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Following a meeting of 150 Bay of Plenty growers over biosecurity failures leading to the Psa outbreak in their region, Zespri director Ray Sharp dismissed their concerns as “disappointment”.
A meeting of 500 kiwifruit growers taking place in Te Puke today will target MAF biosecurity’s responsibility in the Psa-v outbreak that threatens the industry.
Kiwifruit growers body Zespri has appointed retired judge Sir Peter Trapski to investigate possible illegal application of unproven kiwifruit cuttings in Bay of Plenty orchards.
Psa-V will have a detrimental effect on the size of this year’s kiwifruit harvest, according to the first crop estimate of the year from Zespri.
The kiwifruit vine pathogen, Psa-V, continues to spread through the Bay of Plenty’s grower community, with 11 new orchards confirmed as infected since last Monday (Jan 16).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has released its half year update of the annual Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry, commenting on a weakened outlook for primary sector trade
Zespri gold kiwifruit may not have been everybody’s favourite, but they are unlikely to become a commercial success for New Zealand growers, through no fault of theirs, or the marketing prowess of Zespri
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has said it will be cutting jobs next season because of the lower expected crop due to Psa-V infection of its Bay of Plenty orchards. The company has made a voluntary redundancy offer to staff as a first step.
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries believes that the Psa disease attacking our country’s kiwifruit crops is not as widespread as people might think.
The kiwifruit disease Pseudomona Syringae Actinidiae (Psa-V) has spread more aggressively around New Zealand orchards than originally estimated by authorities, according to kiwifruit grower, Seeka Kiwifruit Industries.
Kiwifruit company, Zespri has announced a research partnership with the US-based bacteriophage producer, OmniLytics as it strives to find better control mechanisms for the Psa outbreak in New Zealand.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) biosecurity officials have banned the movement of kiwifruit plant material outside the Te Puke district affected by the Psa-V bacteria.
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