Central Otago cherry growers satisfied with summer crop
Orchardists had been on track for a record season mid-summer, hoping to export more than the 2015-16 national record of 3400 tonnes of cherries, Ms Dawkins said.
Central Otago produces 90% of the nation's export cherries but rain in January had affected the Central Otago crop, and national exports for 2016-17 ended up being 3346 tonnes, Ms Dawkins said.
''The rain did have an impact, but not as major as it could have been - it's hard to know how much the rain knocked out. But it wasn't enough to change things too much - nobody's crying that I know of."
''Of course it would have been nice to have a full crop - that's always the icing on the cake. But everyone I spoke with was pretty happy with the season.''
source: nzherald.co.nz
