New Zealand is developing a 250-hectare apple orchard with the goal of producing 116 million apples.

2026-04-29 00:00

A 250-hectare apple orchard is being developed in Mid-Canterbury by the New Zealand Super Fund, with an investment of US$72 million. The site near Pendarves, managed by FarmRight, was previously a dairy operation with 1,200 cows and is being divided into an orchard and 165 hectares for a 600-cow dairy operation.

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