Pursuant to section 8 of the Commodity Levies (Citrus Fruit) Order 2014, all citrus growers and collection agents are advised that the levy rate for fresh mandarins for the year 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 will increase to 1 cent per kilo effective from 1 April 2015.

The processing levy for all citrus remains at 0.3 cents per kilo.

The levy order requires compulsory levies to be collected and paid on all fresh mandarins sold.

If you have any questions, please contact New Zealand Citrus Growers Incorporated by telephone on (04) 917 7163, or email at info@citrus.co.nz

Dated this 13th day of February 2015.