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Volume 105 I May 16th, 2022 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined Are you a parent or teacher and want to receive AginED every week directly to your email inbox? Send us an email to sign up at agined@globalhq.co.nz
Growing Goodness Despite Covid challenges globally New Zealand's Horticultural exports climbed to a record breaking $6.6 billion in the year ending 30 June 2020. This was an increase of $450 million on the year prior and made up more than 11% of New Zealand’s merchandise exports.
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Looking at this graph, which product has the largest export value?
2 What has the smallest export value? (look closely)
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1
Looking at this graph, which product held the largest market share of exports continuously?
2 Which product has had the greatest increase in market share from 1995 to 2020? 3 Which product remained at fairly static (consistent) levels throughout? This table looks at the top ten countries that we export horticultural produce to
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What imported product has the greatest value?
2 What products on this graph are only imported and not exported? 3 Which product has a similar import and export value? Why do you think this is?
Puzzle time
Looking at this table, which export section earned the most?
2 Which export earned more, potatoes or onions?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1
Kiwifruit, grape wine, apples, onions and potatoes were the dominant export crops by value. Can you find five lesser recognised crops (from the table) that have increased markedly in the past ten years?
2 Compared to 2019 returns, which four products had the largest value increases? 3 What was the value difference between total exports in 2010 and 2020?
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Which countries' imports have the largest value to NZ?
2 Is there a product that is imported to all of the countries?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1
Which three products go to the most countries?
2 Why would Australia not import apples from New Zealand? 3 What was the value difference between exports to Continental Europe and China in 2010, and then again in 2020? Can you work out the percentage difference between exports to these two countries in both years?
SEEDS SWEETCORN KIWIFRUIT POTATOES
WINE CAPSICUM PEAS
CHERRIES BLUEBERRIES APPLES
VEGETABLE AVOCADO FLOWERS