date:Dec 18, 2012
The price of New Zealand cherries is expected to rise this Christmas, as South Island growers warn that the Spring has been Cold and Wet.
Important growing areas, Roxburgh and Cromwell are experiencing smaller than usual volumes.
Cherry prices have hit $14 a kilogram - up several dollars from last year. It's bad news for employment as well, as several orchards have been forced to turn away labourers due to a shortage of work.
At the moment we're sort of running behind time and struggling to