Ōpōtiki grower wins 2025 Kiwifruit Innovation Award
Brett Wotton, an Eastern Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower and harvest contractor, has won the 2025 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for his work to support lifting fruit quality across the industry.
This compares to $42, 659 for the 2013 season.
The October forecast Green return per tray has increased to $5.71 from $5.34 forecast in August, supported by price increases in Europe.
The October forecast for Gold is $9.57 per tray, up from an August forecast of $9.36; Organic Green $6.81, up from $6.35; and Green14 $6.98, up from $6.93.
The total fruit and service payment, across all pools and excluding the loyalty premium, is forecast at $882.46 million, up from $856.2 million in the August 2014 forecast.
The Zespri net profit is forecast to be $22 million to $27 million including recognising $6.3m of Gold licence revenue from prior seasons not yet received.
