Zespri forecasts higher kiwifruit shipments and prices for 2024-2025 campaign

Published 2024년 8월 23일

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Zespri, a leading kiwifruit producer and marketer in New Zealand, announced the returns for the 2024-2025 campaign, with per tray prices ranging from US$7.80 for green kiwifruit to US$16.74 for Zespri RubyRed. This reflects the strong market competition and the successful start to the season. With a total crop of over 190 million trays, Zespri aims to finish the second half strongly and is considering expanding its global sourcing program in partnership with overseas growers to ensure a consistent supply and support New Zealand growers. This expansion, which could increase the current 5,000 hectare limit by up to an additional 420 hectares per year for six years in countries like Italy, France, Japan, South Korea, and Greece, is now being discussed within the industry.

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New Zealand kiwifruit producer and marketer Zespri said in a statement that for the 2024-2025 campaign, returns will be US$7.80 per tray for green kiwifruit, US$11.10 for organic green kiwifruit, US$10.68 for Zespri SunGold, US$13.45 for organic Zespri SunGold and US$16.74 for Zespri RubyRed. According to Jason Te Brake, CEO of Zespri, the latest forecast reflected both the strong start to the season and the competition seen more recently in markets, including for summer fruit. “The industry worked hard to start the season strongly and meet early season demand, and that has set us up well for a year in which we have a lot more fruit to sell. “While strong competition always presents a challenge at this time of year, we are already seeing signs of this fruit being taken off the shelves and we expect this trend to continue over the coming weeks. The fact that we are on track to achieve a strong increase in returns per hectare across all varieties this season, and record returns for ...

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