day. read more...

In its bi-annual awards to innovators and leaders in the plastic recycling industry, the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) named PalletPlast the overall winner in recognition of the fruit pallets the company has been manufacturing for less than a year (following years of research). read more...

Apple production and exports continue to increase in New Zealand. Apple exports are forecast to be up four percent at 405,000 metric tons in 2019/2020, following a six percent increase in 2018/2019. New plantings of deciduous fruit trees continue to expand the total planted area by three to four percent per year. read more...