The forecast for apple and pear growers for 2021 is looking bleak. The updated estimate is the gross national crop to be down by 14 percent. Jesse is joined by New Zealand Apples and Pears Incorporated Chief Executive Alan Pollard to discuss the bleak outlook for growers.
Inside the pack house at JR's Orchards. Around 250,000 cartons of apples and pears were exported this season to markets in Europe and Asia. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Koroi Hawkins
