Times have changed
OPINION: Back in the 1960s and '70s, and even into the '80s, successive National government Agriculture Ministers and Trade Ministers…
Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson is to leave the farmer-owned co-operative to take up a new position as president of Driscoll's - a huge California-based company that produces a range of berries.
Zespri has begun a search for get some of the world’s top innovators and thinkers and has set aside more than $2 million to achieve this.
Zespri has released its November forecast for the 2023/24 season, with Green, Organic Green and RubyRed per tray returns forecast at record levels, and Zespri SunGold varieties well up on last season.
Around 50 Zespri Kiwifruit growers from New Zealand have been able to see the fruit they grow on retailer shelves in Singapore and across Europe for the first time since an overseas industry tour hiatus due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Zespri's latest kiwifruit to hit overseas and domestic markets, RubyRed, has become the beacon that lights up the start of the kiwifruit season.
Kiwifruit growers seem to have gotten the message from Zespri to focus on the quality of the fruit coming off the vines this year.
No surprises, it's been a bad year for the kiwifruit sector with the final numbers recently released by Zespri.
Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson says its 2022/23 financial results, released yesterday, reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry.
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