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A former horticulture sector leader believes New Zealand's Covid response should have been a joint public-private response from day one.

Some horticulture farmers are bracing for financial relief from the proposed free trade agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Fruit growers are hoping three planeloads of Pacific Island workers will touch down in Auckland early next month, under the revised Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.

More Pacific Island workers won’t solve the acute labour shortage faced by New Zealand orchards and vineyards.

The labour shortage on orchards is biting into apple exports.

The Government is offering wellbeing support to fruit growers facing tough times.

With the apple industry set to produce a bumper crop this season, there are fears that the sector will not be able to take advantage of this due to an impending labour shortage.

NZ Apples and Pears says while it’s early days yet, apple export volumes for this year are only slightly behind last year.

The importance of continuing to export cannot be underestimated, says New Zealand Apples and Pears chief executive Alan Pollard.

The apple and pear crop is forecast to increase only modestly this year but it's expected to be top quality.