Kiwifruit
Confagricoltura ER: '10 million fruit trees to be grubbed up'
2023-05-22 00:00
Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna is beginning to write the numbers of the disaster in the crater hit by the flood. We are talking about at least 10 million fruit trees to be uprooted - in particular peach and kiwii trees, which are more sensitive to water stagnation, but also apricot trees - along the
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China: Alibaba’s e-grocer Freshippo deepens ties with overseas food firms
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Nutritionist advises to eat kiwis with skin and all
2023-05-19 00:00
Registered nutritionist Gabi Zaromskyte claims that she eats the skin on a lot of fruit and vegetables, because of the benefits it has for her gut. According to Zaromskyte, the skins of potatoes, carrots and kiwi fruit all “feed different gut microbe species compared to the flesh”. That’s
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Faced with the overflowing rivers and torrents that have hit Romagna in particular, the umpteenth count of damage to agriculture is also being made. "It is difficult to estimate the extent, but from an initial assessment it will exceed 1.5 billion on our territory," said the president of
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Historic low volumes for Southern Hemisphere's kiwi harvest
2023-05-17 00:00
According to the latest report of the Chilean Kiwi Committee, the harvests are coming to an end and the final data regarding volumes will be available in a few days. However, estimates continue to be there will be a 14% decrease in volumes with a downward trend.
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"Our harvest window opens in late March and as such gives us a quite significant break on the Zespri Sun Gold variety"
2023-05-15 00:00
The Italian Gold variety “Dori” came to Australia 3 years ago and is in the establishment phase in Australia. Production is still modest at 150 tons this year and anticipating 300 tons next season. Volumes will continue to rise quite rapidly over the next few years as plantings already
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Spreafico innovates fruit salads with banana
2023-05-15 00:00
Until now, there was a big absentee in ready-to-eat fruit salads: the banana. The handling of the fruit, which tends to blacken quickly, has always seemed too complicated for fourth-range companies.
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Good demand for Zespri kiwifruit and AAA class stone fruit - despite high price level
2023-05-15 00:00
Currently, the company Mack and Gerstner from Mannheim is still offering the last green kiwifruit from Italian origin, as Managing Director Florian Wahl (pictured below) tells us. "Since last week, there are already the first golden kiwis of the brand Zespri from New Zealand of size 37. The
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Rivoira Group: Yellow kiwis available as of autumn
2023-05-12 00:00
After the Rivoira Group took over the exclusive rights to the two yellow kiwi varieties developed by New Kiwi Plant (NKP) and the University of Udine last year, a project update was now presented at this year's Macfrut in early May.
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“There is definitely an increase in kiwiberry consumption”
2023-05-11 00:00
The kiwiberry is gaining popularity and consumers who try it usually come back for seconds, says Ricardo Machado, export manager of berries for Portuguese berry trader Minikiwi Farm: “We expect a great season for our kiwiberries. We’re seeing solid demand and thanks to the quality of the
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New Zealand braced for sharp drop in kiwifruit production
2023-05-10 11:00
Challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season, Zespri has confirmed.
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Kiwi, how to strengthen the root system
2023-05-10 00:00
Depleted soil, new diseases, drought, lack of cold hours, extreme weather events: these are some of the challenges faced during the fourth edition of the Biosolutions International Congress. Organised by Agri2000 Net on the second day of Macfrut (4 May), the event
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Zespri confirms quality up but New Zealand kiwifruit crop volumes well down in 2023
2023-05-10 00:00
Zespri has confirmed that challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season.
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Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest New Zealand crop estimate, Zespri expects that in
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Zespri: Fruit quality has increased, but significantly lower New Zealand kiwi crop 2023
2023-05-10 00:00
Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest New Zealand crop estimate, Zespri expects that in
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SunGold kiwifruit has arrived in the Port of Los Angeles
2023-05-09 00:00
Zespri’s SunGold™ Kiwifruit arrived in the Port of Los Angeles last week and will be available to eager shoppers by mid-May. The company's multi-channel consumer campaign will help drive new shoppers to stores with digital advertising and sampling events.
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Seeka looks to jujubes for expansion
2023-05-08 00:00
Seeka, the largest producer of kiwi fruit and nashi pears in Australia, is investing millions in a fruit that might be unknown to many Australians. The company, founded in New Zealand, is planning to plant 40,000 jujube trees at its Australian operation near Shepparton in Victoria.
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NZ-UK FTA spells kiwifruit, says Zespri
2023-05-05 18:00
New Zealand kiwifruit supplier Zespri says it looks forward to growing its exports of world-class kiwifruit to the UK once the UK-NZ free trade agreement comes into force on 31 May.
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Yellow kiwi, all the updates on the Rivoira project
2023-05-05 00:00
The future of the yellow kiwi fruit passes through two varieties: we are talking about AC 497 076 and AC 501 022, two fruits developed by the Rivoira Group in collaboration with the University of Udine New Kiwi Plant;
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Greek kiwi season coming to an end in a few weeks
2023-05-05 00:00
The Greek kiwi season started performing a lot better after a slower start in 2022, says Antonis Ioannidis, Sales Manger for Zeus Kiwi: “There has indeed been a slow start to our kiwi season. The reason for this is an aggressive approach in terms of pricing by both the Greek kiwi exporters as
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