Rarely available on the market, this property is an exciting opportunity for those with a horticultural interest to secure an established mixed berry business on a lifestyle block centrally located to Christchurch, Rolleston and the market it services. The property also comes with a modern, 6 year old home of approximately 330m2 and has a Rateable Valuation of $1,290,000.

BUSINESS: BERRIES DIRECT
Established horticulture business currently producing a combination of gooseberries and blueberries for both local and international market. Blueberry production has been in the region of 11 ½ - 12 tonne of spray free blueberries while the gooseberries have yielded between 2-4 tonne in the past couple of seasons. The business is supported by an impressive amount of infrastructure which includes an onsite water storage pond, full overhead irrigation/frost fighting system, a well with consented water take, bird protection netting for blueberries and a fully automated grading, packing and labelling machine.

A commitment from the vendor to strengthen the quality of the product is reflective in the new initiatives implemented in the past 12 months, including;
- chilling of the product within hours of being picked to ensure lifespan and quality of the product and to maximise efficiency of the packing process
- automated computerised block irrigation system which allows easy management of irrigation around optimal pick times for the berries, thereby not compromising fruit quality
- tailored soil quality programme for each individual berry block - a commitment to improve the soil specifically for the needs of both blueberries and gooseberries.