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Apricot exports

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Apricot exports

Apricot exports to Europe and Australia aim to fill a five- to six-week gap in supply in March and April each year. New Zealand is well placed to do this because of its relatively late harvest season. These apricots are being packed for export at Summerfruit Orchards in Central Otago.

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Marie Dawkins, Stone fruit and the summerfruit industry – Exports and imports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18798/apricot-exports (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Marie Dawkins, published 1 March 2009.