choppers save cherries in new zealand for china in lunar new year rush
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Choppers save cherries in New Zealand for China in Lunar New Year rush

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A helicopter is used to dry cherries at an orchard in Cromwell, in the South Island of New Zealand
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New Zealand cherry producers are flying helicopters low over their orchards to dry off raindrops and protect thousands of tonnes of their product headed to Asia to feed rapidly growing demand from Chinese New Year revellers. China has grown to become the second largest destination for New Zealand cherries after Taiwan in the past seven years. Together they take about 60 per cent of cherry exports, which were worth about NZ$43 million ($31 million) last year. Last week New Zealand exported 900 tonnes of cherries, the largest amount recorded in a one-week period. Exports are expected to grow to around NZ$50 million this season, according to Tim Jones, chairman of Summerfruit NZ, which represents growers. "The demand is phenomenal," said Tracey Burns, who handles international cherry sales at produce exporter Freshmax. Singapore Airlines said it is re-directing four cargo flights from Auckland to Christchurch to pick up 300 tonnes of cherries to be shipped on to cities in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taipei by Thursday. Exporters and growers said they received constant requests for as much as fruit they could grow during Chinese New Year. "I had a woman recently calling me up from China wanting 500 tonnes. We only do probably 50 tonnes in our orchard maximum, so I think she was dreaming a little bit," said Martin Milne, a grower in the town of Cromwell. All harvesting and sales take place in a two and a half month season starting in December, but the timeframe for Chinese New Year is even tighter: growers have to deliver fruit by January 23, the deadline set by Asian distributors. Growers in Central Otago - a mountainous region well-known as a backdrop in the 'Lord of the Rings' films - are paying thousands of dollars an hour to fly helicopters over trees to stop rainfall from cracking fruit. To ensure the good quality sought by Asian buyers, the choppers have been flying just one metre above the trees, operating like fans to blow away moisture left by recent rain. "It's a high-value, fast-moving crop which means it gets a lot less room for glitches like rain," said Marie Dawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Summerfruit NZ. Growers were racing on Wednesday against forecasts predicting a severe incoming storm. "It's a bit of a worry but at the end of the day the weather is what it is and you can't do much about it except getting helicopters out," said Milne.

Source :Times Of Oman

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