New Zealand Horticultural Exports
Plant & Food Research NZ recently published their 20th edition of Fresh Facts which contains some very interesting data for the year ended 30 June 2018.
Some of the key points are:
- Produce from the New Zealand horticultural sector exceeded $9.2 billion in the year to 30 June 2018.
- The total value of horticultural exports was $5.47 billion in 2018, up from $5.23 billion in 2017.
- The biggest horticultural export was kiwifruit at $1.86 billion with wine closely following at $1.69 billion. Other key exports were apples ($732.9 million) and potatoes ($114.9 million).
If you want to gain a more in depth understanding of the financials surrounding our Horticultural sector then click here.