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Welcome to the Tomatoes New Zealand website
The aim of the TomatoesNZ site is to provide a range of information for fresh tomato growers and a timely resource on industry events and developments for the general public. This website is funded from the commodity levy paid by New Zealand’s commercial fresh tomato growers. As a result some sections of this website are password protected and only available to active grower members who are paying the Fresh Tomato commodity levy. In order to view these pages you need to login (see side bar to the right).
The Fresh Tomato Product Group of Horticulture New Zealand represents the interests of all commercial fresh tomato growers throughout New Zealand. (See the product group committee details under Contacts.)
There are about 300 growers who produce approximately 40,000 tonnes of standard and specialty fresh tomatoes that have a farm gate value of $83million per annum. This equates to a retail value of about $115million that is split $108million to the domestic market and $7million to export. The principle export market is Australia and product is also exported to many Pacific island and Pacific Rim countries.
In the last two Household Economic Surveys (2007 & 2004) New Zealand grown fresh tomatoes have ranked number one as the favourite vegetable.
News
Report for May 2012
23/04/2012
Collaboration needed between growers in the summer domestic and export markets. The significant lack of demand in the domestic market and for export to Australia throughout the whole of summer and the subsequent poor returns is a major concern for growers. more....
Update for April 2012
11/04/2012
Insurance - what are you actually covered for? Check the small print in your policy. A west coast North Island tomato grower was hit very hard by the weather bomb that blasted the island over the weekend of 3 - 4 March. The financial damage is probably in excess of $0.5million. However bad that sounds the structural damage to the glasshouse is enormous without considering the effect on income from the crop loss. more....
Update for March 2012
01/03/2012
Will there be Queensland tomatoes here this winter? The use of Dimethoate as a field and post harvest insecticide treatment for Queensland fruit fly on tomatoes (and capsicums and other products too) has been banned in Australia. more....
Update for February 2012
01/02/2012
Carbon credits essential The second round of applications for growers to be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Industrial Allocation Scheme has now opened and growers have until April 30, 2012 to apply. more....
TomatoesNZ report for the December 2011
01/12/2011
New season tomatoes have been in full supply since late October and returns to growers have suffered as a result and much earlier than should be the case. There has been retailer resistance to reduce their prices and consumer resistance to lift their consumption. more....
Media Release - Tomatoes ripe for the picking!
08/11/2011
It’s official - the juicy season is finally upon us, and supermarket shelves nationwide are brimming with new season New Zealand tomatoes. more....
TomatoesNZ report for October 2011
20/10/2011
ETS Review report released 16 September The two key recommendations/ main aspects of the review for greenhouse growers & their stationary energy use appear to be more....
TomatoesNZ report for September 2011
20/09/2011
The results of the grower vote in the four crop categories: tomato, capsicum, cucumber and eggplant, on the proposal to combine them in a new product group are: more....
TomatoesNZ report for July 2011
21/07/2011
‘Review of ETS Impacts on Covered Crops Growers’ Project - the report more....
TomatoesNZ report for June 2011
20/06/2011
Update on the ‘Review of ETS Impacts on Covered Crops Growers’ Project Andrew Barber recently provided the following update more....
TomatoesNZ report for May 2011
20/05/2011
We can’t change the world on our own By:Wim Zwart, Chairman Fresh Tomato and Covered Crops Product Group more....
Fresh Tomato Product Group Update April 2011
18/04/2011
Covered crops merger discussions, ETS and NZU update, website information more....
Fresh Tomato Product Group Update March 2011
18/03/2011
Meeting with Minister for Climate Change Nick Smith, Upcoming Product Group meeting more....
Fresh Tomato Product Group Update Feb 2011
28/02/2011
New Business Manager, ETS update, ERMA review of Dichlorvos, tomato import statistics more....