Global kiwi market overview

Published Jun 3, 2024

Tridge summary

The southern hemisphere is taking over the kiwifruit supply as its harvest begins, with South Africa experiencing a difficult campaign due to fungal disease and New Zealand's harvest being more positive. Italy has recorded the worst yield data in history for its green kiwifruit, and Portugal's kiwi season is expected to last until the end of June. In California, the kiwifruit season is ending, and imports will be key in the coming months. South Africa's yellow kiwi producers are experiencing a difficult season due to disease and market saturation, but there is still a gap in the market if produced to fill it. Germany's import volume is subject to strong fluctuations, with Italy and New Zealand being the most important supplier countries.
Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

The southern hemisphere has been taking over the supply of kiwifruit as its harvest began. For the South Africans, it looks like it will be a difficult campaign. The campaign in New Zealand seems to finally be more positive after several difficult years for producers and exporters. Regarding kiwifruit supply in Europe, Italy has recorded the worst yield data in history for its green kiwifruit, and the kiwi season in Portugal is expected to last until the end of June. Also in California, in the US, the season is ending, so imports will play a key role during the coming months. South Africa: Difficult campaign for yellow kiwi producersThe South African kiwi season is now coming to an end. It has been a difficult campaign for yellow kiwi producers in areas where summer rains occur due to a fungal disease that, according to one kiwi producer, appeared suddenly and has caused a high rate of rejection. Some varieties that are harvested in hot, humid conditions in February and March were ...

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