'We didn’t think we would get apples on the table at all': Industry celebrates India FTA

The deal opens exports from 32,500 to 45,000 tonnes once ratified.

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PremiumAndrea FoxHerald business writer·NZ Herald·10 Jul, 2026 03:00 AM4 mins to read‌Danielle Adsett, CEO NZ Apples and Pears. Photo / Tom AllanDanielle Adsett, CEO NZ Apples and Pears. Photo / Tom AllanNew Zealand’s apple export industry has two reasons to break out the bubbles over the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.

Not only is New Zealand the first country to secure preferential access for apples in any Indian FTA, but the industry didn’t think apples would get to the negotiating table

'We didn’t think we would get apples on the table at all': Industry celebrates India FTA

'We didn’t think we would get apples on the table at all': Industry celebrates India FTA

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