Thanks Toddy for the update from the coalface. Much appreciated
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Thanks Toddy for the update from the coalface. Much appreciated
http://nzx-prod-s7fsd7f98s.s3-websit...505/404554.pdf
CEO buying a handful more.
Yeh thanks toddy, appreciate the update. Did the say anything re rate of sale? And if the sale price on shelf is holding up? For wine, these are both under pressure… with wineries being concerned about being empty befor the next vintage.
The fruit has been well received by the customer with no major issues in market. The sale prices have been holding up well according to Zespri.
thx for update toddy
Another positive.
A company I'm privy to previously supplied 130000 XYZs annually to the kiwifruit industry.
This year's orders are for 180000.
A signal of growth.
Really appreciate your update , optimism & info Toddy & I hope the kiwi Industry Improves Thank you .
With that in mind how do you think now that we are in a confirmed el nino what effect will that have on the harvest in your opinion as I am concerned about the quality in hot dry summers as said previously.
When the big dry arrives then the fruit growth slows. The dryer it gets the smaller the fruit.
Once it stops raining then the ground moisture levels dry off reasonable quickly.
Because the moisture levels are currently still high I expect the weather to impack the second half of the growing season.
The impact will be on the average size of the fruit I.e a smaller fruit profile
Eg a big fruit profile year for gold would be size 25 ( meaning 25 fruit per tray)
A small profile year would be 30.
This can move the total crop numbers around say by 10 percent.
There are a percentage of orchards on irregation, especially the new established orchards.
On the Hill in Tepuke you cannot drill bores any more due to resource consents.
It's tough working with mother nature, but I would not swap it back to my old job of Treasury Accounting and spending my days on spreadsheets and in meetings.
cheers for sharing your industry knowledge. May I add some questions :) ?
1)
I understand the point with smaller Kiwifruit when its hot and dry.
Can you comment on fruit quality under these conditions? With other crops this could mean a bit smaller, but as well better taste (sweeter). Would this be the case with Kiwifruit as well?
2) You said a percentage of orchards are on irrigation (and I assume they have the smaller fruit problem to a lesser degree - though they still will feel the heat and the lower humidity).
Do you know - or can you hazard an estimate - what this percentage on irrigation might be for Seekas NZ clients?
I investigated some time ago for the Seeka (operated) orchards in Australia, and for them it was 100 % on irrigation.