6th May 2024 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri has halted trading of its ZGL shares on the trading platform Unlisted Securities Exchange to allow for its 2024 SunGold auction to take place.
3rd May 2024 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is now underway with its European sales season after mice on its first shipment into the region caused a delay.
8th April 2024 Kiwifruit / TirofruitKiwifruit producer Tirofruit says its crops are yielding some of the best results the business has seen.
8th March 2024 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri says around a million trays or 3,600 tonnes of its RubyRed kiwifruit are expected to be devoured this season.
28th February 2024 Kiwifruit / SeekaCEO Michael Franks says the 2023 harvest was difficult with a warm wet winter, cyclones and hail affecting orchards.
22nd February 2024 Kiwifruit / ZespriCEO Dan Mathieson says all categories other than Organic SunGold are expected to deliver record per-tray returns.
19th February 2024 Kiwifruit / NZKGINew Zealand kiwifruit growers are cautiously optimistic that the 2024 season will be much better than recent years.
5th February 2024 Kiwifruit / SFFFThe Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund is backing Māori Kiwifruit Growers’ export potential.
18th January 2024 Kiwifruit / SeekaMore than 300 jobs are being offered at a series of February hiring days as this year’s kiwifruit season takes off in Te Tai Tokerau.
21st September 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is now 83% sold through, compared with 74% sold through at the same time last season, with a smaller crop this year.
23rd August 2023 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka remains on track for a full-year loss of between $20m – $25m this year after a punishing period for its foundation kiwifruit business.
9th August 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriUS produce distributor David Oppenheimer and Company, trading as Oppy, is recalling repacked Zespri brand organic green kiwifruit because government testing found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample.
7th August 2023 KiwifruitKiwifruit New Zealand is inviting applications for new, or reviews of existing multi-year, collaborative marketing arrangements for the 2024 export season.
22nd June 2023 Kiwifruit / NZKGIThe 2023 harvest of New Zealand’s largest horticultural export has largely ended with the crop now being shipped to overseas markets.
11th May 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriThis year’s challenging weather and reduced yields across its supplier orchards has led to lower export expectations.
6th April 2023 Kiwifruit / NZKGINew Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc says it has received a strong mandate from kiwifruit growers for the next six-year kiwifruit levy cycle.
2nd March 2023 HVN / KiwifruitEating two green kiwifruit a day can improve your sleep quality and mood, and leave you feeling refreshed in the morning, according to new research.
23rd February 2023 Kiwifruit / SeekaProduce handler and exporter Seeka was hit by a smorgasbord of disruption in 2022 borne out in a 56% drop in net profit in its full year results.
23rd February 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriThe latest estimate from Zespri indicates that around 70% of the kiwifruit producing area in the Hawke’s Bay and 25% in Gisborne suffered moderate-to-significant damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.
16th February 2023 Kiwifruit / NZKGINew Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off with the first crop picked this morning in Pukehina, outside Tauranga, and more kiwifruit to be picked around New Zealand over the coming months.
1st February 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri chief executive Dan Mathieson has apologised to growers for an incorrect forecast that has seen the co-op suspend progress payments.
23rd January 2023 Kiwifruit / ZespriCEO Dan Mathieson says provisional fruit loss in shipments to Asia and Europe neared 20% in Q4.
15th December 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri estimates the total 2023 kiwifruit crop will be approximately 10% less than volumes harvested in 2022, according to its latest market update.
6th December 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriLifting the quality of harvest practices provides a key opportunity to improve the quality of next season’s kiwifruit, according to Zespri’s November market update.
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14th November 2022 EastPack / KiwifruitKiwifruit specialist EastPack intends to raise $30m via an issue of five-year subordinated notes to New Zealand investors.
7th November 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is reducing licensing for RubyRed and won’t be releasing any more Organic SunGold Kiwifruit license in 2023 following a review licence arrangements for next year.
31st October 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriKiwifruit sector Orchard Gate Returns are likely to be revised down as a result of the quality issues experienced this season, according to Zespri.
20th October 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri said that the frost event on 6 October could also hit up to a quarter of its planned RubyRed crop.
12th October 2022 Kiwifruit / SeekaWhile many kiwifruit growers are still counting the cost of recent frost on their crops, NZX-listed exporter Seeka made an early assessment of the damage to its fruit.
21st September 2022 EPA / KiwifruitThe Environmental Protection Authority has released a summary report of submissions about hydrogen cyanamide, a key chemical used in the kiwifruit industry.
18th August 2022 Kiwifruit / SeekaThe company says it has a challenging second half of the year ahead after navigating a bruising first six months.
27th July 2022 Kiwifruit / PropertyA kiwifruit orchard containing one of the country’s biggest plantings of Zespri’s Ruby Red fruit variety has been placed on the market for sale.
29th June 2022 Kiwifruit / NZKGIThe 2022 kiwifruit harvest has not shaped up to deliver the record breaking crop that was expected, according to New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc.
19th May 2022 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka expects its 2022 kiwifruit harvest will fall short of forecasts due to lower crop volumes and a tight labour market, but said that it is too early to provide current year earnings guidance.
20th April 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriKiwfruit marketer and exporter Zespri has lifted its annual trading halt.
5th April 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is procuring 14m SunGold kiwifruit trays ahead of market demand, in advance of main-pack, to ensures it has the volume of gold it need to meet increased market demand.
4th April 2022 Exports / KiwifruitNZ solidifies its position as the world’s largest kiwifruit exporter, with strong global demand indicating more headroom for growth.
25th February 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is forecasting its total fruit and service payment for the 2021-22 season to be $2.38bn, up from $2.25bn last season.
18th February 2022 Kiwifruit / NZKGIThe kiwifruit sector is forecasting a record harvest this year of at least 190 million trays.
16th February 2022 Kiwifruit / LegalGisborne District Council is appealing a decision from the Land Valuation Tribunal, relating to the capital value of a gold kiwifruit orchard in the Gisborne district.
1st February 2022 Kiwifruit / ZespriIn its latest five-year outlook released on Thursday, the kiwifruit co-op said it expected New Zealand-produced Class 1 supply to grow from 178 million trays in 2021-22 to 238 million in 2026-27.
2nd December 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka says it expects net profit before tax at the upper end of its $22m and $24m guidance range for FY21 thanks to an expected Crown settlement payout over the arrival of the vine killing disease PSA.
30th November 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriThe last of this year’s crop of Zespri Kiwifruit has left Port of Tauranga, concluding another strong but challenging season of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit, says the co-op.
24th November 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri has increased its forecast SunGold kiwifruit returns to $11.05 per tray for the 2021-22 season, up from the $10.92 guided in August.
11th November 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka says all the conditions of its $6.55m deal to acquire Kerikeri-based kiwifruit grower Orangewood Limited have now been met.
27th October 2021 EPA / KiwifruitMore time has been added for submissions on the potential phase-out of hydrogen cyanamide, an active ingredient in sprays commonly used by kiwifruit growers.
22nd October 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaNew Zealand’s largest kiwifruit grower has upgraded its profit guidance for FY21.
21st October 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriThe quantity of SunGold Kiwifruit licence to be released in 2022 has been slashed in half to 350 hectares.
18th October 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri RubyRed will hit the shelves in commercial volumes in March with around 250,000 trays expected.
1st October 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri says a proposal to end the use of hydrogen cyanamide will likely hit kiwifruit industry earnings.
15th September 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka has made an offer to acquire Kerikeri-based kiwifruit grower Orangewood Limited.
20th August 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaNew Zealand’s largest kiwifruit grower, Seeka, posted a sharp rise in net profit before tax in the six months ended 30 June, up 77% to $30.8m compared with the same six months last year.
13th July 2021 Kiwifruit / Plant & Food ResearchSix hundred new native plantings have been established in the Bay of Plenty to support kiwifruit pollination and encourage bio-diversity, says Plant & Food Research.
9th July 2021 Innovation / KiwifruitNew Zealand’s largest kiwifruit grower, Seeka, has bought a $2.6m minority stake in hort tech startup Fruitometry.
2nd July 2021 Kiwifruit / NZKGINew Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc has reported on a successful kiwifruit industry harvest resulting in a record crop, despite a labour crisis caused by border closures restricting Working Holiday Visa holder numbers.
1st July 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriA study examining the effects of green kiwifruit on sleep quality and the sleep-wake cycle in healthy males has been awarded HVN funding.
30th June 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri’s northern hemisphere kiwifruit crop for the 2020-21 season has been sold for $472m, up 27.9% on the previous season.
29th June 2021 Kiwifruit / PeopleThe Kiwifruit Vine Health board is calling for nominations for one grower director for a term of three years.
21st June 2021 DMS / KiwifruitDMS Progrowers is doubling the size of its existing Te Puke packhouse investing $40m into the project.
11th May 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaSeeka has been officially welcomed to Ōpōtiki to celebrate its purchase of Ōpōtiki Packing and Cool Storage.
10th May 2021 KiwifruitThe total canopy area of gold kiwifruit has now surpassed that of the green variety, according to final agricultural production figures from Stats NZ.
5th May 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaA certificate of amalgamation is imminent, formalising the kiwifruit specialists’ deal.
21st April 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaA kiwifruit landholding owned and managed by Seeka has been placed on the market for sale.
20th April 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaGrower support and banking thresholds are the only hurdles remaining.
26th March 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaThe Bay of Plenty-based company is looking to expand its footprint in the kiwifruit sector.
24th March 2021 Kiwifruit / ZespriZespri is progressing its plan to move against the unlawful growing of kiwifruit in China as illegal plantings increase.
8th March 2021 KiwifruitThe 2021 kiwifruit season has begun, forecast to overtake last year’s last year’s record of 157 million trays of export green and gold.
1st March 2021 Kiwifruit / SeekaThe Te Puke-based produce handler more than doubled its annual profit in FY20.
26th February 2021 Fruit / KiwifruitThe New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc is offering a harvest “taster day” to tempt job seekers to take up employment in the kiwifruit industry.
17th February 2021 KiwifruitThe sector had brought a claim for $450m plus interest.
10th December 2020 KiwifruitRajasekar Chellappa, former owner of Raj Kiwi, failed to pay minimum wage to six workers.
10th December 2020 Kiwifruit / SeekaThe kiwifruit exporter gets the go-ahead for a sale and leaseback deal, unlocking more profit for the year.
13th November 2020 KiwifruitBay of Plenty’s Mount Pack & Cool plans to expand its operations in 2021.
13th November 2020 KiwifruitA new Plant & Food Research project will investigate the bacteria.
4th November 2020 KiwifruitKiwifruit Vine Health and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council will work together.
29th October 2020 KiwifruitKiwifruit production could be optimised by upping the female flowers in an orchard.
