As the first fruit arrived this week, making between £14- £15/carton on the wholesale markets, he said: “English retailers want smaller-sized fruit between 63-75 mm. The overall market will tighten up, but we will still cover our programmes.”
Braeburn accounts for some eight million cartons of the NZ apple crop, about 45% of production.
Growers have been able to extend the season for UK multiples until October by using controlled atmosphere storage.
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