The apple season will still be a bumper despite T&G Global's lower first-half-year profit forecast, says New Zealand Apples and Pears chief executive Alan Pollard.
In a NZX announcement T&G Global reported a 49 per cent decrease in first-half-year profit with poor weather contributing to harvest timing, quality, volume and margin.
"Inclement weather also affected third-party growing partners in New Zealand and internationally, leading to an overall decrease in the volume of fruit available," the statement said.
Profitability was also affected by the northern hemisphere where fruit was available for a longer period, delaying the switch to southern produce.
"These issues led to operating profit for the pipfruit division decreasing by $8.0 million from the same period last year."