Extreme Weather Batters NZ Growers, Causing Second-Consecutive Production Decline
Early frosts, heavy rainfall and anthracnose have resulted in a lower yield for New Zealand producers this year.
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Early frosts, heavy rainfall and anthracnose have resulted in a lower yield for New Zealand producers this year.
Industry officials predict a second-consecutive production decline in New Zealand following an excessively wet summer.
Producers began 2022 with optimism for another excellent harvest, but rain and disease resulted in some producers yielding no oil at all.
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