Horticultural production tops $7 billion, driven by wine and apples

Horticultural production tops $7 billion, driven by wine and apples
By Fiona Rotherham April 24 (BusinessDesk) - Horticultural production has topped $7 billion for the first time, with good growth in nearly all the main industries, including wine, apples, potatoes, and onions. The latest edition of the industry publication Fresh Facts shows in the year to June 30 2014 the horticultural industry was calculated to reach $7.16 billion in production, up from $6.7 billion the year before. Exports rose by $300 million to $3.9 billion, an increase of nearly 7 percent on the previous year. Horticulture New...