Australian disasters hit tomato exports to NZ
June 21 , 2011
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Disasters in Australia have led to a lower tomato supply for the New Zealand market, with one retailer expecting prices to rise 30%, website Nzherald.co.nz reported. 
Horticulture NZ chief executive Peter Silcock told the website that floods and storms in the Australian state of Queensland were a major cause for the shortage.
"There's usually quite a bit of product imported into New Zealand. At the moment these imports are not occurring because of shortages in Australia," he was quoted as saying.
The story reported a reliance on Australian imports meant New Zealand growers had been cultivating fewer tomatoes in recent years, while local greenhouse growers were also affected by poor weather.
Photo: www.tomatogrowingtips.org
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