Prices all over New Zealand have been high for many necessities as people stockpiled, but one food group that doesn't work well with stockpiling is fruit and vegetables. Fruit and vegetable retailer Glenn Forsyth said panic buying had affected prices, and smaller stores like greengrocers needed to be allowed to continue trading. read more...

Montague, an Australian family-owned fresh produce company, is ready to introduce the Ambrosia™ apple to Costco, Green Grocers and independent supermarkets from this week. The variety is being launched this autumn with eye-catching branding and the tagline: ‘Mmmbrosia. Sweet by Nature.’ read more...

The latest edition of Hort Innovation's Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook has shown that the sector has recorded its highest production value to date, in 2018/19. The Handbook features data on more than 70 horticultural products including fruit and vegetables, but also nuts, nursery, turf and cut flowers up to the end of June 2019. read more...

Many people who are out of work due to the lockdown are being picked up by the horticulture industry. A number of crops are due to be picked soon. read more...

Stuart Payne of GP Graders says takeaway from Covid-19 pandemic, is that "it’s time to automate and take labour out of the equation" read more...