Over 50 containers of export onions, collectively worth about $600,000, missed their ship to Europe at Port of Tauranga last week, just as the onion export season hits its peak. If things arrive a week or two late, it's very hard to convince the consumer to eat some more onions at a later date.'' Supplied James Kuperus of Onions New Zealand says exporters facing the peak of their season are very stressed. However, she said the shipping line's OC1 service would continue to skip Auckland for the foreseeable future to alleviate pressure. Maersk and other shipping lines had sent ships into Auckland to try and get some containers out, but there was a long way to go.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2021 00:46 UTC