Kiwifruit

October 15th marked the official start of the new Greek kiwi harvesting season. According to Mr. Thanasis Eythymiou, President of O.P. Pyrgetos Kiwi, "nationwide, a production slightly higher than last season is forecasted. It is expected to be about 10% higher, and this is thanks to" read more

Decreasing consumption (-10% over 5 years), sharp price increase (+52% between 2019-23), yellow-fleshed varieties not gaining market share and growing in production at the expense of green varieties, which are penalized by decreasing yields due to environmental and disease-related factors. read more

From 2011 to 2020, Chile successfully controlled the Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (PSA) bacterium, which causes kiwi bacteriosis. However, currently this pest is considered to be "present" in the country, particularly impacting the Metropolitan and Biobío regions. Its spread has led to concerns about the... read more

"We are returning from Fruit Attraction with excellent feedback for Kiwy Matera®, starting from our client base in the national market, with retailers first and foremost, who have been able to experience firsthand the high quality of this variety of yellow-fleshed kiwi, Top Gold, which is finding a favorable environment in Basilicata." read more

Greek kiwi cultivation is gradually transitioning from solely green kiwi varieties to include yellow and red kiwi varieties. According to Aris Konstantinidis, sales manager for the fruit nursery Vitro Hellas S.A., these varieties now constitute 20 percent of the production in Greece. "In the last decade, there has been a shift in the Greek kiwi industry towards diversifying kiwi varieties," said Konstantinidis. read more

W roku 2022 Zespri wprowadziło do sprzedaży kiwi RubyRed, co stanowiło zwieńczenie długotrwałych działań badawczo-rozwojowych na obrzeżach Te Puke w Nowej Zelandii. Inicjatywa hodowli kiwi, która rozpoczęła się w 1977 roku, doprowadziła do oficjalnego powołania Centrum Hodowli Kiwi w 2021 roku. read more