Kiwifruit

Zespri says its 2022/23 financial results reflect a “challenging period” for the kiwifruit industry. read more

Zespri™, the world's leading producer and marketer of kiwifruit, will be present for the first time at the 17th edition of RiminiWellness, the international event dedicated to the world of wellness. The appointment recognised among enthusiasts and industry professionals
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Zespri's financial results for 2022/23 reflect a difficult time for the kiwi industry. Growers' yields had declined due to fruit quality issues, which were primarily due to severe labour shortages in the industry as well as
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Zespri’s 2022/23 financial results reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry, with grower returns down on the back of fruit quality issues that have primarily been driven by the industry’s severe labour shortage, along with cost increases and supply chain challenges. read more

The Zespri Kiwis' season from New Zealand has officially restarted. read more

The Peruzzo Group mainly sells kiwi fruit from Greece, Italy and France. But this year, the weather hazards have had a severe impact on production, foreshadowing a rather gloomy campaign. “One thing is for sure: we will be heavily penalized in the coming weeks,” explains Tony Saglietto,
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Sitofex® is a plant growth regulator that improves fruit size and quality in several crops, particularly table grapes and kiwis. "Unfortunately, for several years now," say Alzchem, manufacturer of Sitofex®, "an increasing amount of the product
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Hard times call for smart solutions. This includes assisted pollination of cherries and kiwi fruit as well as portable anti-frost machines. These are just some of the solutions that Chile’s Zimex Smart Agro has turned to as part of their focused smart solutions to solve and meet the needs of
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New Zealand’s kiwifruit producers are estimating far lower volumes this year, although quality is expected to be high. This is the result of difficult weather conditions during the 2023 growing season. Zespri forecasts exports of around 136m trays of Green, SunGold and RubyRed kiwifruit to
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AFSA revealed that after examining 19 shipments of peppers and 34 shipments of kiwis imported by Iranian companies, quarantine pests (brown fruit wrinkling virus and mulberry scale insect) were detected, respectively. read more

The first new New Zealand Zespri kiwis began arriving at the Belgian Port of Zeebrugge at the start of this month. Zespri had a tough 2022 with many quality issues, but they are optimistic about the future, which includes a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the EU. read more

Kiwifruit cooperative Zespri has partnered with enterprise data management vendor Syniti as part of its Horizon digital transformation programme.  read more

The massive rainfall in Italy is not only affecting the Emilia-Romagna region, but also other growing areas in the country. read more

Zespri International is funding research to understand the lifecycle of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) on organic and conventional kiwifruit in China, part of its native range. Now, Chinese scientists are making progress which could help prevent the brown marmorated stink bug
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New Zealand kiwifruit specialist Zespri, Chilean fruit exporter Garces Fruit, and US-based berry marketer Driscoll’s have each formed a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 stores across 27 cities in mainland China. read more

The XI International Symposium on Kiwifruit will be held in Aotearoa New Zealand on 20-24 February 2024, bringing together attendees from around the world to share cutting-edge research. read more

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 read more

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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