First Zespri kiwifruit charter of 2024 heads to China
Zespri’s first charter shipment of the 2024 New Zealand kiwifruit season has departed Port of Tauranga bound for Shanghai.
The vessel Kowhai – which was named by Zespri in 2020 – is carrying 700,000 trays, or around 2,500 tonnes of Zespri SunGold kiwifruit, as well as 15 containers of Zespri RubyRed for customers in China. Both the Kowhai and the season’s second

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