Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag New Zealand’s Rockit apple grower Rākete Orchards entered voluntary administration due to cyclone damage, China’s economic slump, and oversupply.

flag Rākete Orchards, a New Zealand Rockit apple grower, has entered voluntary administration due to financial pressures from market challenges, including Cyclone Gabrielle, China’s economic downturn, and oversupply. flag Administrators George Bannerman and Rees Logan were appointed, with the company’s assets valued at $17.4 million. flag Rockit Global, which holds the global license, said it prioritized broad industry support over individual aid, citing reduced grower payments and supply-demand imbalances. flag The situation reflects wider concerns in New Zealand’s agribusiness sector about sustainability in high-value crop production.

5 Articles