DMS Progrowers - Direct Management Services - kiwifruit and avocado post-harvest operations, orchard management & employment, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

RESULTS

DMS is a significant post-harvest operation – it is one of the biggest privately owned in New Zealand. The final results for DMS Growers in both 2010 and 2011 were outstanding – at the end of the day it all comes down to dollars and percents.

Gold kiwifruit - 2010
  • DMS fruit loss 0.1% versus industry average of 2.4% - (that is 1/24th industry average loss)
  • DMS net storage fruit earnings for mainpack growers $1.19 per tray versus industry average $0.35 per TE
Gold kiwifruit - 2011
  • DMS fruit loss 0.29% versus industry average of 2.72% 
  • DMS net storage fruit earnings for mainpack growers $2.74 per tray versus industry average $1.69 per TE
Green kiwifruit - 2010
  • DMS Fruit loss 2.9% versus industry average 4.3%
  • DMS Fruit storage earnings - mainpack $0.52 per TE versus industry average $0.41 per TE
Green kiwifruit - 2011
  • DMS Fruit loss 1.8% versus industry average 4.9%
  • DMS Fruit storage earnings - mainpack $1.00 per TE versus industry average $0.76 per TE
Avocados
  • Average export payout, NZAML per tray $21.86 net of all costs (2010)

Kiwifruit

Kiwifuit Operations More info

Avocado

Avocado Operations More info

DMS Calendar February 2012

New Varieties

  • Training laterals up string
  • Fertiliser
  • Weedstrip Maintenance
  • Irrigation if available

 

Kiwifruit

  • Review orchard hygiene and monitoring practices
  • Maturity area registrations with AgFirst
  • Autumn Girdling
  • Cosmetic Thinning
  • Male Vine Trimming
  • Kiwigreen pest monitoring
  • Canopy management
  • Submit Spray Diaries
  • Maintain Loadout Areas

Avocado

  • Review Fertiliser Programme
  • Avo Green Pest Monitoring
  • Harvest
  • Inject Trees