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Hort NZ chair Barry O'Neil has been growing kiwifruit since 1984 and says this is one of the worst year he's had.

Kiwifruit and Avocado packhouse, EastPack has announced its intentions to raise $30 million via an issue of five-year subordinated notes to New Zealand investors.

One long time kiwifruit business person is describing this and probably next year as the worst they can remember.

Many kiwifruit growers in Bay of Plenty face an uncertain future as they wait to see the final effects of last month’s disastrous frost.

"This is my hardest year in the kiwifruit industry - ever!"

Despite experiencing the PSA outbreak first-hand growing up, Animal and Plant Health scholarship winner Sarah Wilson says deciding to study agribusiness was the best decision she could make.

With almost all 2,900 orchards picked, the country's kiwifruit harvest is now largely complete, according to the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI).

For kiwifruit grower and exporter, Seeka growth is part of the listed company's DNA.

The 2022 harvest of New Zealand kiwifruit is now largely complete with almost all 2,800 growers’ orchards from Kerikeri to Motueka picked for consumers.

Zespri says it has had a record season, with its global fruit sales revenue exceeding $4 billion for the first time.