date:Nov 15, 2019
r percent increase over 2018/2019. However, the rationale behind further increases in planted and harvested area may be weakening. Previously, orchard expansion was driven by good market prices and the expectation of better productivity and higher prices from intensive plantings of new high-color and sweeter varieties.
However, now constraints include the severe shortage of suitable land with water availability in the largest apple region, Hawkes Bay, and new environmental regulations being pro