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The country's kiwifruit growers faced another tough year as the effects of adverse weather events kicked in.

South Auckland kiwifruit grower, Brett Wheeler, jokes that some of the companion plants in his 13-hectare effective Glenbrook orchards are so large he has to take to them with a chainsaw.

There are encouraging signs and hopes that this season's kiwifruit crop will be a good one.

Kiwifruit growers seem to have gotten the message from Zespri to focus on the quality of the fruit coming off the vines this year.

A raft of problems, including quality issues, poor pollination, and bad weather, has led to what has been described as one of the most financially unrewarding kiwifruit harvests in recent memory.

No surprises, it's been a bad year for the kiwifruit sector with the final numbers recently released by Zespri.

The speed of dealing with the damage to infrastructure holds the key as to how well and how quickly the kiwifruit sector will recover from the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson says its 2022/23 financial results, released yesterday, reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry.

As expected, the volume of kiwifruit for the 2023 growing season is down – mainly due to the weather.

The quality of kiwifruit for the coming season is looking good.