Ukutheleka kwamazambane athosiwe aseYurophu eNew Zealand sekuvele kube nomthelela kubalimi basekhaya, ngomkhiqizo omncane ohlelelwe ukukhulisa kanye nokulahleka kwemisebenzi kwabasebenzi.
IHewson Farms, eMid Canterbury, ikhula ngokwesilinganiso esingaba ama-350ha amazambane ngonyaka njengengxenye yokusebenza kwayo. Ikhula ithani elikhulu leMcCain Foods, kodwa futhi itshala u-anyanisi, ukolweni, i-ryegrass, i-clover, imbewu yemifino e-hybrid, izaqathe zembewu, i-beetroot, i-hybrid rap yakudala kanye ne-linseed.
UMqondisi uRoss Hewson uthe ukungena kwamafriji aseYurophu eNew Zealand, njengoba kukhonjisiwe ezibalweni zaseNew Zealand, kuholele ekutheni iziqukathi ezingaphezu kuka-40 zemikhiqizo zitheleke emakethe yasekhaya.
Kube nokutheleka okukhulu kakhulu e-Australia, kusho yena.
IMcCain Foods iphendule ku-glut emkhiqizo ngokunciphisa ivolumu ekhiqizwayo ukuletha emakethe kulo nyaka.
Ngenxa yalokhu, uMnu Hewson uthe le nkampani yehlise isibalo sabasebenzi abaqashwe unomphela ekuqiniseni izimo zezimakethe, ukukhuphula izindleko zabasebenzi, okokufaka kanye nokuhambisana.
Ubufakazi obunikezwe ngamalungu embonini, njengoMnu Hewson, kuhlelo lokusebenza lwePotatoes New Zealand (PNZ) Pandemic Industry Recovery Plan, oluphothulwe ngoSepthemba, selushukumise ithimba lamakhambi oMnyango Wezamabhizinisi Ukuqamba Nokuqashwa (MBIE) ukuthi liqale uphenyo mayelana usongo olubangelwa ukungezelelwa kwamafriji aqandisiwe angeniswa ezweni.
UMnu Hewson uthe ngemisebenzi nezindlela zokuphila zaseNew Zealand ezisengozini kukhona "icala elicace bha lokuthi iMBIE iliphenye".
"Imisebenzi nezindlela zokuphila zaseNew Zealand zisengcupheni uma iNew Zealand ivumela abangenisi bezwe ukuthi babheke iNew Zealand njengendawo yokulahla udoti."
Uncome ukusekelwa kwezindawo zokudlela ezisheshayo ezinjengeMcDonalds, ezikhulumile futhi zazwakalisa ukweseka kwazo ukusebenzisa kuphela umkhiqizo okhiqizwe kuleli eNew Zealand nase-Australia.
"Kubeka uphawu lokulinganisa sinethemba lokuthi bonke abathengisi bokudla baseNew Zealand abanjengeProgressive neFoodstuffs bazobe beseseka," esho.
Isicelo semboni, esaphothulwa ngoSepthemba, sasiphendula usongo lokuqala olwandise ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamafriji afriziwe aseYurophu abhekiswe emkhakheni wokucubungula amazambane waseNew Zealand, kuhlanganiswe nemiphumela yokuphazamiseka kokuthengwa kwezinto okubangelwa yiCovid-19.
Ngaleso sikhathi insalela eYurophu yayingamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.5m, kodwa izibalo zakamuva zazibalelwa kuma-2.6million tonnes futhi zikhula ngenxa yemithelela yokuqhubeka nokukhiya kwezinye izingxenye ze-Europe.
Isimo besingagcini nje embonini yamazambane yaseNew Zealand, kanti labo abase-United States, Australia naseNingizimu Afrika nabo bafuna imisebenzi noma izenzo zokunciphisa noma zokuphoqa izindlela zokulwa nokulahlwa.