Jump in amount of Northland kiwifruit exported out of Northport
6 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kiwifruit exports out of Northport has increased in the past three years.
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Northern Advocate
About half of all kiwifruit exports out of Northland are via the seasonal fortnightly shipping service by the Mediterranean Shipping Company from Northport to Brisbane and Singapore.
Northport said about half of all kiwifruit exported from Northland now leave on this service, initiated three years ago, up from 25 per cent in the first year.
The kiwifruit go from Brisbane and Singapore to the rest of the world. The service is available for any kind of container shipment and has improved markedly the sea freight transit times for local importers and exporters.
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Northland kiwifruit sector braces for record harvest as government launches staff-recruiting campaign
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Northland kiwifruit growers are bracing for an extra challenging harvest. Photo / Supplied
Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate s feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Northland kiwifruit growers are bracing for an extra challenging harvest due to potential labour shortages combined with a record number of crops. The 2021 season is forecast to be another record-breaking year with more kiwifruit produced than ever before, overtaking last year s whopping 157 million trays of Green and Gold across the country.
With few backpackers and recognised seasonal employer (RSE) workers left due to Covid-19 border restrictions, the government has launched a campaign to recruit thousands of people into seasonal harvest and post-harvest roles.
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