NZ pipfruit industry heading for a record 2018 crop, MyFarm says

NZ pipfruit industry heading for a record 2018 crop, MyFarm says
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's pipfruit industry is headed for a record crop this year as it benefits from favourable growing weather, low Northern Hemisphere stocks, market changes, premium varieties, and a weaker New Zealand dollar, according to a report published today by MyFarm Investments. The vast majority of the 2018 apple crop has been picked and nearly 90 percent has been exported, said MyFarm head of investment research Con Williams, who joined New Zealand's largest rural investment syndicator last month...