The recent fine weather has enabled winter pruning crews to get busy in the orchard. The winter activities have also added a whole new risk and safety profile to our operations, wires, loose cane, sharp tools, uneven ground and moving vehicles all add to the new risk profile outside the pack-houses. Please be safety focussed.
The market reports are arriving, and while it’s early, it seems it’s not all plain sailing. At week 24, Hayward conventional volumes sold are 100k trays ahead of the same time last year with 10m trays more to sell than at the same time last year. Hayward organic is 100k trays ahead of last year but with 500k trays more to sell than the same time last year. SunGold volumes are 1.8m trays ahead of same time last year with 7.9m trays more still to sell than the same time last year. Pricing for all categories is good, but in each there is still away to go.
Generally, we are satisfied with the fruit in store performance. While losses are low, it’s not the same inventory as the last couple of years and there a few lines requiring care and attention. The orders are a little slow and Zespri has been recently moving to place class 2 packed for Zespri on the local market [Green and Gold], as class 2 market allocations are moved to class 1 fruit.
Our appreciation to the Claims Committee [John Cameron, Bob Burt, Grant Eynon and Stuart McKinstry], litigation funders – LPF, and Lawyers Lee Salmon Long – for a fantastic result. The primary sector owes you a debt of gratitude.
All growers are invited to the upcoming grower focussed updates :
Eastern Bay
When: Monday 9 July
Where: Ohope Chartered Club, 7 Bluett Road, Ohope
RSVP via email before Tuesday 3 July
Katikati
When: Tuesday 10 July
Where: Main Road , Katikati
RSVP via email before Wednesday 4 July
Te Puke
When: Wednesday 11 July
Where: Seeka 360, 34 Young Road, Te Puke
RSVP via email before Thursday 5 July
Tauranga/Mount Maunganui
When: Thursday 12 July
Where: HukaPak, Totara Street, Mount Maunganui
RSVP via email before Friday 6 July
Kerikeri
When: Monday 23 July
Where: Bay of Islands Golf Club, 23B Golf View Road, Kerikeri
RSVP via email before Tuesday 17 July
Coromandel
When: Wednesday 15 August
Where: to be advised
RSVP via email before Wednesday 8 August
Kind regards
Michael
Seeka Key
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