Zespri to start trialing new red kiwifruit cultivar
Zespri International Ltd is ready to start pre-commercial growing trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar this winter. Company Chair Bruce Cameron said the cooperative wanted to extend the RubyRed

Zespri confirms new red kiwifruit trial
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has told New Zealand media outlet Stuff that it will shortly begin pre-commercial trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar in the country. Zespri chair Bruce Cameron was

NZ exporters welcome free-trade deal with EU
Exports of kiwifruit, apples and onions from New Zealand to the EU are expected to benefit immediately from a new free-trade agreement signed on 9 July. As a result of the deal, which according to

“We expect 30 to 35% more production of mini kiwis this year”
Good weather will lead to a good harvest for mini kiwis in Portugal. According to Filipe Gomes, export manager for Portuguese fresh produce exporter Twinkle Green, this year’s production of mini

Zespri's RubyRed is the latest kiwifruit to hit overseas and domestic markets
Zespri's RubyRed is the latest kiwifruit to hit overseas and domestic markets. Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson stated that RubyRed has gone really well in the market because it’s such a

Kiwi, less will continue to arrive from Chile
The quantities of Chilean kiwi available will be lower this year and supplies will end a month earlier than expected. Reporting the news is the online publication Fruitnet.com, which specifies

Restitution of research-experimentation work on kiwi fruit
“For several years now, BIK has been spearheading several research-experimentation projects on kiwi fruit, such as the thesis on decay in kiwifruit orchards and the project on devil bugs, for

Zespri appoints Steven Martina as President of Europe and North America
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson last week confirmed the appointment of Steven Martina as Zespri’s new President of Europe and North America. "Steven will lead our European and North American team’s