3rd September 2025 Exports / FruitThe value of New Zealand’s fruit exports jumped 27% in the first half of the year, reaching $2.96bn in the six months.
29th January 2025 Fruit / LeaderBrandGisborne-based food producer LeaderBrand has successfully grown a new variety of melon better-suited to New Zealand’s climate.
6th December 2024 FruitGrower co-operative, NZ Summerfresh, has announced the commercial brand names for a series of exclusive apricots it will distribute to local and international markets.
11th October 2024 Fruit / T&G GlobalVenture Fruit has introduced Stellar, the world’s first early-season apple variety specifically bred for hot and warming climates, at the Fruit Attraction trade show.
4th September 2024 Export / FruitNew Zealand exporter Southern Fruits International is taking its premium cherries to the world’s leading exhibition for fresh produce marketing, Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong this week.
5th December 2023 Fruit / MPIThe Ministry for Primary Industries is looking for feedback on proposed changes to the import requirements for mangosteen and rambutan plants for planting.
16th May 2023 Fruit / FSANZFood Standards Australia New Zealand has commenced an assessment of its first whole GM fruit, following an application from Queensland University of Technology.
2nd May 2023 Exports / FruitNew Zealand’s persimmon season is now underway with the 2023 crop expected to be slightly lower than normal, given the impact of both cyclones Hale and Gabrielle.
21st March 2023 Fruit / PFRA new raspberry will help growers in the Pacific Northwest supply fruit for longer and manage harvests more efficiently.
8th November 2022 FruitAn expected record cherry season from Southern Hemisphere growers will test post-Covid demand in key markets like China, according to a new report from Rabobank.
31st March 2022 Dole NZ / FruitDole has delayed a full introduction of its new sweetio banana variety, while GM Steve Barton is looking to pass on baton.
12th July 2021 Fruit / T>&G Fresh is expecting to harvest around 500 tonnes of navel oranges over the next three weeks, after harvest started early this season.
