Displaying items by tag: kiwifruit

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:55

Season's first kiwifruit China bound

Zespri's first charter shipment of the 2024 New Zealand kiwifruit season is on its way to Shanghai.

Published in General News
Friday, 16 February 2024 15:12

2024 kiwifruit harvest begins

New Zealand’s 2024 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off with the first crop picked in Auckland, and more kiwifruit to be picked around New Zealand over the coming months.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 05 December 2023 10:25

Strong market prospects for kiwifruit

Zespri says there is strong demand for NZ kiwifruit in all markets and especially in China.

Published in Hort News
Tuesday, 05 December 2023 09:25

Tough year for kiwifruit

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

Published in General News
Thursday, 09 November 2023 08:25

Award-winning growers keep adapting and improving

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.

Published in Management
Wednesday, 08 November 2023 07:25

Kiwifruit bouncing back?

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

Published in General News

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

Published in General News
Thursday, 22 June 2023 13:55

Modest harvest leaves fruit growers under par

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.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 11:55

A hard year for kiwifruit growers

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

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 08:25

Speed key to kiwifruit sector recovery

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.

Published in General News
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