The information website by, for and about
the tomato processing industry globally

New Zealand: great tomato crop for Cedenco

26/04/2018

2018 Season
François-Xavier Branthôme
New Zealand,
PacificAsia
${printContents} `); printWindow.document.close(); printWindow.focus(); printWindow.print(); printWindow.close(); }); });
It has been a season of ups and downs for processing company Cedenco, with a disappointing sweetcorn harvest but an excellent tomato crop and a favourable ongoing squash harvest.

Cedenco had enjoyed an outstanding tomato season, explained Cedenco managing director Tim Chrisp to local press. “We finished it on Sunday (April 22) and it has been an excellent crop. We have harvested about 26,000 tonnes. […] Some of the later crop exceeded 130 tonnes a hectare, which is the highest tonnage per hectare result we’ve achieved in recent times.” he said. “That has been slightly offset by a lower brix level in the crop, but the overall result is very pleasing for the company and our growers.”

Cedenco’s tomato harvest was all grown on the Poverty Bay Flats.
Source: gisborneherald.co.nz