Kiwifruit
Smaller sizes for Portuguese kiwi campaign
2024-03-12 00:00
Kiwicoop, based in Oliveira do Bairro in Aveiro, is a Portuguese company that has been in the market for 35 years. They produce and market green-fleshed kiwi of the Hayward and Bo.Erica varieties, yellow-fleshed kiwi of the Dori® and Soreli varieties, red-fleshed kiwi RS1®-Red passion and Kiwi
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Kiwifruit production at Gold Tree Farms increases by 50%.
2024-03-11 00:00
Kiwifruit growing is a meticulous business. Malcolm Deacon of Gold Tree Farms South Africais seeing phenomenal year-on-year growth in crop production as vines planted in 2018 mature on his 10
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Zespri RubyRedTM will reach one million trays this season
2024-03-08 09:00
Dan Mathieson, Chief Executive Officer of Zespri, is delighted with the milestone for Zespri RubyRed™ kiwifruit, which is in its third year of commercial production.
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Zespri RubyRed to hit million tray milestone this season
2024-03-08 04:00
Zespri RubyRed kiwifruit supply is expected to triple in volume this season with the marketer expecting to pass the milestone of 1m trays or 3,600 tonnes.
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RubyRed Kiwifruit to hit one million trays this season
2024-03-08 00:00
Around one million trays, or 3,600 tonnes of Zespri's berry-like RubyRedTM Kiwifruit are expected to be devoured this season. It is now available in most supermarkets and fruit and vegetables stores in New Zealand and will also be in markets throughout Asia Pacific including Japan, China, Taiwan
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KiKoKà, European consortium formalised
2024-03-07 00:00
Historic meeting at a notary's office in Turin to formalise the constitution of the 'KiKoKà Europe' consortium: 11 members from France, Greece, Spain and Italy - 1,550 hectares of authorised cultivated area - 2 varieties of yellow-fleshed kiwi - a major partnership with
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Kikokà kiwifruit producers form European consortium
2024-03-06 17:00
Companies from France, Greece, Italy and Spain have created a new consortium that will manage the production and marketing of Kikokà, the name for two protected varieties of yellow-fleshed kiwifruit.
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'Jingold, promotions drive sales worldwide'
2024-03-06 00:00
For Jingold kiwis, investments in communication are intensifying. The company has recently been present in wholesale markets with initiatives dedicated to fruit growers and wholesalers (click here to read more), while - at the same time - it has also been pursuing an intensive
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Roger Boons' enthusiasm for the Polish market is undeniable. After entering the fresh produce industry in 1985, he quickly became active in Eastern Europe for the then New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri) following the fall of the Berlin Wall. For the past six years, the Belgian has
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Zespri tackles counterfeit kiwifruit packaging in China
2024-03-05 00:00
In response to the proliferation of counterfeit packaging and unauthorized cultivation of its SunGold kiwifruit variety in China, Zespri has intensified its legal and investigative efforts. The New Zealand-based company discovered that Chinese growers have been unlawfully growing the patented
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"Daily fruit 'pills
2024-03-05 00:00
Zespri has launched an innovative packaging solution, the Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pillbox, features seven compartments for each day of the week, each of which contains a
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Pascale Begoulle, commercial director of SIKIG, gives an update on the current French kiwi season. "The profile of our season is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger gauges and slightly higher volumes."
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The French green kiwi campaign is almost identical to that of 2023.
2024-03-05 00:00
The profile of our season is very similar to last year's," says Pascale Begoulle, sales manager at Sikig, "There are only a few differences this time: a predominance of large sizes and slightly higher volumes. And if the campaign is similar to the previous one, it is mainly due to
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Zespri has launched an innovative packaging, Fruit Pillbox, designed to promote daily fruit consumption in Singapore. This innovative packaging, inspired by a pillbox, features seven compartments, one for each day of the week, containing a Zespri SunGold kiwifruit. The initiative aims to
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Citrus fruits are not pulling: demand is sluggish
2024-03-04 00:00
The rainy week that has just passed certainly did not help sales in general, as it restricted the operations of the hawkers. There is little demand for citrus fruit, and only the large-calibre varieties are fetching attractive prices because supply is limited, as opposed to the
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French green kiwi campaign almost identical to 2023
2024-03-04 00:00
Pascale Begoulle, sales director of SIKIG, provides an update on the current French kiwi campaign. "Our season profile is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger sizes and the slightly higher volumes. The campaign is similar to the previous one, but this is mainly due
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'Due to rising costs, many growers are switching to kiwis'
2024-03-04 00:00
On 26 February, the first Greek asparagus of the 2024 season was marketed at the wholesale market in Munich, Germany. Despite a slight delay compared to previous years, there is more availability than usual, according to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and
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Bfruit is an organisation of soft fruit and kiwi growers based in Portugal with production throughout the country. Filipa Bragança, director of Bfruit, says that their aim is to increase production and add unique varieties to Portugal's offer: "Our production of kiwifruit and kiwifruit in Portugal has been growing for the past two years.
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The first Greek asparagus of this year's season was marketed at the Munich wholesale market on 26 February. According to Theo Hatzivassiliadis, direct importer and managing director of Hans Kuffer GmbH, based at the Munich wholesale market, despite the slight delay with
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"With our platform we offer global manufacturers access to the Polish retail sector."
2024-03-01 00:00
Roger Boons enthusiasm for the Polish market is undeniable. He entered the fruit and vegetable sector in 1985 and quickly became active in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall for the then New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri). For the past six years,
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