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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.

Growers are mucking in and helping staff to pick this year's kiwifruit crop.

Zespri is expecting this year to be one of its most challenging seasons it has faced, thanks to the impact of Covid across the global supply chain.