Fiji Peanuts for N.Z.
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FIJI planters who are anxious to cash in on the present phenomlnal de mand for peanuts in New Zealand have been advised by the local Agricul tural Department that they should “get going” now, as this boom time is not likely to last when other competitors enter the field.
Before the war, New Zealand got most
of its peanuts from China at a price 50 per cent, lower than that ruling at present. Other supplies came from India, Malaya, China, USA and NEI. It is ex pected that some of these countries will come back into the market shortly.
Good peanuts can be grown in Fiji; but growers in the past have not been over-particular about the export quality of their produce. New Zealand consumers prefer the large dessert type of peanut and, normally, there is little demand for small types.
Growers who wish to hold their New Zealand connectons have been advised to concentrate on the large types and to excercise special care in harvesting and bagging their crops for export.