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China, India to be focus for lift to $250m a year
India and China offer untapped potential for New Zealand avocado growers and could prove vital once the industry achieved its vision of producing 12 million trays, earning $250 million by 2015, an industry expert says...
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Some recovery from chill in avocado orchards
The Orchardist March 2010
Consultant Lindsay Heard says Bay of Plenty avocado growers and their trees are a resilient lot...
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Excellent Australian season highlights avocado effort
The Orchardist March 2010
A splendid selling season in australia and good progress in Japan highlighted the New Zealand avocado export efort in 2009-2010...
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Record returns for avocado growers
Coast & Country March 2010
bay of Plenty growers are expecting the highest payouts in 20 years after achieving record peak retail prices of up to $AU per peice in Australia this summer...
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Avocado growers beaming
Sunlive.co.nz 08 March 2010
Bay of Plenty avocado growers are expecting the highest payouts in 20 years after achieving record peak retail prices of up to $AU5 per piece in Australia this summer.
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Katikati festival rated most successful
The Orchardist February 2010
Avocado cheesecake is rare enough, but a savory one made with macadamia base and topped with grated Mount Eliza cheese?...
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Boom times for Team Avocado
Bay of Plenty Times 9 February 2010
This year's record returns for avocado in Australia sends a message that there is no need to heavily discount prioces even during times of big harvests...
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Brakes put on Lifestyling
Sunlive.co.nz 04 February 2010
Rule changes to stem the tide of urban growth over productive land are significant changes the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is making to its Proposed District Plan...
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Prices soaring for avocados
Sydney Morning Herald 13 January 2010
The price of avocados has hit a record high, with a major drop in supply seeing consumers fork out up to $5 a piece...
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Drought shrivels North pay packets
Nothern Advocate 19 January 2010
Drought conditions are dealing a multimillion-dollar blow to Northland's agriculture and horticulture sectors...
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Moore than just an orchardist
Bay of Plenty Times 12 January 2010.
Hugh Moore of Katikati, one of the horticulture industry's most outspoken and colourful characters has been awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for services in Horticulture...
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Farmers face crisis as dry spell continues
Bay of Plenty Times 09 January 2010
It may not be what the holidaymakers want but dairy farmers are praying for an end to the
golden weather - and soon...
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Trees laden with flowers in November but fruit set uncertain
The Orchardist December 2009
Wind, hail, frost and genrally cold tempretures have taken their toll on the Bay of Plenty's avocado crop this season...
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Freedom from Avocado Sunblotch celebrated
The Orchardist November 2009
New Zealand's future in the Australian avocado market has gained assurance after the declaration that this country is free of the serious disease..
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Disease-free avo industry celebrates
Bay of Plenty Times 03 November 2009
It seems strange to celebrate something you haven't got but that's exactly what the avocado industry did last week...
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Sunblotch Isn't here: Exports to Australia safe
Stuff.co.nz 02 November 2009
It is the disease that was not there. The avocado industry has crossed the Sunblotch viorid off its list of diseases and saved its $30million trade with Australia...
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Buying into Australian promotion positive for exports
The Orchardist October 2009
The growth of New Zealand's avocado industry has been slowed by disapointing crops in several recent seasons...
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NZ avocado growers to spend AU$250,000 on Aussie marketing
Talking Avocados (AU) Spring 2009
They might be bitter rivals on the rugby field, but Australian and New Zealand avocado growers tackle their problems together...
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Factory puts pressure on to extend life of avocados
New Zealand Herald 21 October 2009
New Zealand avocados could be sold in prepackaged halves or guacamole that can be stored for as long as 60 days...
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Protecting our avocados + Avocados: Young but in strong growth phase
Biosecurity Magazine October 2009
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand recently declared New Zealand free of
Avocado Sunblotch Viroid – a disease that threatens our avocado
production and export markets...
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More July storms for Mid North avocado growers
The Orchardist October 2009
The Mid North was hit by two storms only one week apart this year, just as avocado tress were recovering from similar storms in each of the last two years...
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Much to learn on Atherton Tablelands
The Orchardist September 2009
Delegates saw research an development in action during field trips on the Atherton Tableland...
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Great opportunity for networking and learning
The Orchardist September 2009
New Zealand Conference goers share their thoughts on the Australian and New Zealand Avocado Growers' Conference in Cairns...
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Bay avocado demand rises
Sunlive.co.nz 05 September 2009
Western Bay of Plenty Avocado growers are reaping the benefits from and increase in avocado demand in Japan...
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On-going solid results from avocado science programme
The Orchardist Spetember 2009
Alternate bearing and low yields has been the main focus from the Avocado Industry Council's (AIC) research and development programme this year...
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Bay avocado growers cop the lot
The Orchardist September 2009
It's been an unusually challenging season for many Bay of Plenty avocado growers...
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Avocado industry grapples with diverse issues
The Orchardist September 2009
More production, export markets, and local market promotion are key areas identified for focus at the avocado industry's AGM in Whangarei recently...
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Laurel wilt seen as new avocado disease threat
The Orchardist September 2009
Professor Ploetz said Laurel Wilt posed a major global threat to the industry...
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Enthusiasm for go for green marketing of avocados
The Orchardist August 2009
At a time when both New Zealand and Australian avocado growers are anticipating a dramatic increase in crop production in the next five years, you would expect the rivalry between the competing market players to match that of the Bledisloe Cup...
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Japan want's Bay's avos
Sunlive.co.nz 07 August 2009
Japan’s largest importer of avocados, Union Company Ltd, can’t get enough New Zealand avocados, which is good news for the future of Bay of Plenty growers...
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Huge potential for avocados
Gisborne Herald 04 July 2009
The quality of avocado fruit from this district is second to none and with new rootstocks available there is potential for the industry here to grow, says Riversun managing director Geoff Thorpe...
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Australia beckons avocado growers
The Orchardist July 2009
Export avocado growers have promising prospects in the Australian market this season...
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Record avo crop on way
Bay of Plenty Times June 2009
The 2009 harvest is expected be this country's biggest on record, but even if it reaches and estimated 4.8million trays it will make but a minor dent in the world market...
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Getting ready for the good years
Horticulture News June 2009
As the standard of New Zealand's avocado production rises ever higher; the industry looks forward to some bumper crops...
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Bees safe
Katikati Advertiser June 2009
There were no serious incidences of bee poisioning from the application of chemicals to avocado orchatrds audited last year...
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Avocado is the new black in Katikati
The Orchardist February 2009
Remember when you could buy kitchen appliances in the colour avocado? If you were a fan for that you would have been right at home attending the second Katikati Avocado, Food & Wine Festival last month...
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Bay counts cost of ice storm
Bay of Plenty Times 29 May 2009
School children were today beginning lessons in temporary classrooms in the wake of a freak hail storm...
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Sexy fruit offers huge challenges
New Zealand Herald 01 January 2009
Nearly ten years ago John Schnackenberg swapped his Queen Street corporate career for a Bay of Plenty avocado orchard...
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