If there was mild weather, crops could be saved, but cold weather would mean the end of crops, Clarke said. I wil be contacting our insurer,” Te Pa said. The plastic prevented weeds from emerging and Te Pa said the business would have to rethink how it would manage weeds this coming season. SUPPLIED/Stuff Polythene plastic at Shirley’s Strawberries damaged by hail. Andrew Bristol, communications team leader at Horticulture New Zealand, said it was inevitable that prices for crops damaged by the tornado and hail would increase, because the damage would result in lower supplies to the market.

Source: Stuff May 20, 2022 18:35 UTC