March 15th, 2021

Full update available here

1. Government agencies: ICPR Changes;   MPI helps attract people to pick green gold on kiwifruit orchards; MFAT’s Global Trade and Economic Update for NZ Businesses - 12 March 2021; APEC Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP)
 
2. New Zealand News:  Managing Covid issues top of the list for MPI; How New Zealand's stone fruit industry tried to mitigate labour shortage effects; Help the harvest; Food security to be highlighted at launch of International Year of Fruits and Vegetables; Backgrounder on APEC and ABAC; ABAC: Rachel Taulelei remarks to the APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting, Horticulture rates: huge valuation increases prompt GDC to consider rate remissions policy; NZ growers to decide Zespri trial approach; JD Fresh expects record sales of Zespri Gold kiwi fruit in 2021; Picking platforms prove their worth in the race to get fruit off trees; Feijoa season looking bright; Tomatoes sell for 9 cents a kilo at Hawke's Bay supermarket; Consultation open on sweeping new measures to reduce NZ’s emissions; NZ Food Safety centre 7th magazine; Cost of kiwifruit land in the BOP; New Zealand supermarkets running low on some foodstuffs
 
3. International news: GAIN reports; UK Government confirms six-month postponement on EU import checks; The world's top countries for food security; Philippe Binard, update on todays challenges; Origin of the fruit and vegetables they purchase is important to consumers in the EU; Freshfel Europe's Fresh Times for 2021; MSC reports another successful year for its reefer cargo services; Researchers seek insight into Cyclospora risk; Lemon sector in Spain publishes carbon capture data; Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops