Prices staying strong for California kiwis
Things seem to continue to be steady with the California kiwi season. “California still has ample supplies of kiwi and it’s being orderly shipped as it has in the last few years--things are on

The Warehouse adds fresh produce
New Zealand retailer The Warehouse has added fresh fruit and vegetables to its range as part of a new trial. A range of fresh produce will be available at six of the discount retailer’s stores

V. Hernandorena markets more than 400,000 bare-root plants.
If Viveros Hernandorena is a reference in potted stone fruit trees, it is also a reference in bare-root plants in species such as almond, persimmon, kiwi, quince and pomegranate, crops where

How a New Zealand grower has built and is expanding a successful multi-fruit orchard
A New Zealand fruit grower says that, while it was as challenging season weather-wise for its blueberry crop, they were still able to produce strong volumes. Pahoia Orchards is a family-owned and

NZ industry supports cyclone-hit growers
New Zealand’s fresh produce industry is rallying around growers and packers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Representative body New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) has activated its Grower

NZ: Heavy downpours impacted kiwifruit crops across all of the growing regions in the North Island
In some areas of the upper North Island, kiwifruit producers had to watch as little streams suddenly erupted into raging rivers, their crops being submerged by water that rose two or three meters

Carrefour sells 800t of Spanish kiwifruit under its Círculo de Calidad brand name
Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell, from this month when the season starts until June, more than 800 tonnes of this fruit

Mango increasing in popularity along with production volumes
After its first mango peeler, the Italian company PND continued to receive requests - especially from South America. Thus, the PL8M model was born. "It is an innovative model that is mainly aimed

Fall in New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports
New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green